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Sea Adventurers

Hulton Educational Publications, 1961

1961 Ex Secondary Girls School. Compiled by L G Marsh. BOOK in decorated cloth hardcovers, bumping to corners & spine ends, grubby to edges of covers, well tanned to spine, used appearance. PAGES tanned but clean, flat & tight, lovely book, a rare find. Book Extract; The extracts collected in this anthology give the readera glimpse of the infinite variety of literature whichthe sea has evoked. Adventures on uncharted andperilous voyages have produced many memorable books, andit is noteworthy that among the greatest writers of such booksit was the profession of seamanship which distinguished theirwriting. They were first and foremost men of the sea. Con-rad, for example, served twenty years in sailing ships beforehe wrote his first story.But adventure is merely one of the aspects of sea literature.The sea holds countless scientific mysteries which even in thispresent age obstinately refuse to be solved. Underwaterexploration, by submarine, bathyscaphe and diving apparatusmakes thrilling reading. Humour, too, occupies a very im-portant place-for ships and those who sail in them oftenprovide the oddest and most laughable situations.When you read through these extracts you may sometimesbe a little provoked at having to put the book down atprecisely the point where you want to go on reading. "Whathappens next5" you ask. This is the editor's intention, forunless a book of extracts can tempt the reader to go to thesource itself or to embark on longer voyages, the book mayhave failed in its purpose., 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, Good. Illustr: Geoffrey Whittam

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