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A Book of Voyages
Patrick(Ed) O´brian
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Description for A Book of Voyages
Paperback. An anthology of 17th and 18th century travel writing that inspired the hugely popular Aubrey/Maturin series, collected and introduced by Patrick O'Brian, beautifully repackaged to mark the centenary of his birth. Editor(s): O'Brian, Patrick. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DQ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
An anthology of 17th and 18th century travel writing that inspired the hugely popular Aubrey/Maturin series, collected and introduced by Patrick O'Brian, beautifully repackaged to mark the centenary of his birth. Patrick O'Brian has unearthed from obscurity the most dynamic travel writing of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. With his scholarly mind, editor's eye, and traveller's heart he brings together a series of thrilling seaward tales. Expertly chosen by O'Brian ... Read more
An anthology of 17th and 18th century travel writing that inspired the hugely popular Aubrey/Maturin series, collected and introduced by Patrick O'Brian, beautifully repackaged to mark the centenary of his birth. Patrick O'Brian has unearthed from obscurity the most dynamic travel writing of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. With his scholarly mind, editor's eye, and traveller's heart he brings together a series of thrilling seaward tales. Expertly chosen by O'Brian ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007487127
SKU
V9780007487127
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Ref
99-99
About Patrick(Ed) O´brian
Patrick O'Brian, until his death in 2000, was one of our greatest contemporary novelists. He is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin tales and the biographer of Joseph Banks and Picasso. He is the author of many other books including Testimonies, and his Collected Short Stories. In 1995 he was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a ... Read more
Reviews for A Book of Voyages
`A more exhilarating series of snapshots into marine adventures in an age of exploration would be hard to imagine' DAILY MAIL `This anthology of salty yarns laid the foundations for the... Aubrey-Maturin cycle. Splendidly transporting' INDEPENDENT