Playwright, poet, essayist, flamboyant man-about-town, Oscar Wilde pack an astonishing amount of work, genius, and controversy into two short decades, producing masterworks in every literary genre.
Playwright, poet, essayist, flamboyant man-about-town, Oscar Wilde pack an astonishing amount of work, genius, and controversy into two short decades, producing masterworks in every literary genre.
Though best known forThe Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of storiesamong them "e;The Monster,"e; "e;The Upturned Face,"e; "e;The Open Boat,"e; and the title storythat stand among the most acclaimed and enduring in the history of American fiction.
Playwright, poet, essayist, flamboyant man-about-town, Oscar Wilde pack an astonishing amount of work, genius, and controversy into two short decades, producing masterworks in every literary genre.
Playwright, poet, essayist, flamboyant man-about-town, Oscar Wilde pack an astonishing amount of work, genius, and controversy into two short decades, producing masterworks in every literary genre.
Though best known forThe Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of storiesamong them "e;The Monster,"e; "e;The Upturned Face,"e; "e;The Open Boat,"e; and the title storythat stand among the most acclaimed and enduring in the history of American fiction.
Pirates, Buccaneers, Marooners, those cruel but picturesque sea wolves who once infested the Spanish Main, all live in present-day conceptions in great degree as drawn by the pen and pencil of Howard Pyle.
An elegant and atmospheric literary thriller that will delight fans of The Interpretation of Murder and The Shadow of the WindEighteenth century France: the Age of Enlightenment.
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, swashbuckling novel about a young boy who is forced to go to sea and who is then caught up in high drama, daring adventure and political intrigue.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;What Maisie Knew (The Unabridged Edition)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;TALES OF SEAS & SAILORS"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:The Cruise of the DazzlerThe Sea-WolfAdventureA Son of the SunThe Mutiny of the ElsinoreThe Cruise of the SnarkTales of the Fish PatrolWhite and YellowThe King of the GreeksA Raid on the Oyster PiratesThe Siege of the "e;Lancashire Queen"e;Charley's CoupDemetrios ContosYellow HandkerchiefSouth Sea TalesThe House of MapuhiThe Whale ToothMauki"e;Yah!
Davy Jones' Locker: An Ultimate Pirate Collection offers an expansive treasure chest of over 80 novels and adventure stories, encapsulated in a rich medley of high seas adventures and swashbuckling legends.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE ADVENTURES OF MILES WALLINGFORD: Afloat and Ashore & Miles Wallingford (Sea Adventure Classics)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Joseph Conrad's Sea Tales - Premium Collection: An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', A Smile of Fortune, Typhoon and more"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;TALES OF THE SEA - Premium Collection: 12 Maritime Adventure Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Novels:The Pilot: A Tale of the SeaThe Red Rover: A TaleThe Water-Witch: The Skimmer of the SeasHomeward Bound: The Chase (A Tale of the Sea)Home as Found: Sequel to Homeward BoundMercedes of Castile: The Voyage to CathayThe Two AdmiralsThe Wing-and-Wing: Le Feu-Follet (Jack o Lantern)Afloat and Ashore: A Sea TaleMiles Wallingford: Sequel to Afloat and AshoreJack Tier: The Florida ReefsThe Sea Lions: The Lost SealersBiography:Ned Myers: A Life before the MastJames Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES (British Classics Series)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE HIKE, is available to buy now*'A terrific summer read' Richard & JudyTwo sisters, one life-changing journey.
The Dark Frigate is a Newbery Medal winner for the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children, a swashbuckling tale of adventure and bravery on the high seas.
**WINNER OF THE WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023****WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022**'Truly beautiful and haunting, and an incredible feat of storytelling' DONAL RYAN'A tender, unusual and gorgeously wrought love story' RACHEL JOYCE'In times of war, Lewis finds resilience, redemption and hope.
The Dark Frigate is a Newbery Medal winner for the year’s most distinguished contribution to American literature for children, a swashbuckling tale of adventure and bravery on the high seas.
The Sunday Times Bestseller'The Lamplighters is a whodunnit, horror novel, ghost story and fantastically gripping psychological investigation rolled into one' - The GuardianCornwall, 1972.
The story begins when a mysterious sea monster, theorized by some to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations; an ocean liner is also damaged by the creature.
Hawthorne in his ''Wonder Book'' has described the beautiful Greek myths and traditions, but no one has yet made similar use of the wondrous tales that gathered for more than a thousand years about the islands of the Atlantic deep.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary with 20 million copies sold, Peter Benchley's Jaws is the gripping pulp thriller that inspired Steven Spielberg's classic, blockbuster film adaptation.
In semiautobiographical stories set largely in David Vann's native Alaska, Legend of a Suicide follows Roy Fenn from his birth on an island at the edge of the Bering Sea to his return thirty years later to confront the turbulent emotions and complex legacy of his father's suicide.