Sea Fever

The True Adventures that Inspired our Greatest Maritime Authors, from Conrad to Masefield, Melville and Hemingway

Nonfiction, Sports, Water Sports, Sailing, Boating, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Sea Fever by Sam Jefferson, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sam Jefferson ISBN: 9781472908827
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: March 12, 2015
Imprint: Adlard Coles Language: English
Author: Sam Jefferson
ISBN: 9781472908827
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: March 12, 2015
Imprint: Adlard Coles
Language: English

How did a big-game fishing trip rudely interrupted by sharks inspire one of the key scenes in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea? How did Robert Louis Stevenson's cruise to the cannibal-infested South Sea islands prove instrumental in his writing of The Beach of Falesa and The Ebb Tide? How did Masefield survive Cape Horn and a near-nervous breakdown to write Sea Fever?

The waters of this world have swirled through storytelling ever since the Celts spun the tale of Beowulf and Homer narrated The Odyssey. This enthralling book takes us on a tour of the most dangerous, exciting and often eccentric escapades of literature's sailing stars, and how these true stories inspired and informed their best-loved works. Arthur Ransome, Erskine Childers, Jack London and many others are featured as we find out how extraordinary fact fed into unforgettable fiction.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

How did a big-game fishing trip rudely interrupted by sharks inspire one of the key scenes in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea? How did Robert Louis Stevenson's cruise to the cannibal-infested South Sea islands prove instrumental in his writing of The Beach of Falesa and The Ebb Tide? How did Masefield survive Cape Horn and a near-nervous breakdown to write Sea Fever?

The waters of this world have swirled through storytelling ever since the Celts spun the tale of Beowulf and Homer narrated The Odyssey. This enthralling book takes us on a tour of the most dangerous, exciting and often eccentric escapades of literature's sailing stars, and how these true stories inspired and informed their best-loved works. Arthur Ransome, Erskine Childers, Jack London and many others are featured as we find out how extraordinary fact fed into unforgettable fiction.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book The Story Web by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Geographers by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Risotto! Risotto! by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Eden's Empire by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Tall Ships Today by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book The Wildlife Pond Book by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book A History of Sailing in 100 Objects by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Victorian Classical Burlesques by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book The Shape of My Heart by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Practicing Art and Anthropology by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book The Chicken Dance by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Collects of the Roman Missals by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Rucksack Guide - Winter Mountaineering by Sam Jefferson
Cover of the book Histories of Nationalism in Ireland and Germany by Sam Jefferson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy