Product Description
The mysteries of the sea have provided an endless course of fascination for generations of writers and some of the world's best sea stories from over 100 famous authors are collected together in this splendid anthology. The book contains renowned work by Defoe, Marryat, Poe, Dumas, Melville, Conrad, Stevenson and Irving, all of whom were inspired by the sea.
There are mythical adventures drawn from legends such as The Odyssey, Beowulf and The Arabian Nights; awe-inspiring stories about deep-sea creatures such as Moby-Dick; and thrilling descriptions of maritime battles and escapes from such famous novels as Kidnapped, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Ben Hur.
With stories from 20 countries, spanning more than 2000 years and unequalled for sheer narrative skill and drama, this stirring anthology filled with maritime exploits will make compulsive reading.
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