GREAT STORIES OF THE SEA AND SHIPS: The Mermaid; The Fight in the Foretop; Collision at Sea; The Voyage of 1492; The Wreck of the Royal Caroline; Death at Sea; North Wester; Three Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Dante's Escape from the Chateau D'If
By N. C. (editor) (Hans Christian Anderson; James Boyd; Frank T. Bullen; Chr Wyeth.
Description
Showcases The Fiction Of Such Classic Writers As Daniel Defoe, Jules Verne, And Jack London, But The Entries Also Feature Historic First-Person Narratives, Including Christopher Columbus's Own Account Of His Famous Voyage In 1492. Every Page Offers Excitement, From Vivid Tales Of Heroic Naval Battles And Dangerous Journeys Of Exploration To The Thrilling Stories Of Castaways And Smugglers. The Astonishing Variety Of Works Includes "The Raft Of Odysseus," By Homer; Hans Christian Andersen's "The Mermaid"; "The Specksioneer," By Elizabeth Gaskell; Washi...
ISBN(s)
0883657074, 9780883657072
