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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Soundings Ltd
Publication date
September 30, 2005
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781845590734
ISBN-10
1845590732
Original list price
$79.95
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: It is 1843 and Captain Nathaniel Sir Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England. Bowed with age and honors, the old sea officer has been drawn from retirement on half-pay to fulfill his public duty. The following day, tragedy strikes, and Drinkwater is confronted with his past life: his sins and follies, his triumphs and his disasters.
Drawing on a true incident, Richard Woodman deftly concludes the career of his sea hero. Drinkwaterâs complex character is revealed in its entirety. Far from being the reminiscences of an old man, the novel skillfully weaves the past with the present; the personal tensions below decks, the straining creak of a man-of-war under sail, the crack of a cannon shot and the plaintive mews of the trailing gulls are never far away. To the end, Nathaniel Drinkwaterâs life is full of incident and the unexpected, so typical of the sea officers of his day.
Drawing on a true incident, Richard Woodman deftly concludes the career of his sea hero. Drinkwaterâs complex character is revealed in its entirety. Far from being the reminiscences of an old man, the novel skillfully weaves the past with the present; the personal tensions below decks, the straining creak of a man-of-war under sail, the crack of a cannon shot and the plaintive mews of the trailing gulls are never far away. To the end, Nathaniel Drinkwaterâs life is full of incident and the unexpected, so typical of the sea officers of his day.
Editions
Paperback
from Sheridan House Inc (May 1, 2002)
9781574091045 | details & prices | 240 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $14.95
About: It is 1843 and Captain Nathaniel Sir Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England.
About: It is 1843 and Captain Nathaniel Sir Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England.
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
Unabridged edition from Soundings Ltd (September 30, 2005)
9781845590734 | details & prices | List price $79.95
About: It is 1843 and Captain Nathaniel Sir Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England.
About: It is 1843 and Captain Nathaniel Sir Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Soundings Ltd (September 30, 2005)
9781845590499 | details & prices | List price $79.95
About: It is 1843, and Captain Sir Nathaniel Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer VESTAL for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England.
About: It is 1843, and Captain Sir Nathaniel Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer VESTAL for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England.
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