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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
A story of pursuit, retribution and disaster at sea
The story of the mutiny of the crew of the Bounty led by Fletcher
Christian is well known. That story and Captain Bligh's endurance
in an open boat is available from Leonaur. The Royal Navy, however,
were not about to allow such an outrage go unpunished and it
despatched HMS Pandora to bring the culprits to account. The
Pandora's voyage-told here in two contrasting accounts-is no less
remarkable than that of the Bounty itself. After many trials
including the capture of some of the mutineers it too ended in
disaster. An essential book for all those interested in the Royal
Navy during the great age of sail.
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Twenty Years A-Growing (Paperback, Reissue)
Maurice O'Sullivan; Translated by Moya Llewellyn Davies, George Thomson; Introduction by E.M. Forster
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R297
R243
Discovery Miles 2 430
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Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and
'Twenty Years A-Growing' tells the story of his youth and of a way
of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. He wrote for his own
pleasure and for the entertainment of his friends, without any
thought of a wider public; his style is derived from folk-tales
which he heard from his grandfather and sharpened by his own lively
imagination. The Blasket Islands are three miles off Irelands
Dingle Peninsula. Until their evacuation just after the Second
World War, the lives of the 150 or so Blasket Islanders had
remained unchanged for centuries. A rich oral tradition of
story-telling, poetry, and folktales kept alive the legends and
history of the islands, and has made their literature famous
throughout the world. The 7 Blasket Island books published by OUP
contain memoirs and reminiscences from within this literary
tradition, evoking a way of life which has now vanished.
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