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Author : Jan Rogozinski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pirates written by Jan Rogozinski and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan Rogoziński
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781853263842
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (638 download)
Download or read book The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pirates written by Jan Rogoziński and published by Wordsworth Editions Limited. This book was released on 1996-03-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Connie Robertson
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781853264894
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (648 download)
Download or read book The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations written by Connie Robertson and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1998 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quotations have exercised a particular fascination for humanity since the birth of recorded language and their potency in the age of the soundbite is stronger than ever. We revel in quotations, compete to know them, love them, hate them and inscribe them in books and on buildings, and this freshly revised and updated dictionary includes a wealth of new material among its 13,000 familiar, serious, outrageous, witty and thought-provoking entries.The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations is an essential work of reference for every writer, journalist and speech-maker, as well as being a treasure-trove for the browser and the simply curious. From the Roman poet Ovid's observation that 'Judgement of beauty can er, what with the wine and the dark' to Oscar Wilde's that 'Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes', there is a wide diversity of sayings to add spice to our conversation and enrich our daily lives. The book is alphabetically arranged by author and indexed by keyword for ease of use.
Author : Tim Travers
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752488279
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Pirates: A History written by Tim Travers and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-05-30 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most histories of piracy start with the Caribbean in the 1500s and move on to the 'golden age' from the 1660s to the 1720s, with chapters on the Barbary corsairs, Chinese piracy and a brief look at modern piracy. These areas cannot be overlooked, but Pirates: A History is a comprehensive history of piracy, starting with the ancient and classical periods, then shifting to the Middle Ages and the Mediterranean, before treating the more traditional areas of the Caribbean, the 'golden age' of piracy in the west, the Barbary corsairs, Chinese and Eastern piracy, and finally modern piracy.
Author : Jon E. Lewis
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1780332718
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Pirates written by Jon E. Lewis and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking tour of the history of the high seas with Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, 'Calico Jack' Rackham, Anne Bonney and other figures of maritime legend. Includes Francis 'The Scourge of Spain' Drake's audacious night-time treasure raid on Nombre de Dios; Alexander Exquemelin's fly-on-the-wall account of the 'wicked order of pirates, or robbers of the sea'; the journal of William Dampier, found stashed in a hollow bamboo tube, and much more. Witness skulduggery and malice, terror and excitement -- a colourful and always entertaining collection.
Author : Terry Breverton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903529133
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (291 download)
Download or read book The Pirate Handbook written by Terry Breverton and published by . This book was released on 2004-07-26 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arne Zuidhoek
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004515674
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The Pirate Encyclopedia written by Arne Zuidhoek and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-07-18 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pirate Encyclopedia, as the essential companion for scholars, students, and a general audience intrigued by tales and facts, offers the most complete body of data available on the legitimacy of more than 7.000 adventurers as subjects of investigation.
Author : J. Peck
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0333985214
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (339 download)
Download or read book Maritime Fiction written by J. Peck and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-03-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important new study, John Peck examines the cultural significance of maritime novels from Defoe through to Conrad. Focusing in particular on the image of the body, he illustrates how these works are built around the disparity between the masculine and often brutal regime of the ship and the civilised values of those who remain on the shore. The first comprehensive discussion of its subject, Maritime Fiction is an original exploration of the relationship between national identity, fiction and the sea.
Author : Robert B. Waltz
Publisher : Robert B. Waltz
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Gest of Robyn Hode: A Critical and Textual Commentary written by Robert B. Waltz and published by Robert B. Waltz. This book was released on with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “Gest” is the earliest major writing about Robin Hood — although it tells a tale very different from that found in most modern retellings. This version attempts to produce a more accurate text of the long-lost original; it also provides a modernized parallel. To this is added an extensive historical introduction, line-by-line commentary, vocabulary study, and a selection of other texts which clarify the context of the "Gest." Dedicated to Patricia Rosenberg.
Author : Terry Breverton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)
Download or read book The Pirate Dictionary written by Terry Breverton and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Breverton, Terry
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455610501
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)
Download or read book The Pirate Dictionary written by Breverton, Terry and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We hear the terms steer clear of, hit the deck, don't rock the boat , and to harbor a grudge and give little thought to their origin. Left together on ships for months, and often for years, pirate crews developed expressions that made their way into common usage. Terms for things related to life at sea became idioms used by land lubbers, a term derived from the holes in the platforms surrounding the mast that allowed sailors to avoid climbing the rigging around the platforms. A lubber was someone who was very clumsy, so a land lubber is someone who knows nothing about sailing and rigging.Centuries ago, men wore wigs of length denoting their wealth and importance. Soon, many naval captains, including Sir Henry Morgan and Captain Chaloner Ogle, who killed Black Bart Roberts, began to adopt the style. A law was passed in England declaring that only nobility, judges, and bishops could wear full-length wigs and so was born the term bigwig .Reading through these words and phrases is an abbreviated trip through history, with lists of major naval mutinies, a summary of the slave trade, and even jokes. This dictionary is written to be entertaining as well as informative, to give a flavor of the interesting times from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries when pirates controlled many sealanes. It also contains a treasure trove of factual information about life aboard the ship, important pirate haunts, and technical terms.
Author : Cynthia Jefferies
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0749023295
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (49 download)
Download or read book The Outrageous Fortune of Abel Morgan written by Cynthia Jefferies and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2018-11-22 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Returning from the wars in Restoration Europe, Christopher Morgan looks to rebuild his life in England and escape the memory of his recently deceased wife - although looking into the eyes of his young son, Abel, Christopher cannot help but be reminded of what he has lost. Over time, father and son develop a strong bond as Christopher establishes community ties in the West Country, having bought a pub and inherited the previous owner's employees. However this relationship is callously torn apart when Abel is snatched by local ruffians and sold overseas. From the eastern shores of Constantinople to the western American isles, time and tide divide the two, and Christopher will sail far and wide to search for his missing son.
Author : George Choundas
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1582976864
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (829 download)
Download or read book The Pirate Primer written by George Choundas and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebbry-blastin'-theng ye needs must know-oo to lay tongue liker aargh-thentic pirate, by the devil's twisted tail. Take a tour through the world of piracy with the only authoritative work on the pirate language. A comprehensive course in pirate vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and syntax, The Pirate Primer contains three centuries of distinctive terms and usages uttered by (and attributed to) pirates in film, TV, literature, and history. Discover more than 100 pages of threats, curses, oaths, insults, and epithets; 31 types of pirate drink; 60 different pirate terms for ''woman''; 67 kinds of pirate torture and punishment; 44 distinct definitions of ''aargh''; and more. Each entry in the Primer is accompanied by an excerpt, so you can see the words and phrases used in proper context by actual pirates. And each linguistic concept is introduced by a related anecdote or narrative account, so you can live the language while you learn it. Whether you're simply fascinated by the culture of the Brethren of the Coast or you fancy yourself a modern-day corsair, The Pirate Primer is your guide to authentic pirate speak. Should you ever stare down Davy Jones and he demands proof that you're one who flies no flag, despair not. You'll be able to talk the talk, and no mistake.
Author : A. Heinrich
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230236790
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Ruskin, the Theatre and Victorian Visual Culture written by A. Heinrich and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-04-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays sets out to challenge the dominant narrative about Victorian theatre by placing the practices and products of the Victorian theatre in relation to Victorian visual culture, through the lens of the concept of 'Ruskinian theatre', an approach to theatre which values its educative purpose as well as its aesthetic expression.
Author : Peter M. Ball
Publisher : Brain Jar Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Last Great House of Isla Tortuga written by Peter M. Ball and published by Brain Jar Press. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cabin boy with a secret is lead astray in Tortuga’s last great house of ill repute, where the ladies have all returned after death full of mysteries to be unravelled. The Captain promised Tobias Truman a night to remember, but what Toby seeks behind closed doors is a truth only a lady of the house can reveal. The first story in the Crossbones & Sorcery series, available as a stand-alone ebook (also included in the short story collection The Birdcage Heart & Other Stories)
Author : Sophia Kingshill
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409038459
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The Fabled Coast written by Sophia Kingshill and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen’s prayers and sailors’ rituals – the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs, and superstitions. In The Fabled Coast, renowned folklorists Sophia Kingshill and Jennifer Westwood gather together the most enthralling tales and traditions, tracing their origins and examining the facts behind the legends. Was there ever such a beast as the monstrous Kraken? Did a Welsh prince discover America, centuries before Columbus? What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? Along the way, they recount the stories that are an integral part of our coastal heritage, such as the tale of Drake’s Drum, said to be heard when England was in peril, and the mythical island of Hy Brazil, which for centuries appeared on sea charts and maps to the west of Ireland. The result is an endlessly fascinating, often surprising journey through our island history.
Author : Peter M. Ball
Publisher : Brain Jar Press
ISBN 13 : 0648176118
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (481 download)
Download or read book The Birdcage Heart & Other Strange Tales written by Peter M. Ball and published by Brain Jar Press. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 12 short stories those who love strange, heartbreaking, and unforgettable fantasy. What if kaiju decimated your hometown, but only half the population could see them? What if mermaids unleashed their wrath against Copenhagen using mechanoid war-machines? What if the man you loved wanted nothing more than running away to live with the faeries, but you were the one they wanted to take with them? The Birdcage Heart & Other Strange Tales gathers together twelve wild and genre-bending fantasy tales from the pen of Peter M Ball, the Ditmar and Aurealis Award-winning author of the cult hit Horn and the Keith Murphy urban fantasy thrillers. These scintillating tales draw inspiration from myth, pop-culture, magic realism and Lovecraftian horrors, showcasing Peter M. Ball’s talent for blurring the line between genres and finding the sublime in both the everyday and the extraordinary. Come meet a man with a birdcage where his heart should be, the resident of Isla Tortuga’s most dangerous bordello, clockwork goats and smokestack magi, dragonkeepers, vengeful musicians, and frustrated public servants. Walk paths through briar-choked cities, deceptively ordinary towns, and an endless stairwell populated by tourists. Prepare yourself for the wickedly inventive magic and startlingly human moments. Whether you’re already a fan of Peter M. Ball, or you’re just about to become one, The Birdcage Heart & Other Strange Tales is a debut collection that shouldn’t be missed. PRAISE FOR PETER M. BALL "Only Peter M. Ball's fiction makes falling down the rabbit hole feel like flying. Funny and surprising, with moments of extraordinary grace." Angela Slatter, Author of the World Fantasy Award-winning The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Last, Great House of Isla Tortuga - On the Destruction of Copenhagen By the War-Machines of the Merfolk - The Seventeen Executions of Signore Don Vashta - It’s Not A Bad Job, Really - The Dragonkeeper’s Wife - On the Finding Of Photographs Of My Former Loves - The Clockwork Goat & The Smokestack Magus - The Birdcage Heart - On the Cliffs, By The Sea - Briar Day - L’esprit de L’escalier - On the Arrival of the Paddle-Steamer on the Docks of V—
