Britain's Sea Story, BC 55 to AD 1805 (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by E. E. Speight (Editor), R. Morton Nance (Editor)

Overview

This early twentieth-century anthology was the first one-volume survey of Britain’s sea voyages and battles, from Alfred the Great through Sir Francis Drake to Trafalgar. In addition to selections from John Dryden, Samuel Pepys, and Sir Walter Raleigh, the editors include an historical chronology and an essay on the development of the sailing ship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411453128
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	05/10/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	180
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Ernest Edwin Speight (1871–1949) was professor of English for twenty years at Tokyo’s Imperial University and twenty more at Osmania University in India. He authored a number of English textbooks, as well as fiction, poetry, and music.

 

Robert Morton Nance (1873-1959), born in Cardiff, Wales, was a painter, nautical archaeologist, and an authority on the Cornish language. He was a founder of the Old Cornwall Society, and wrote many books and pamphlets, including Sailing-Ship Models.