The Bird Of Dawning
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
On a storm-lashed night in the South China Sea, a young officer named Cyril Trewsbury finds himself adrift on a lifeboat after his ship sinks, only to discover an extraordinary prize drifting nearby — The Bird of Dawning, a magnificent clipper ship abandoned mid-race on the prestigious China tea run. What follows is a gripping tale of courage, seamanship, and ambition as Trewsbury and his small surviving crew race the great clipper through treacherous waters back to England, pitting their wits and endurance against the fury of the ocean and rival ships still competing for glory. John Masefield — Poet Laureate of England and a man who knew the sea from his own youthful voyages — brings an unmatched authenticity to this 1933 maritime adventure, painting the age of sail with lyrical precision and visceral drama. The novel stands as one of the finest celebrations of the clipper ship era ever committed to print, capturing both the brutal demands of deep-water sailing and the romantic grandeur of a world on the cusp of vanishing. Masefield's prose crackles with salt air and urgency, making The Bird of Dawning an enduring classic that leaves the reader wondering whether triumph or tragedy awaits at the finish line.
Author: John Masefield
Format: Paperback
Genre: Adventure fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
On a storm-lashed night in the South China Sea, a young officer named Cyril Trewsbury finds himself adrift on a lifeboat after his ship sinks, only to discover an extraordinary prize drifting nearby — The Bird of Dawning, a magnificent clipper ship abandoned mid-race on the prestigious China tea run. What follows is a gripping tale of courage, seamanship, and ambition as Trewsbury and his small surviving crew race the great clipper through treacherous waters back to England, pitting their wits and endurance against the fury of the ocean and rival ships still competing for glory. John Masefield — Poet Laureate of England and a man who knew the sea from his own youthful voyages — brings an unmatched authenticity to this 1933 maritime adventure, painting the age of sail with lyrical precision and visceral drama. The novel stands as one of the finest celebrations of the clipper ship era ever committed to print, capturing both the brutal demands of deep-water sailing and the romantic grandeur of a world on the cusp of vanishing. Masefield's prose crackles with salt air and urgency, making The Bird of Dawning an enduring classic that leaves the reader wondering whether triumph or tragedy awaits at the finish line.