Ancient Mariner
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Author: Ken McGoogan
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 432
In 1757, when 12-year-old Samuel Hearne joined the Royal Navy as an apprentice to the famous fighting captain Samuel Hood, he was embarking on a life of high adventure. This young sailor would become the first European to reach the Arctic coast of North America, the author of a classic work of exploration literature, and the man who inspired one of the greatest poems in the English language. Yet, for over two centuries, Hearne's place in history has been a subject of dispute. In ANCIENT MARINER, Ken McGoogan paints a vivid portrait of life in the eighteenth century, taking readers on and off the wooden sailing ships, through Dr Johnson's London - a city of 5,000 coffee houses - and away to the farthest reaches of North America. In a fascinating piece of literary detective work, McGoogan also determines that, having returned to London to live out his final days, Hearne met Samuel Taylor Coleridge and inspired the poet to write his classic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Brisk, readable books about great Englishmen doing great things - let us call it the School of Longitude - don't come much better than this...The story of Samuel Hearne has something for everyone' OBSERVER
Author: Ken McGoogan
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 432
In 1757, when 12-year-old Samuel Hearne joined the Royal Navy as an apprentice to the famous fighting captain Samuel Hood, he was embarking on a life of high adventure. This young sailor would become the first European to reach the Arctic coast of North America, the author of a classic work of exploration literature, and the man who inspired one of the greatest poems in the English language. Yet, for over two centuries, Hearne's place in history has been a subject of dispute. In ANCIENT MARINER, Ken McGoogan paints a vivid portrait of life in the eighteenth century, taking readers on and off the wooden sailing ships, through Dr Johnson's London - a city of 5,000 coffee houses - and away to the farthest reaches of North America. In a fascinating piece of literary detective work, McGoogan also determines that, having returned to London to live out his final days, Hearne met Samuel Taylor Coleridge and inspired the poet to write his classic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Brisk, readable books about great Englishmen doing great things - let us call it the School of Longitude - don't come much better than this...The story of Samuel Hearne has something for everyone' OBSERVER
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Ken McGoogan
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 432
In 1757, when 12-year-old Samuel Hearne joined the Royal Navy as an apprentice to the famous fighting captain Samuel Hood, he was embarking on a life of high adventure. This young sailor would become the first European to reach the Arctic coast of North America, the author of a classic work of exploration literature, and the man who inspired one of the greatest poems in the English language. Yet, for over two centuries, Hearne's place in history has been a subject of dispute. In ANCIENT MARINER, Ken McGoogan paints a vivid portrait of life in the eighteenth century, taking readers on and off the wooden sailing ships, through Dr Johnson's London - a city of 5,000 coffee houses - and away to the farthest reaches of North America. In a fascinating piece of literary detective work, McGoogan also determines that, having returned to London to live out his final days, Hearne met Samuel Taylor Coleridge and inspired the poet to write his classic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Brisk, readable books about great Englishmen doing great things - let us call it the School of Longitude - don't come much better than this...The story of Samuel Hearne has something for everyone' OBSERVER
Author: Ken McGoogan
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 432
In 1757, when 12-year-old Samuel Hearne joined the Royal Navy as an apprentice to the famous fighting captain Samuel Hood, he was embarking on a life of high adventure. This young sailor would become the first European to reach the Arctic coast of North America, the author of a classic work of exploration literature, and the man who inspired one of the greatest poems in the English language. Yet, for over two centuries, Hearne's place in history has been a subject of dispute. In ANCIENT MARINER, Ken McGoogan paints a vivid portrait of life in the eighteenth century, taking readers on and off the wooden sailing ships, through Dr Johnson's London - a city of 5,000 coffee houses - and away to the farthest reaches of North America. In a fascinating piece of literary detective work, McGoogan also determines that, having returned to London to live out his final days, Hearne met Samuel Taylor Coleridge and inspired the poet to write his classic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Brisk, readable books about great Englishmen doing great things - let us call it the School of Longitude - don't come much better than this...The story of Samuel Hearne has something for everyone' OBSERVER
Ancient Mariner