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“cyril ionides”

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  • A Floating Home

    by J. B. Atkins; Cyril Ionides ...
    "A Floating Home" by J. B. Atkins, illustrated by Cyril Ionides, is a captivating exploration of life on the water. The narrative follows a family's adventures aboard their houseboat, showcasing the beauty and challenges of a floating lifestyle. Through vivid descriptions and engaging storytelling, Atkins immerses readers in the serene yet unpredictable world of river living. The illustrations by ... Read more

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  • A Floating Home

    Exploring the Fluidity of Aquatic Living Spaces

    by Cyril Ionides, J. B. Atkins ...
    A Floating Home carefully navigates the shores of literary exploration, anchoring itself within themes of voyage, domesticity, and the human condition. This anthology provides a vibrant tapestry of stories that blend narrative diversity with an introspective examination of life's transient nature. The works within this collection exhibit a range of literary styles, from whimsical allegories to ... Read more

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  • Seaside Stories: 29 Books of Boating Adventures

    Man on the Ocean, The Book of the Sailboat, Mr. Punch Afloat, What Happened at Quasi, etc.

    by Edward Sylvester Ellis, Frederick Gordon, R. M. Ballantyne, A. J. Kenealy, A. Hyatt Verrill, Edmund Lester Pearson, Ruel Perley Smith, George Cary Eggleston, George A. Warren, W. Crispin Sheppard, Ralph Henry Barbour, Harry Gordon, Edward Stratemeyer, St. George Rathborne, Vance Barnum, Oliver Optic, E. Boyd Smith, Ross Kay, Cyril Ionides, J. B. Atkins, E. L. Kolb ...
    Seaside Stories: 29 Books of Boating Adventures offers readers a rich tapestry of maritime narratives, ranging from the thunderous thrill of high-seas adventure to the subtle whisper of reflective solitude on tranquil waters. This anthology captures the essence of nautical literature, encompassing a diverse array of styles, from gripping action sequences to engaging character studies that delve ... Read more

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  • A Floating Home

    by Cyril Ionides, J. B. Atkins ...
    ‘I will go back to the great sweet mother,Mother and lover of men, the sea.’One winter I made up my mind that it was necessary to live in some sort of vessel afloat instead of in a house on the land. This decision was the result, at last pressed on me by circumstances, of vague dreams which had held my imagination for many years.These dreams were not, I believe, peculiar to myself. The child, ... Read more

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    by Wilfred T. Grenfell ...
    In "Northern Neighbours: Stories of the Labrador People," Wilfred T. Grenfell presents a vivid tapestry of life in one of Canada's most remote regions. Through a series of engaging narratives, Grenfell explores the rich cultural landscape of the Labrador communities, blending ethnographic insights with personal anecdotes. The book's style is characterized by its immersive prose and nuanced ... Read more

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  • The Sea-Story Megapack

    30 Classic Nautical Works

    by Jack Williamson, Ralph Milne Farley, Morgan Robertson, Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft ...
    The Sea-Story Megapack presents 30 classic nautical tales, plus a bonus poem, ranging from pure adventure to science fiction, from the depths of the ocean to exotic ports of call. Included are:THE SHIP THAT SAW A GHOST, by Frank NorrisGHOST LANTERNS, by Alan B. LeMayTHE DANGER FROM THE DEEP, by Ralph Milne FarleyTHE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE, by W. Clark RussellTHE DERELICT, by H. M. ... Read more

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  • Against the Ice

    The Classic Arctic Survival Story

    by Ejnar Mikkelsen ...
    Translated by Maurice Michael ...
    The harrowing—and often amusing—true survival story of two mismatched Arctic explorers on a historic expedition gone horrible wrong.Now a Netflix film co-written by and starring Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau!Ejnar Mikkelsen was devoted to Arctic exploration. In 1910, he decided to search for the diaries of the ill-fated Mylius-Erichsen expedition, which had set out to prove that ... Read more

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  • The Last Farewell

    The Loss of the Collette

    by Gary Collins ...
    Inspired by True Events In 1934, North America lay stripped of its riches by a great depression. When the land refused to yield its bounty and the sea grew stingy, everyone in the Western World found it harder to survive, especially those in the isolated outports of Newfoundland. The Last Farewell tells the true story of a crew of logger-sailors who left their home port of Hare Bay aboard a two ... Read more

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  • The Mystery of the Mud Flats

    by Maurice Drake ...
    Series series Detective Club Crime Classics
    The latest in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins is a thrilling mystery concerning twentieth-century pirates smuggling secret cargo across the English Channel.James Carthew-West, the penniless skipper of the Exmouth coasting vessel Luck and Charity, is chartered by a rich trader to carry unprofitable cargo to Flanders through the treacherous shallows of the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Crested Seas

    by Arthur Hunt Chute ...
    Series series Fiction Treasures
    Johnnie Angus grew up around fishermen and fishing vessels and, like other young men in Judique, on Cape Breton's southwest shore, he always dreamed of going to sea. When he and his companion Louis, "a Gaelic-speaking negro," get trapped "accidentally" aboard his uncle's schooner in the harbour at Port Hood, their hair-raising and daring adventures begin.Full of action throughout, The Crested Seas ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Ghost Pirates and Others

    by William Hope Hodgson ...
    William Hope Hodgson was a contemporary of H. P. Lovecraft, and Clark Ashton Smith, and was one of the most important and influential fantasists of the 20th century. His novel The Ghost Pirates is a take-no-prisoners supernatural adventure story that is just as powerful today as it was 100 years ago.In addition to his landmark novel, this volume contains some of his most influential short fiction; ... Read more

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  • Captains Courageous

    by Rudyard Kipling, Leonee Ormond ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Harvey Cheyne is the over-indulged son of a millionaire. When he falls overboard from an ocean liner he is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman and, initially against his will, joins the crew of the We're Here for a summer.Through the medium of an exciting adventure story, Captains Courageous (1897) deals with a boy who like Mowgli in The Jungle Book, is thrown into an entirely alien environment. The ... Read more

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