A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion for Patrick O'Brian's Seafaring Tales
- ISBN-10
- 0805051163
- ISBN-13
- 9780805051162
- Series
- A Sea of Words
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 483
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Owl Books
- Authors
- Dean King, John B. Hattendorf, J. Worth Estes
Description
More than 50,000 devoted Patrick O’Brian fans have made this their reference book of choice. No other book provides the thorough research and scholarship that made it such a runaway success--and it’s just gotten better. Dean King has added hundreds of new definitions and new illustrations and background essays, many from the two new O’Brian novels published since A Sea of Words was first released. 15 illustrations, diagrams and maps. Online promo.
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