TheEnglishman, a few feetaway from Fern's bollard, pointed withhis free handtosome object in the distance; something about which it was inconceivableto him that no one else should care, let alone a person for whom hehimself cared so ...
Two privateers pursue a prize through the Great South Sea, confronting the dangers of the ocean--and their own private demons--as they suddenly find themselves hunted in a breathtaking chase south of Cape Horn. Tour.
Here are some of Sciascia's greatest stories - brief and haunting, the realist tradition at its best.
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are in pursuit of a privateer sailing under American colours.
The Wine-dark Sea
The Wine-dark Sea
Poetry. In a clear-cut voice "as simple as ink," Mathias Svalina's THE WINE-DARK SEA vocalizes the urge to write oneself alive.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the sixteenth book in the series.
The Wine-Dark Sea: A Silence Not So Golden