Book Description
Recounts the 1782 shipwreck of one of the East India Company's most prestigious ships, describing how ninety-one crew members and thirty-four wealthy passengers found themselves stranded on the unexplored coast of southeast Africa.
Author : Stephen Taylor
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,4 MB
Release : 2005-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0393327078
Recounts the 1782 shipwreck of one of the East India Company's most prestigious ships, describing how ninety-one crew members and thirty-four wealthy passengers found themselves stranded on the unexplored coast of southeast Africa.
Author : Stephen Taylor
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,20 MB
Release : 2005-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 039334603X
"This incredible true story reads like the wildest fiction."—Booklist In the summer of 1783 the grandees of the East India Company were horrified to learn that one of their finest ships, the 741-ton Grosvenor, had been lost on the wild and unexplored coast of southeast Africa. Astonishingly, most of those on board reached the shore safely—91 members of the crew and 34 wealthy, high-born passengers, including women and children. They were hundreds of miles from the nearest European outpost—and they were not alone. "They surveyed one another with mutual incomprehension: on the one hand the dishevelled castaways; on the other, black warriors with high conical hairstyles, daubed with red mud..." Drawing upon unpublished material and new research, Stephen Taylor pieces together the strands of this compelling saga, sifting the myths from a reality that is no less gripping. Full of unexpected twists, Caliban's Shore takes the reader to the heart of what is now South Africa, to analyze the misunderstandings that led to tragedy, to tell the story of those who returned, and to unravel the mystery of those who stayed.
Author : Stephen Taylor
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,26 MB
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0571295673
The 'Grosvenor' was one of the finest East Indiamen of her day, a grand three-masted square-rigger of 741 tons bristling with 26 cannon. When she ran aground on the treacherous coast of south-east Africa, an astonishing number of her crew and passengers, including women and children, reached the shore safely. But the castaways were hundreds of miles from the nearest European outpost - and utterly ignorant of their surroundings and the people among whom they found themselves. Stephen Taylor pieces together this extraordinary saga with tremendous narrative flair. Drawing upon much new research, he sifts the myths that became attached to the 'Grosvenor' from a reality that is no less gripping. Taking the reader to the heart of what is now the Wild Coast of Pondoland, The Caliban Shore reveals the misunderstandings that led to tragedy, tells the story of those who escaped and unravels the mystery of those who stayed.
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Page : 520 pages
File Size : 13,89 MB
Release : 1887
Category : Mormons
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Author : Dale Peterson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 31,16 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780820322063
The authors use Shakespeare's Tempest as a metaphor for the relationship between people and chimps, exploring the very human aspects of this remarkable species. Original.
Author : Eva Pohler
Publisher : Green Press/Eva Pohler
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,52 MB
Release : 2015-02-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1311008136
The line between art and reality is a thin one. Daphne returns to the island to save her best friend, Cam, and the other "Calibans" who've been brainwashed by Dr. Gray, but, once again, things aren't what they seem. Daphne's entire world comes crashing down along with the Purgatorium when federal ATF officers arrive with a warrant during a dangerous exercise. What she believed to be so isn't, and the blurry line between art and reality leaves her reeling. "Completely mind blown!!What a great way to conclude the series! It was gut wrenching and beautifully done!"--Laura, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★ "This book was chock full of adventure, and intense to the last moment. It had me in tears, and if you have read the previous books, you absolutely can not miss this one!!!"--Nastasia Nazar ★★★★★ "An ending I never saw coming. Must read series. Absolutely loved it."--Bonnie J. Quinlan ★★★★★ "I loved the conclusion, and I am sad to see this series over."--Mariela, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "What an epic ending! This book ended better than I could imagine. All my questions were answered and I'm left with a huge book hangover! (Best feeling ever). This is definitely a bone chilling, exhilarating adventure!"--Southernmermaid85, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★ "This left me freaking speechless, my mind was reeling. I am still at a loss for words the next day!"--Crystal Gray ★★★★★ The psychological thriller is perfect for fans of Shutter Island and Sanitorium and for readers of Helen Fields, J.M. Cannon, and Frieda McFadden. Buy your copy to begin this chilling adventure today!
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Page : 1336 pages
File Size : 37,13 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Merchant marine
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Page : 782 pages
File Size : 50,62 MB
Release : 1886
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Author : Frank Leslie
Publisher :
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 44,31 MB
Release : 1886
Category : American periodicals
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Author : Lawrence Durrell
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 22,67 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1453261656
From a member of the real-life family portrayed in The Durrells in Corfu, this memoir of the idyllic Greek island is “among the best books ever written” (The New York Times). Before Lawrence Durrell became a renowned novelist, poet, and travel writer, he spent four youthful years on Corfu, an island jewel with beauty to match the long and fascinating history within its rocky shores. While his brother, Gerald, was collecting animals as a budding naturalist, Lawrence fished, drank, and lived with the natives in the years leading up to World War II, sheltered from the tumult that was engulfing Europe—until finally he could ignore the world no longer. Durrell left for Alexandria, to serve his country as a wartime diplomat, but never forgot the wonders of Corfu. In this “brilliant” journey through that idyllic time and place, Durrell returns to the land that made him so happy, blending his love of history with memories of his adventures there (The Economist). Like the blue Aegean, Prospero’s Cell is deep and crystal clear, offering a perfect view straight to the heart of a nation.