The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner (Paperback)

from sarah.rouse87

Was required to read this for school. It was hard to get into, and jumped around from subject to subject. I had to read it a few time to understand were Nicol was because in one sentence he would be at one port and the next he would be somewhere new. After finishing it, though, I began to really ...

from nandadevi

Tim Flannery is to be commended in resurrecting this book, first published and 1822 and last reprinted in 1937. But just as Flannery has brought this tale of a humble sailor in the merchant and Royal Navies of the late 1700's back into print, it was also the work of another man, John Howell, who ...

from SmithSJ01

This was a great little book to read. A nice introduction to explain alterations made to the text to help the modern reader. This sailor has been around! I came across his name whilst reading 'The Floating Brothel' by Sian Rees and wanted to know a little bit more about him. The book talks about ...