The Adventures of John Wetherell

Forester, C.S. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0718138449 / ISBN 13: 9780718138448

Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1994., 1995

About this Item

Octavo, softcover, near fine in turquoise pictorial wraps. Giftable. The authentic diary of a 19th century British seaman. Wetherell describes shipboard life with great good humour, revealing himself as a cheerful, straightforward observer with a gift as a raconteur. Historically interesting and highly entertaining. 275 pages.

Seller Inventory # 31099

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Adventures of John Wetherell
• Publisher: Michael Joseph, London, 1994.
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718138449
• ISBN 13: 9780718138448
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Unknown
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Edited by C.S. Forester, the creator of Hornblower, this is the lively diary of a British seaman who was impressed into the Royal Navy to fight the French at the beginning of the 19th century.

About the Author

C. S. Forester was born in Cairo in 1899, where his father was stationed as a government official. He studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, and after leaving Guy's without a degree he turned to writing as a career. On the outbreak of war he entered the Ministry of Information and later he sailed with the Royal Navy to collect material for The Ship. He made a voyage to the Bering Sea to gather material for a similar book on the United States Navy, and it was during this trip that he was stricken with arteriosclerosis, a disease which left him crippled. However, he continued to write and in the Hornblower novels created the most renowned sailor in contemporary fiction. He died in 1966.