Seafaring life
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The Lily and the Cross (Dodo Press)
James De Mille (1833-1880) was a professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, and an early Canadian writer who published numerous works of popular fiction from the late 1860s through the 1870s. He attended Horton Academy in Wolfville and spent one year at Acadia University. He then travelled with his brother to Europe, spending half a year in England, France and Italy. On his return to North America, he attended Brown University, from which he obtained a Master of Arts degree in 1854. He married Anne Pryor, daughter of the president of Acadia University, John Pryor, and was there appointed professor of classics. He served there until 1865 when he accepted a new appointment at Dalhousie as professor of English and rhetoric. His most popular work with contemporaries, and the work for which he is known today, is A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, which was serialized posthumously in Harper's Weekly in 1888. Other works included: Helena's Household (1867), Cord and Creese (1869), The Lady of the Ice (1870) and The American Baron (1872).
The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories (Illustrated Edition)
Paine (1871-1925) was an American journalist and author popular in the early 20th century who later held both elected and appointed government offices. At Yale he was on the football and rowing teams and covered athletics for a news syndicate. He graduated in 1894, after which he worked for the Philadelphia Press until 1901. He was involved in an escapade during the Cuban War of Independence which led to him being indited for piracy, necessitating his going into hiding for a month. Luckily, through the influence of a powerful sheriff, a co-owner of the boat concerned, all charges were dropped and he returned to his job with the Phildelphia Press. He reported on the Spanish-American War and in 1900 covered the Boxer Rebellion and was with forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance in Tientsin and Peking. In 1902 he joined the New York Herald, then became managing editor of the New York Telegraph, but in 1903 left journalism to become a prolific writer of history and fiction on topics including piracy, merchant shipping, naval vessels, college life and sports. During WWI he worked for the Committee on Public Information and the US Department of the Navy, writing about Allied naval forces. Fom 1918-20 he represented Durham in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, then from 1919-21 he served on the New Hampshire Board of Education. This collection of seafaring stories was first published together in book form in 1906. With six illustrations and a facsimile of the original cover.
The Quest of the Golden Pearl
The Quest of the Golden Pearl is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
The S.S. Glory
"The S.S. Glory" by Frederick Niven. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten?or yet undiscovered gems?of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The Sea Rovers
"The Sea Rovers" by Rufus Rockwell Wilson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten?or yet undiscovered gems?of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.