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From the cover ..., Nov 9 2009
By Kashley Entertainment "KashleyEntertainment" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Atlantic sea stories (Paperback)
Atlantic Sea Stories is the first anthology devoted to a neglected period in Atlantic Canada's literary history - the golden age of the sea story, from 1900 to 1930. Editor John Bell has reclaimed the work of the leading maritime authors of the era, bringing together some of their best stories. In addition to tales by familiar names such as Frank Parker Day and Theodore Goodridge Roberts, the anthology includes classic works by W. Albert Hickman, Frederick William Wallace, Arthur Hunt chute, Erle R. Spencer, and other neglected masters of the sea story.
Whether portraying the everyday struggles of fishermen and other mariners or more extraordinary events such as disasters at sea, these authors brought to their writing a striking immediacy that was often based on first-hand experience. The memorable sea stories that they produced capture the drama and adventure of seafaring life in the Maritimes and Newfoundland during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.