A Sea of Words: Lexicon and Companion for Patrick O'Brian's Seafaring Tales

by etc. (Author), Dean King (Author), Dean King (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $9.76

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $4.67

  A new edition of the classic companion to Patrick O'Brian's sea loving novels, updated to include the final novel in the series. This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels.