Download or read book A Cornishman Cruises the Western Mediterranean written by George Williams and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cornishman George Williams discovered he had a fear of flying very early in his life and he assumed he would never be able to visit far-away places. His wife Deb put up with his phobia and holidays were never further away than the near continent until the year 2000.This marked their silver wedding anniversary and to celebrate they booked a cruise to Eastern Europe. They fell in love with holidays at sea and have now travelled all over the world on cruise ships.Over the years there have been a number of destinations that impressed them so much that they have gone back on several occasions. One area of the world that has become a firm favourite is the Mediterranean and they have cruised there almost annually.This book takes a look at some of those cruises and focusses on holidays in the Western Mediterranean visiting, France, Italy and Spain as well as Gibraltar. It also gives some ideas of why cruising is such a popular alternative to flying.
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Download or read book The Parochial History of Cornwall written by Davies Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Captain Gray s Houses written by Robert Shepherd and published by Sacristy Press. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of the eighteenth-century houses of Sion Row, Twickenham. In telling the story of these houses and their occupants, a remarkable social history is revealed.
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Download or read book From a Cornish Window written by Arthur Quiller-Couch and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pirates Who s Who written by PHILIP GOSSE and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating and complete photograph "The Pirates' Who's Who" changed into made through the British naturalist and marine biologist Philip Gosse. Even though he had the equal name as his father, who changed into also an exquisite naturalist, this Philip Gosse turned into extra interested by marine records and piracy. The book is going into detail approximately the lives and adventures of famous pirates from history, giving short ancient sketches of those sea criminals. Gosse paints a shiny photograph of the people who terrorized the excessive seas at some stage in the Golden Age of Piracy, from famous pirates like Blackbeard to less famous however simply as thrilling characters. Gosse makes use of ancient information, first-hand bills of cash due, and legends to craft an exciting tale that looks into the pirates' motivations, moves, and deaths. The book isn't handiest a useful account of the past, however it also indicates how creative people have been all through that point by telling stories of bold raids, interesting adventures, and characters that have been bigger than existence. "The Pirates' Who's Who" is proof of Philip Gosse's thorough studies and ability as a storyteller. It offers readers an exciting and educational investigate the lives of the men and women who sailed underneath the black flag and left a long-lasting mark on maritime history.
Download or read book The Mariner s Mirror written by Leonard George Carr Laughton and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Mary Read written by Frank Shay and published by Sicpress.com. This book was released on 2013-08-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in 1934, Shay based his work of the life of famed pirate Mary Read on the available histories. In this delightful novel she is depicted as a fetching pirate wench who roams the Romantic Carribees, despoiling shipping and taking lovers. Read lived disguised as a boy by her mother, from an early age, as an adult she proved herself in the military, and aboard ships. When a West Indies bound ship that she was on was taken by pirates, she was forced her to join them. In 1720 she joined pirate John "Calico Jack" Rackham and his companion, the female pirate Anne Bonny. The rest as they say, is history.
Download or read book Cornish Worthies written by Walter Hawken Tregellas and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Mixed Media Landscapes and Seascapes written by Chris Forsey and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring guide to creating successful landscapes and seascapes in mixed media, including watercolour, pastels, wax crayons, ink and acrylics. Mixed media is ever growing in popularity. In this useful and insightful book, artist and teacher Chris Forsey shows how to use this technique to create stunning landscapes and seascapes. The book concentrates on combining water-based media – watercolour, pastels, wax crayons, ink and acrylics – to create an exciting and often unpredictable way to paint. It allows the artist to create textures and effects that can exhilarate the painting surface with unusual serendipitous washes, smears and drifts of colour and tone. The book encourages readers to experiment with media, wile providing advice, instruction and step-by-step demonstrations to show how to get the best from two, three or four different media working together. The introduction helps the reader determine what they wish to achieve in a painting. The following chapters then goes on to focus on one of the media combinations: wax crayon and watercolour; oil pastel, watercolour and acrylic; oil pastel and acrylics; oil pastel, watercolour, ink and acrylics. Featuring plenty of step-by-step demonstrations on how to combine the materials, with finished examples of finished paintings. The book offers the reader an array of ways to improve their landscape and seascape painting, taking it to a new level.
Download or read book Guernsey Folk Lore written by Sir Edgar MacCulloch and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
