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Maritime Fiction: Sailors and the Sea in British and American Novels, 1719-1917
J. Peck
In this important new study, John Peck examines the cultural significance of maritime novels from Defoe through to Conrad. The first comprehensive discussion of its subject, Maritime Fiction is an original exploration of the relationship between national identity, fiction and the sea.
224 pages, notes, index
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 8, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780333793572 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 214 |
| Dimensions | 144 × 217 × 19 mm · 449 g |
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