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London: Chatham Publishing, 1999. Trade Paperback. As New/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall in illustrated wraps. As New and unread. The Journals of Capt. Frederick Hoffman, a sailor for King George, 1793-1814. x, 195pp inc. Introduction by Colin White, Appendix, Index; edited by A. Beckford Bevan and H. B. Wolryche-Whitmore. Part of the Sailor's Tales series, this is one of the most amusing and revealing of naval accounts ever published. 256 p.
A SAILOR OF KING GEORGE : The Journals of Captain Frederick Hoffman, RN, 1793 - 1814 by Hoffman, Captain George, RN
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Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1998 US reprint edition, hard bound in blue cloth, FINE CONDITION, reprint of 1901 edition, xx, 275 pages. Classics of Naval Literature series/-------------------------------------------------------- A Sailor of King George is one of the most amusing and revealing accounts of life at sea ever published.Joining the Navy in 1793, the author saw action in the West Indies, the Channel and off Africa. He served aboard HMS Tonnant at Trafalgar, and in 1812 was captured by the French when his ship ran aground off Boulogne and was held prisoner until the end of the war in 1814.Written in a detached, ironic style, the book is full of fascinating stories, including how the incriminating papers of an American privateer were recovered from the belly of the shark which had swallowed them after they were thrown overboard. There are descriptions of sailors' boisterous and free-spending runs ashore; stories of the absurd lengths to which seamen would go to to avoid the Press Gang - dressing up as women and even as babies; and descriptions of life aboard ship that have the feel of contemporary cartoons. This humorous and candid memoir is as true and vivid a picture as any of what it was like to serve in Nelson's navy.
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Chatham Publishing. New. 1999. Paperback. 1861761074 . This specific paperback book is in new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "This is a highly amusing account by a veteran of the wars against the Americans and the French. Hoffman captures the humanity of those sailors who spent years at sea. If you want mundane dates and detail, this book is not for you. Hoffman presents the authentic voice of the professional. His memories are not just of battles, but of the small details of life at the time. His account of borrowing a tradesman's horse in Devon had me laughing aloud - and is longer than his eye-witness account of Trafalgar."; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 197 pages .
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London. Chatham. 1999. (6193) Paperback. 195 pages. Fine in fine papercover with faint crease to rear cover - shelfwear. Ex shop stock. Unread book. First published in 1901 by John Murray. ISBN: 1-86176-107-4.
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