Mary Celeste by Paul Begg

Mary Celeste by Paul Begg

There is no doubt this is a gem of a read.

Torquay Herald Express

This is the first factual account of the Mary Celeste to be published in the last 30 years and it makes for a fascinating read - one that goes well beyond mere detective story to make a subtle examination of the reasons why this case has lived on in the public consciousness.

NUMAST Telegraph

Paul Begg.has delivered a readable, intelligent, account of the history of the ship, the cast of characters and what is believed to be the recent discovery of the wreckage identified as being part of Marie Celeste.

World Ship Review

In 1872 the Mary Celeste was found sailing aimlessly in the Atlantic Ocean, her crew strangely and inexplicably missing. What happened to them has remained an enduring mystery of the sea.

Mary Celeste quickly became the subject of stories that told of half-eaten meals, mugs of still-warm tea on the galley table, and the aroma of fresh tobacco smoke lingering in the captain's cabin. Theories to account for the missing crew ranged from mutiny and murder to a giant octopus snatching the crew one by one from the deck, abduction by UFOs and the strange forces said to exist in the so-called Bermuda Triangle.

In this gripping narrative, Paul Begg tells the story of the discovery of Mary Celeste, the people who vanished and the recent discovery of the wreckage. He investigates over a century's worth of speculation and survivors' tales, searching for the facts behind one of the world's great mysteries. The book also features the full text of Arthur Conan Doyle's short story and the transcript of the Gibraltar proceedings. New to this edition is a fascinating account of the filming of 'The Ghost Ship', a Hammer Films production of the mystery starring Bela Lugosi. Paul Begg has written about numerous historical mysteries and is one of the world's leading authorities on Jack the Ripper. He is author of Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History (2002, also Longman) and Into Thin Air: People Who Disappear (1979) about mysterious disappearances, which included a chapter about the Mary Celeste. He has also appeared on a TV documentary about the discovery of the mystery ship's wreckage.

Paul Begg is a leading Ripper researcher who wrote Jack the Ripper: The Facts (2004) and Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History (Routledge), and cowrote The Jack the Ripper A to Z (Robson Books). He has appeared on television as an expert on the Ripper, including in Jack the Ripper: An Ongoing Mystery (2000) and The Real Jack the Ripper (2010). He also wrote the documentary Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story, which aired in 2011 in the UK.

John Bennett is the author of E1: A Journey Through Whitechapel and Spitalfields (Five Leaves Publications). He is also a teacher and a tour guide, with a special focus on the East End.

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ISBN 13	9780582784222
ISBN 10	0582784220
Title	Mary Celeste
Author	Paul Begg
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pearson
Year published	2005-01-20
Number of pages	252
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.