The Wreck at Sharpnose Point by Jeremy Seal
While walking through a cliff-top graveyard in the village of Morwenstow on the coast of Cornwall, Jeremy Seal stumbled across a wooden figurehead which once adorned the Caledonia, a ship wrecked on the coast below in 1842. Through further investigation, he began to suspect the locals and in particular the parson, Robert Hawker, of luring the ship to her destruction on Cornwall's jagged shore. Wrecking is known to have been widespread along several stretches of England's coast, but is that what happened in Morwenstow? Seal weaves history, travelogue and imaginative reconstruction into a piece of detective work.
This captivating true story of a Cornish shipwreck is a combination of history, travelogue and imaginative reconstruction from highly acclaimed travel writer Jeremy Seal
Jeremy Seal has worked in publishing, taught in Turkey and now writes travel articles for publications including the Daily Telegraph, The Times and the Sunday Times. His previous two books, A Fez of the Heart and The Snakebite Survivor's Club, are also published by Picador.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330374637 |
| ISBN 10 | 033037463X |
| Title | The Wreck at Sharpnose Point |
| Author | Jeremy Seal |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2002-03-22 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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