The World's Greatest Master and Commander Stories

by Mike Ashley (Editor), Jacland Marmur (Contributor), Harriet Hudson (Contributor)

The courage of sailors in the days of tall ships and cannon fire has become legend. In this book Mike Ashley brings together some of the greatest writers, both classic and modern, of tales of nautical adventure. Storms and shipwrecks, the great sea battles of the Napoleonic era and the sheer, dangerous excitement of life before the mast come to life in these vivid accounts. Packed with drama and heroism, this is the perfect collection for all who love tales of seamanship and derring-do.

Genres: Fiction

492 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Michael Raymond Donald Ashley is the author and editor of over sixty books that in total have sold over a million copies worldwide. He lives in Chatham, Kent.

Reviews

[Clare O'Beara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good collection, provided you don't mind a book being almost entirely about men. The nicest tale is a Hornblower short, in which the mentally ill King George is aboard when an enemy warship approaches. There's also a murder mystery, in which the recoil of a fired cannon killed a seaman.
With battles galore, chain of command and wreckage, there's plenty happening. A book like this can take up the sharp ends and leave out the long woolly preludes. Famous names and ships are mentioned while others are inventions.