The Captain of the "Mary Rose": A Tale of Tomorrow

by William Laird Clowes

Available as single volumes or as a complete set, this collection traces the evolution of a literary genre: the British speculative future war novel. Taking science fiction from the 1890s, this set explores the various ways in which the science fiction tradition can be interpreted.

Genres: Military Fiction

334 pages, Hardcover

First published August 8, 2015

About the author

Sir William Laird Clowes FKC (1 February 1856 – 14 August 1905) was a British journalist and historian whose principal work was The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, a text that is still in print. He also wrote numerous technical pieces on naval technology and strategy and was also noted for his articles concerning racial politics in the Southern United States. Despite having trained as a lawyer, Clowes had always preferred literature and writing, publishing his first work in 1876 and becoming a full-time journalist in 1879. For the services rendered in his career, Clowes was knighted, awarded the gold medal of the United States Naval Institute and given a civil list pension.[1] He died in Sussex in 1905 after years of ill-health.

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Patricia Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun late Victorian manly naval mania fluff. An implausible tale of an English naval officer who laughs at danger and does his duty, and even more. The story itself is the stuff of a Boy's Own adventure, but for naval buffs it is quite fun reading about the ironclads in service at the time. For those who enjoy the pre-dreadnought era, this book is recommended.