W. H. Fitchett
Autor de Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes
Sobre El Autor
Créditos de la imagen: William Henry Fitchett (1841 - 1928), by unknown photographer, 1901-05, courtesy of La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria. H37081/20.
Obras de W. H. Fitchett
Naval Battles of the Napoleonic Wars: Cape St. Vincent, the Nile, Cadiz, Copenhagen, Trafalgar & Others (Naval &… (2007) 4 copias
The Unrealised Logic of Religion 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Fitchett, William Henry
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1845
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1928
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Australia
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (birth)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mortlake, Victoria, Australia
Echuca, Bendigo, South Yarra, Australia - Educación
- University of Melbourne (BA)
- Ocupaciones
- Minister
Jackaroo
Journalist - Organizaciones
- Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne (Founder)
State Library of Victoria (Trustee)
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- Obras
- 25
- También por
- 2
- Miembros
- 109
- Popularidad
- #178,011
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 26
- Idiomas
- 2
When I picked up [i]The Commander of the Hirondelle[/i], I thought I'd have to "re-tune" my reading ear for prosy Victorian writing. Instead, I found relatively straightforward language that is quite accessible to modern readers. There is a bit of the "aw shucks" piety of Edwardian boys’ tales, but not enough to be annoying. Fitchett doesn’t go in for a lot of technical seamanship, but he does a fine job of capturing the stirring sight of a single ship or a fleet under sail. No lover of Historic Naval Fiction should miss this gem. It is possible to read it online, but real cloth-and-paper copies (even first editions) can be had for a few dollars. This book would be an excellent candidate for one of those publishers who re-release works which have lapsed into the public domain.… (más)