A sea of words
This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels of Patrick O'Brian.
Print Book,English, 2001
Henry Holt ; Melia, New York, Maidenhead, 2001
Dictionaries
512 pages ; 21 cm
9780805066159, 0805066152
59538604
Previous edition: 1999