E. F. Knight (1852–1925)
Auteur van The Cruise of the Alerte
Over de Auteur
Fotografie: Image from Famous war correspondents (1914) by F. Lauriston Bullard
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Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Knight, Edward Frederick
- Geboortedatum
- 1852-04-23
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1925-07-03
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Kensington, London, England, UK
- Opleiding
- Westminster School, London
Cambridge University (Caius College) - Beroepen
- war correspondent
writer
journalist
soldier
barrister
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 22
- Leden
- 160
- Populariteit
- #131,702
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 7
- ISBNs
- 29
- Talen
- 1
- Favoriet
- 1
He includes all the important details for such a trip as this and one gets the impression that following his steps of preparation, his packing lists and his timeline, a successful voyage could be made today.
As a sailor, I particularly appreciate Knight's ability to depict the sea, the islands, his moorings and the various difficulties encountered and how their little yacht was handled through them.
While in the middle of this book, I was astounded by the similarities to [book: Peter Duck] and others from the [author: Ransome] series and will have more to say about that later.
I've rated this book two of five stars mostly because you've got to be a certain type of reader to get through Knight's writings. This is not an armchair expedition but a synopsis of the Alerte's logs and as a consequence, may be a bit dry to some readers.… (meer)