Sea Passages
A Naval Anthology and Introduction to the Study of English

This 1943 book provides individuals in naval service with a guide to understanding and writing effective formal English.

Geoffrey Callender (Edited by)

9781107659209, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 January 2013

226 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm, 0.25 kg

Sir Geoffrey Callender (1875–1946) was a British naval historian who was the first director of the National Maritime Museum. Originally published in 1943, and edited by Callender, this book was developed to provide individuals in naval service with a guide to understanding and writing effective formal English. The text is comprised of a series of small sections, each of which contains a piece of writing by a prominent author relating to life at sea, tasks relating to the piece and explanatory notes. An editorial introduction, guide to further reading and detailed glossary are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British naval history or linguistics.

Introduction
1588. The coming of the Armada Charles Kingsley
1588. The lighting of the beacons Lord Macaulay
1588. The defeat of the Armada James A. Froude
1591. The last flight of the Revenge Lord Tennyson
1652. How the first Dutch war began Lord Clarendon
1655. How Blake destroyed the navy of Tunis Robert Blake
1657. The battle of Santa Cruz Thomas Carlyle
1657. The passing of Robert Blake Gerald Massey
1666. The four days' battle Samuel Pepys
1703. The death of Samuel Pepys John Evelyn
1711. In memory of Sir Clowdisley Shovel Joseph Addison
1741. The cockpit in time of battle Tobias Smollett
1741. The castaway William Cowper
1743. How Anson took the great galleon Richard Walter
1759. Hawke Sir Henry Newbolt
1759. The battle of Quiberon Bay Lord Hawke
The life of the ship Sir Geoffrey Callender
1778. The saucy Arethusa Prince Hoare
1799. Examination for lieutenant Captain Marryat
1801. The battle of Copenhagen Robert Southey
In memory of Nelson Robert Browning
1805. Outward bound Thomas Hardy
Nelson A. C. Swinburne
1805. Trafalgar: the opening moves Sir Geoffrey Callender
1805. The storm that followed the battle Thomas Hardy
1805. How the news of Trafalgar reached England Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Ye mariners of England Thomas Campbell
1815. How HMS Bellerophon captured the emperor Napoleon Admiral Sir Frederick Maitland
Home thoughts from the sea Robert Browning
1837. 'The fighting Temeraire' W. M. Thackeray
The English admirals R. L. Stevenson
1914. England to the sea R. E. Vernede
1914. The battle of Heligoland Lord Chatfield
1940. 'The navy is here' Winston S. Churchill
The Three Bells J. G. Whittier
For further reading
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]