Alan Villiers

Joey the ginger cat went to sea with Alan Villiers on the ship Joseph Conrad. He caught flying fish, got into trouble generally, and even fell overboard—just as he does in this book! He was a kitten of great personality and an adventurous spirit, and his story is full of humor. This family classic will appeal to children and cat-lovers everywhere.

Joey Goes to Sea

The author provides a majestic portrait of the ship-to-ship action and an uncluttered view of the historical context of the famous Battle of Trafalgar.

Lord Nelson Sweeps the Sea

The Battle of Trafalgar

A biography of the English sea captain whose voyages opened up Australia and the South Sea Islands to Europeans.

Captain James Cook

The author, an Australian sailor and maritime historian, made a name for himself as an adventurer in the 1920s and 1930s. He visited Arabia in 1938. In this title, his photographs depict the life and skills of the Arab dhow sailors, of the ports along the route, of Kuwait itself, and of the pearl divers of the Arabian Gulf.

Sons of Sindbad

The Story of Ships Lost Without Trace in Recent Years

Posted Missing

Álvaro Garrido

Nuno Batalha

A campanha do Argus: uma viagem na pesca do bacalhau

Peter Villiers

"The novelist's life at sea, based on a previously unpublished study by Alan Villiers."

Master Mariner - The Novelist's Life at Sea, Based on a Previously Unpublished Study by Alan Villiers

Joseph Conrad

A Story of the Outward Bound School of Adventure

And Not to Yield

These photographs from Alan Villiers' 1938?1939 journey on an Arab dhow, printed with excerpts from his original 1940 account of the trip, capture a lost era of maritime culture. Framed by an authoritative introduction and a poignant epilogue, the collection rightfully restores Villiers to prominence alongside his landlubber counterparts such as Wilfred Thesiger. The introduction illustrates Villiers' vibrant personality and discusses the writing and photographic skills that he developed during his career?abilities that allowed him to produce a sympathetic record of the last days of commercial sail during the final years of the British Empire.

Alan Villiers

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