Mrs Cook: The real and imagined life of the Captain's wifeAllen & Unwin, 2003 M12 1 - 368 páginas From the author of the bestselling Lambs of God. In the great sweep of history, of winds, tides and seasons, there is a story of courage and survival that belongs not to a great sea captain, but to his wife. While James Cook circumnavigated the globe, travelling further than any man had before, Elizabeth Cook travelled with him in her thoughts, imagining the exotic, the sensual and the strange. There were months, sometimes years, with no word. But as James sailed into the blue, earning his place in history, Elizabeth Cook made discoveries of her own. Though she rarely left London, she was propelled on a journey into the far reaches of the human heart, a journey marked by James' departures and those of her six children, whom she lost one by one. This is a rich portrayal of the life of a woman whose passion and intellect matched that of her celebrated husband. It is a lyrical exploration of imagined interior worlds, shaped by historical fact. It is, above all, a celebration of love and endurance. |
Contenido
XXIII | 179 |
XXIV | 191 |
XXV | 201 |
XXVI | 211 |
XXVII | 224 |
XXVIII | 237 |
XXIX | 250 |
XXX | 257 |
IX | 47 |
X | 54 |
XI | 67 |
XII | 79 |
XIII | 89 |
XIV | 99 |
XV | 110 |
XVI | 118 |
XVII | 125 |
XVIII | 134 |
XIX | 143 |
XX | 151 |
XXI | 165 |
XXII | 169 |
XXXI | 262 |
XXXII | 267 |
XXXIII | 279 |
XXXIV | 288 |
XXXV | 291 |
XXXVI | 297 |
XXXVII | 303 |
XXXVIII | 308 |
XXXIX | 324 |
XL | 328 |
XLI | 340 |
XLII | 345 |
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Mrs Cook: The real and imagined life of the Captain's wife Marele Day Sin vista previa disponible - 2003 |
Mrs Cook: The Real and Imagined Life of the Captain's Wife Marele Day Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |
Términos y frases comunes
Admiralty alehouse arms asked baby Banks Batts Becky bird Blackburn boys breath brought Captain Cook Charles child Christmas Clapham cloth coach coal cold Cook's Copley Medal Deptford door Eliza Elizabeth Cook Elizabeth felt Elizabeth heard Elizabeth hoped Elizabeth knew Elizabeth saw Elizabeth watched embroidery Endeavour everything eyes face Fairlop father feel finger fire Frances Frost Fair Gates hair hand Hugh Hugh Palliser husband imagined Isaac island James Cook James's Jamie and Nat Joseph King ladies landmen letter London looked Lord Lord Sandwich loved Mama marm Mary Mile End Newfoundland night ocean Omai Papa Perhaps Resolution returned sail Sam Bird Sarah seemed Sheppard ship Skottowe smell smiled Solander South Seas South Wales stood Tahiti tapa cloth told took tree turned voyage waiting walked wanted Wapping wind window woman words young
Pasajes populares
Página 324 - The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Página 133 - ... we bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful...
Página 84 - DEARLY beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God, and in the face of this congregation, to join together this Man and this Woman in holy Matrimony...
Página 317 - As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled. And now there came both mist and snow, And it grew wondrous cold; And ice, mast-high, came floating by, As green as emerald...
Página 152 - I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die.
Página 274 - Rome decreed the Civic Crown to him who saved the life of a single citizen, what wreaths are due to that man, who having himself saved many, perpetuates in your Transactions the means by which Britain may now, on the most distant voyages, save numbers of her intrepid sons, her mariners ; who, braving every danger, have so liberally contributed to the fame, to the opulence, and to the maritime empire of their country?
Página 200 - By God, I'll go to sea in a grog-tub, if required, or in the Resolution, as soon as you please ; but must say I think her by far the most unsafe ship I ever saw or heard of.
Página 274 - For if Rome decreed the Civic Crown to him who saved the life of a single citizen, what wreaths are due to that Man, who, having himself saved many, perpetuates in your Transactions the means by which Britain may now, on the most distant voyages, preserve numbers of her intrepid sons, her Mariners...