Hammond innes ralph hammond innes 15 july 19 10 june 1998 was a british novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as childrens and travel books. Born ralph hammond innes in horsham, sussex, he was educated at the cranbrook school in kent. Two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore were all he. A thriller which tells of george farnells legacy, which came to light ten years after his disappearance. Jan 01, 2000 buy the blue ice large print by innes, hammond isbn. Dark and icy norwegian atmosphere, very strong characters, solid plotting.
British novelist hammond innes was perhaps best known for his nautical mystery, the wreck of the mary deare, which was made into a film starring gary cooper and charlton heston. Ralph hammond innes was born in horsham, sussex, on 15 july 19 and educated at cranbrook school, kent. Leaving at the age of 18 he oddjobbed during the early depression years, successively in publishing. This, the earliest of hammond innes s sea stories is a fairly typical wwii adventure story, with a pair of fairly ordinary englishmen thwarting the nefarious designs of nazi spies. Book is in excellent condition, the only signs of its age being the inevitable yellowing of pages. The blue ice hammond innes compra livros ou ebook na fnac. He has composed over thirty novels in the genre of fiction and has also written some travel books and childrens books. The blue ice hammond innes compra livros ou ebook na. An industrial genius, he mobilized millions of men and machines for the fight against fascism, but when the war is through, h. Air bridge isbn 9780099577768 pdf epub hammond innes ebook. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the blue ice. In blue ice 1948 by hammond innes big bill gansert has given up his job as productionmanager with base metals and industries b. Isvik ebook by hammond innes 9781504040129 rakuten kobo. Hammond innes has 77 books on goodreads with 12750 ratings.
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The blue ice is surprisingly boring with minimal action until the very end. Action adventure, literary fiction, suspense thriller product number eb00684649. It was written, however, during the very earliest weeks of the war and is. Air bridge atlantic fury attack alarm campbells kingdom dead and alive delta connection high stand isvik maddons rock medusa north star solomons seal target antarctica the black tide the blue ice the conquistadors the golden soak the killer mine the last voyage the lonely skieraka fire in the snow the strode venturer the trojan horse the white southaka the survivors the. The blue ice by hammond innes overdrive rakuten overdrive. After a long sea voyage to western norway in search of a mysterious norwegian ww ii underground member named hammond innes books are like travelogues and adventures combined. I have this book in both hardback and ebook formatone for work, one for home. Innes was born in horsham, sussex, and educated at feltonfleet school, cobham, surrey where he was head boy and later at cranbrook school in. Inspired by author hammond inness travels among the whalers of norway, the blue ice is a story of harddriving adventure as only the acclaimed writer of atlantic fury, the wreck of the mary deare, and other classics could tell it. The blue ice liverpool libraries and information service.
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Hammond innes s most popular book is the wreck of the mary deare. He also wrote a superb history of the conquistadors, two books of his world travels and sailing, and an evocative illustrated book on east anglia. When he was younger, innes attended kents cranbrook school. Hammond innes 191998 was the british author of over thirty novels, as well as childrens and travel. I cant get enough of this authors workeven his nonfiction. Innes, hammond audio collection discount audio books.
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It was written, however, during the very earliest weeks of the war and is extraordinarily prescient. The book is a fascinating road trip with high local content hammond innes must have travelled the distance himself. See all 33 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Books by hammond innes author of the wreck of the mary deare. The blue ice by hammond innes penguin books australia. Hammond innes 191998 was the british author of over thirty novels, as well as childrens and travel books. Action adventure with maximum of suspense and tension, aided by. The bumf at the front of this book explains that when innes previous novel, the lonely skier, was made into a movie, snowbound 1948, the.
The blue ice isbn 9780099577782 pdf epub hammond innes. The blue ice by hammond innes nook book ebook barnes. A race to find valuable mineral ore leads a group of men far into the icy and treacherous mountains of norway. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Hammond innes project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Apr 20, 2012 hammond innes audiobooks english mp3 collecion 1. The blue ice by hammond innes penguin books new zealand. He was the author of thirty international bestsellers, all reissued by pan. The lonely skier, campbells kingdom, and the blue ice by. The doomed oasis, dating from 1960, is about oil in the persian gulf and the attempt to save an oasis in the empty quarter. A ruthless fortune hunter sails to norway to unlock the mystery of the blue ice in this sweeping adventure at the edge of the world. The nook book ebook of the the hammond innes collection volume two. The lonely skier, campbells kingdom, and the blue ice by hammond innes at barnes. Unmoored in a country that doesnt need him anymore, gansert takes to the.
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