The Pirates in the Deep Green Sea

The Pirates in the Deep Green Sea , written for children, is a fantasy, in which Davy Jones and all the drowned pirates under the sea are discovered guarding the great knots that tie latitudes and longitudes together to keep the world from splitting.>

About the author

Eric Linklater was born in 1899 in Penarth, Wales. He was educated in Aberdeen, and was initially interested in studying medicine; he later switched his focus to journalism, and became a full-time writer in the 1930's.

During his career, Linklater served as a journalist in India, a commander of a wartime fortress in the Orkney Islands, and rector of Aberdeen University. He authored more than twenty novels for adults and children, in addition to writing short stories, travel pieces, and military histories, among other works.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Linklater
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2013
• EAN: 9781448205820
• ISBN: 978-1-4482-0582-0
• No. of pages: 314
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 232 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Pirates, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy