The Sea and the Jungle (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: H. M. Tomlinson
- First Published: 1912
- Type of Work: Travel sketches and impressions
- Time of Work: 1912
- Setting: England, at sea, South America
- Principal Characters: The Author, The Skipper, The Ship’s Doctor
- Genres: Nonfiction, Travel writing
- Subjects: 1910’s, England or English people, Jungles or rain forests, Sea or seafaring life, Amazon, South America or South Americans
- Locales: England, Oceans, South America
Although the world has changed a great deal since this book was written, The Sea and the Jungle is still a classic of its kind, not only because it tells an interesting story of a journey away from the humdrum existence of everyday living, but also because it is an example of travel writing at its best. Tomlinson was working on a newspaper when the opportunity arose for him to make the long journey to South America aboard the Capella, a tramp steamer which was to deliver industrial supplies and coal deep in the jungles of Brazil. He made his decision quickly and was signed on the...
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