Pug is going on a seafaring adventure. He`s had jam tarts for breakfast. He`s wearing a smart sailor suit. There`s just one problem. Pug is afraid of the water! Captain Pug is the first book in a glorious new illustrated series for fans of Claude & Squishy Mc Fluff ...

There`s nothing more likely to prompt our portly hero into action than the prospect of treasure. So when the valiant cabin boy Tom espies a mound of yellow stuff aboard a nearby ship, the Captain sets off in hot pursuit. Unfortunately, his villainous arch-enemy, the horrible Cut-throat Jake, is not far away. Will the Captain be trapped by Jake`s dastardly plan? Or will Tom, the wisest little cabin boy on the Seven Seas, have a plan of his own...? ...

Frances Lincoln are delighted to present paperback editions of this classic picture book series. There`s nothing more likely to prompt our portly hero into action than the prospect of treasure. So when the valiant cabin boy Tom espies a mound of yellow stuff aboard a nearby ship, the Captain sets off in hot pursuit. Unfortunately, his villainous arch-enemy, the horrible Cut-throat Jake, is not far away. Will the Captain be trapped by Jake`s dastardly plan? Or will Tom, the wisest little cabin boy on the Seven Seas, have a plan of his own...? ...

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is uniquely qualified to write a new biography of Captain Scott. This is the first biography of Scott by someone who has experienced the deprivations, the stress & the sheer physical pain that Scott lived through; he has suffered all but the final tragedy endured by the much maligned Scott. He is determined to put the record straight. As well as being the definitive biography of Scott, written with the full & exclusive cooperation of the Scott estate, this book traces the way that Scott`s reputation has been attacked & his achievements distorted.`A valuable corrective to the trend of Scott debunking ushered in by Roland Huntford... One by one, & with commendable attention to detail, Fiennes explodes the accumulated myths. The world will remember Scott &, to a lesser extent, Fiennes when the memory of the mean-spirited & misleading Huntford has long since melted away.`
- Justin Marozzi, Sunday Telegraph.` Sir Ranulph Fiennes has done Captain Scott`s memory some service...he has certainly written a more dispassionate & balanced account than Huntford ever set out to do`
- Simon Courtauld, Spectator.` He is uniquely qualified...because only someone who has ”man-hauled” across Antarctica can know what went on. Fiennes`s own experiences certainly allow him to write vividly & with empathy of the hell that the men went through. He has valuable insights into the running of the Royal Geographical Society & the mounting of an expedition, & he does indeed right some wrongs.`
- The Sunday Times.


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Sir Ranulph Fiennes is uniquely qualified to write a new biography of Captain Scott. This is the first biography of Scott by someone who has experienced the deprivations, the stress & the sheer physical pain that Scott lived through. Ranulph Fiennes tells the story of Scott's life
- & discusses how his achievements have been viewed after his death
- with empathy & great skill.

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Petty Officer Edgar Evans was Captain`s Scott`s `giant worker` & his `invaluable assistant`. He went with Scott on both the British Antarctic Expeditions of the early 1900s
- the ` Discovery` expedition of 1901 & the ` Terra Nova` expedition in 1910
- distinguishing himself on both. In 1903, with Scott, Edgar made the first long & arduous sortie onto the Plateau of Victoria L&. The journey highlighted Edgar`s common sense, strength, courage, wit & unflappability. Thus it came as no surprise when, in 1911, Edgar was chosen by Scott to be one of the five men to go on the final attempt at the South Pole. Tragically the ` Welsh Giant` was the first to die on the ill-fated return, & posthumously Edgar was blamed in some quarters for causing the deaths of the whole party. It was suggested that his failure was due to his relative lack of education, which made him less able to endure the conditions than his well-educated companions. Isobel Williams repudiates this shameful suggestion & redresses the balance of attention paid to the upper & lower-deck members of Scott`s famous expeditions.

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When Harvey Cheyne, the precocious & arrogant son of an American railway tycoon, is rescused from drowning by a New England fishing boat, he is unable to convince the crew to take him to shore & is forced to take a job on board the schooner. With no other choice, he has to adapt quickly to existence at sea, learning to sail & to fish. Thrown into this unfamiliar environment, he comes to understand the importance of hard work & dignity, & begins to reassess his former values, resulting in a remarkable transformation of character & spirit. ...

Sturdy construction to withstand often violent ship’s movements. Well-traveled. Constructed in cherry & maple wood. Leather inset top. Black finish. Brass corners to protect from damage when being moved around. Captains made good use of notoriously cramped quarters in the ship’s stern section (deckhands were housed before the mast). The captain’s desk was tailor made to offer maximum comfort & space in a minimal floor area. Drawers to house the crew’s papers, sealed sailing instructions, logbooks, charts, instruments & a pair of flintlock pistols. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

Sturdy construction to withstand often violent ship’s movements. Well-traveled. Constructed in cherry & maple wood. Leather inset top. Cream finish. Brass corners to protect from damage when being moved around. Captains made good use of notoriously cramped quarters in the ship’s stern section (deckhands were housed before the mast). The captain’s desk was tailor made to offer maximum comfort & space in a minimal floor area. Drawers to house the crew’s papers, sealed sailing instructions, logbooks, charts, instruments & a pair of flintlock pistols. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

This text contains everything a castaway needs to know to survive in a liferaft & get rescued as quickly as possible. It draws on contemporary research in equipment, techniques & emergency medicine. It tells how to abandon ship, make a solar still & choose a liferaft & medical care. ...