Whales for the Wizard [electronic resource]
Archibald, Malcolm2006
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Returning to the Dundee of 1860 after years in the army, Robert Douglas finds employment with George Gillbride, a whaling-ship owner known as the Wizard. Douglas awakes on board the steam-whaler Redgauntlet bound for the Arctic, and discovers his companions believe the ship is haunted and do not expect to return. After an initial clash, Douglas befriends the ship's mate, "Bully" Houston, and together they begin to unravel a year-old mystery...
Main title:
Whales for the Wizard [electronic resource] / Malcolm Archibald
Author:
Archibald, Malcolm, AuthorMacNab, Robbie, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Oakhill Publishing Limited, 2006
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Malcolm Archibald was born in Edinburgh in 1957. He lives in Dundee, where he works as a part-time history lecturer at Dundee College, and as a postman. He is married with three children. His previous works include Scottish Battles, Bridges, Islands and Villages of the Forth, Scottish Animal and Bird Folklore, Across the Pond and Soldier of the Queen. Whales for the Wizard was the winner of the 2005 Dundee Book Prize.
ISBN:
1846480795
Language:
English
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BRN:
1521529
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