Author: Chotzinoff Anne Grossman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320947
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
In this cookbook companion to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin novels, readers get authentic and practical recipes for dishes that complement the pair's travels--such as Burgoo, Drowned Baby, Sea-Pie, Jam Roly-Poly, and Sucking pig.
Lobscouse and Spotted Dog
Author: Chotzinoff Anne Grossman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320947
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
In this cookbook companion to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin novels, readers get authentic and practical recipes for dishes that complement the pair's travels--such as Burgoo, Drowned Baby, Sea-Pie, Jam Roly-Poly, and Sucking pig.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320947
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
In this cookbook companion to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin novels, readers get authentic and practical recipes for dishes that complement the pair's travels--such as Burgoo, Drowned Baby, Sea-Pie, Jam Roly-Poly, and Sucking pig.
Lobscouse and Spotted Dog
Author: Chotzinoff Anne Grossman
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0393320944
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A scholarly (though often hilarious) triumph of culinary anthropology."—Washington Post Celebrate the joys of Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series with this delightful cookbook, full of the food and drink that so often complement Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin's travels. Collected here are authentic and practical recipes for such eighteenth- and early-nineteenth- century dishes as Burgoo, Drowned Baby, Sea-Pie, Solomongundy, Jam Roly-Poly, Toasted Cheese, Sucking Pig, Treacle-Dowdy, and, of course, Spotted Dog. Also included are historical notes on the origins of the dishes as well as sections on the preparing of roasts, puddings, and raised pies."[A] splendid cookbook...graced with erudite bits of naval and gastronomical history....Deftly researched and written in prose nearly as funny as O'Brian's own."—Publishers Weekly "A thoroughly readable cookbook, as well as a useful appendix to a great series of novels and a newly opened window into a time now nearly 200 years gone."—San Jose Mercury News
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0393320944
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A scholarly (though often hilarious) triumph of culinary anthropology."—Washington Post Celebrate the joys of Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series with this delightful cookbook, full of the food and drink that so often complement Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin's travels. Collected here are authentic and practical recipes for such eighteenth- and early-nineteenth- century dishes as Burgoo, Drowned Baby, Sea-Pie, Solomongundy, Jam Roly-Poly, Toasted Cheese, Sucking Pig, Treacle-Dowdy, and, of course, Spotted Dog. Also included are historical notes on the origins of the dishes as well as sections on the preparing of roasts, puddings, and raised pies."[A] splendid cookbook...graced with erudite bits of naval and gastronomical history....Deftly researched and written in prose nearly as funny as O'Brian's own."—Publishers Weekly "A thoroughly readable cookbook, as well as a useful appendix to a great series of novels and a newly opened window into a time now nearly 200 years gone."—San Jose Mercury News
Lobscouse & Spotted Dog
Author: Anne Chotzinoff Grossman
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393045598
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Provides recipes for early-nineteenth-century foods such as burgoo, ship's biscuit, jam roly-poly, portable soup, and spotted dog
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393045598
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Provides recipes for early-nineteenth-century foods such as burgoo, ship's biscuit, jam roly-poly, portable soup, and spotted dog
Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy
Author: Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393038580
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
A companion to O'Brian's sea novels, this concise, historical overview offers a straightforward explanation of what daily life was like in Admiral Horatio Nelson's navy. Line drawings and charts help readers to understand the construction and rigging of the great ships and the types and disposition of the guns. Contemporary illustrations and cartoons depict various aspects of naval life, from the press gang to the scullery.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393038580
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
A companion to O'Brian's sea novels, this concise, historical overview offers a straightforward explanation of what daily life was like in Admiral Horatio Nelson's navy. Line drawings and charts help readers to understand the construction and rigging of the great ships and the types and disposition of the guns. Contemporary illustrations and cartoons depict various aspects of naval life, from the press gang to the scullery.
Victorian Book Illustration
Author: Geoffrey Wakeman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Patrick O'Brian's Navy
Author: Richard O'Neill
Publisher: Running PressBook Pub
ISBN: 0762415401
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From the moment that "Master and Commander, " the first of O'Brian's 20 novels about the 19th century British Royal Navy was published, critics hailed his work as a masterpiece. This first full-color illustrated companion to the series is timed to benefit from the release of the Twentieth-Century Fox film adaptation starring Russell Crowe.
Publisher: Running PressBook Pub
ISBN: 0762415401
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From the moment that "Master and Commander, " the first of O'Brian's 20 novels about the 19th century British Royal Navy was published, critics hailed his work as a masterpiece. This first full-color illustrated companion to the series is timed to benefit from the release of the Twentieth-Century Fox film adaptation starring Russell Crowe.
The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics
Author: Paul Gravett
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Mammoth Books: From history to manga, true crime to sci-fi, these anthologies feature top-name contributors and award-winning editors.
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Mammoth Books: From history to manga, true crime to sci-fi, these anthologies feature top-name contributors and award-winning editors.
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror
Author: Leonard Wolf
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557042149
Category : Horror
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This anthology of 41 gothic tales includes spine-tingling stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Ursula K. Le Guin, Roald Dahl, H.G. Wells, Jorge Luis Borges, Guy de Maupassant, Bram Stoker, Nathaniel Hawthorne, H.P. Lovecraft, and many others.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557042149
Category : Horror
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This anthology of 41 gothic tales includes spine-tingling stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Ursula K. Le Guin, Roald Dahl, H.G. Wells, Jorge Luis Borges, Guy de Maupassant, Bram Stoker, Nathaniel Hawthorne, H.P. Lovecraft, and many others.
Lucy's Misadventures
Author: Anne Teesdale
Publisher: Sucker Creek Press
ISBN: 9781732419407
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Lucy's Misadventures is a collection of life stories written from the perspective of a redbone coonhound with much personality and sass. Readers will commiserate with Anne and John as they try to manage Lucy and Trixie, a black Lab who also shares their home. Dog lovers will especially enjoy these tales; but truly anyone who likes pets will laugh and cry as Lucy lives her life-and reminds us how we should also live ours.
Publisher: Sucker Creek Press
ISBN: 9781732419407
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Lucy's Misadventures is a collection of life stories written from the perspective of a redbone coonhound with much personality and sass. Readers will commiserate with Anne and John as they try to manage Lucy and Trixie, a black Lab who also shares their home. Dog lovers will especially enjoy these tales; but truly anyone who likes pets will laugh and cry as Lucy lives her life-and reminds us how we should also live ours.
Geronimo
Author: Jessie Wall
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780993110900
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Geronimo's mom has so many puppies she doesn't know what to do. So when Geronimo decides to leave home for a better life, he enters a great, big, scary world where he doesn't know who he is . . . and has no idea what he is, either! This gentle, humorous story is accompanied by Emily Stanbury's charming black and white illustrations. Perfect for beginning readers and for reading aloud.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780993110900
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Geronimo's mom has so many puppies she doesn't know what to do. So when Geronimo decides to leave home for a better life, he enters a great, big, scary world where he doesn't know who he is . . . and has no idea what he is, either! This gentle, humorous story is accompanied by Emily Stanbury's charming black and white illustrations. Perfect for beginning readers and for reading aloud.