Innes, hammond audio collection discount audio books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the blue ice. Hammond innes 191998 was the british author of over thirty novels, as well as childrens and travel. In blue ice 1948 by hammond innes big bill gansert has given up his job as productionmanager with base metals and industries b. He was known for a great attention to detail with his description of scenes. I have this book in both hardback and ebook formatone for work, one for home. Read isvik by hammond innes available from rakuten kobo. The hammond innes collection volume two by hammond innes. Ralph hammond innes cbe 15 july 19 10 june 1998 was a british novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as childrens and travel books.
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He was married to fellow author and actress dorothy mary lang in 1937 who died before him, in 1989. The blue ice by hammond innes is available in these. Ralph hammond innes was born in horsham, sussex, on 15 july 19. Editions of the blue ice by hammond innes goodreads. The lonely skier, campbells kingdom, and the blue ice by hammond innes at barnes. A race to find valuable mineral ore leads a group of men far into the icy and treacherous mountains of norway. The blue ice by hammond innes nook book ebook barnes. The nook book ebook of the the hammond innes collection volume two. It was written, however, during the very earliest weeks of the war and is extraordinarily prescient. The blue ice hammond innes compra livros ou ebook na fnac. A ruthless fortune hunter sails to norway to unlock the mystery of the blue ice in this sweeping adventure at the edge of the world. Action adventure, literary fiction, suspense thriller product number eb00684649. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the blue ice.
After a long sea voyage to western norway in search of a mysterious norwegian ww ii underground member named hammond innes books are like travelogues and adventures combined. Book is in excellent condition, the only signs of its age being the inevitable yellowing of pages. He was the author of thirty international bestsellers, all reissued by pan. Buy a cheap copy of the blue ice book by hammond innes. To bill gansert, it seems a message from beyond the grave. I cant get enough of this authors workeven his nonfiction.
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Explore books by hammond innes with our selection at. Two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore were all he. Innes was born in horsham, sussex, and educated at feltonfleet school, cobham, surrey where he was head boy and later at cranbrook school in. Hammond innes s most popular book is the wreck of the mary deare. Jan 01, 2000 buy the blue ice large print by innes, hammond isbn. Hammond innes has 77 books on goodreads with 12750 ratings.
An industrial genius, he mobilized millions of men and machines for the fight against fascism, but when the war is through, hes cut. An industrial genius, he mobilized millions of men and machines for the fight against fascism, but when the war is through, hes cut adrift. Isvik ebook by hammond innes 9781504040129 rakuten kobo. Read the blue ice by hammond innes available from rakuten kobo. George farnells legacy came to light ten years after his disappearanc. See all 33 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He has composed over thirty novels in the genre of fiction and has also written some travel books and childrens books. Ralph hammond innes was born in horsham, sussex, in 19 and educated at cranbrook school, kent. Hammond innes is currently considered a single author. A thriller which tells of george farnells legacy, which came to light ten years after his disappearance. His pen name is hammond innes, but his full name is ralph hammond innes. He all set to board his personally redesigned and outfitted sailing yacht the diviner has been fitted with an exnaval engine and set his course for.
Mar 31, 2017 author of the doomed oasis, the land god gave to cain, campbells kingdom, the angry mountain, the blue ice, the wreck of the mary deare, atlantic fury, air bridge hammond innes open library donate. He left school aged eighteen, and worked successively in publishing, teaching and journalism. Leaving at the age of 18 he oddjobbed during the early depression years, successively in publishing. The blue ice by hammond innes overdrive rakuten overdrive. The blue ice kindle edition by hammond innes author visit amazons hammond innes page. Action adventure with maximum of suspense and tension, aided by. Hammond innes project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The blue ice is surprisingly boring with minimal action until the very end.
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Ralph hammond innes was born in horsham, sussex, on 15 july 19 and educated at cranbrook school, kent. He all set to board his personally redesigned and outfitted sailing yacht the diviner has been fitted with an exnaval engine and set his course for the warm waters of the mediterranean. Buy the blue ice large print by innes, hammond isbn. It was written, however, during the very earliest weeks of the war and is. A ruthless fortune hunter sails to norway to unlock the mystery of the blue ice in this sweeping adventure at the edge o. Hammond innes ralph hammond innes 15 july 19 10 june 1998 was a british novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as childrens and travel books.
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