Sailor's Word-book, H - M

William Henry Smyth

A digest of sea terms and phrases, including flora, fauna, fish, fowl and fable of the sea, weaponry aboard ship, parts of a ship, qualities of a seaman, insurance, trading, and so on. The author says of Shakespeare, whom he quotes often, "[he] knew everything." The same can be said of Admiral Smyth. - Summary by Czandra (7 hr 12 min)