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Author:

Hammond Innes
ISBN:

0854566449
ISBN13:

978-0854566440
Genre:

Fiction / Literature
Publisher:

Ulverscroft (January 1, 1968)
Pages:

352 pages
Subcategory:

Action & Adventure
Language:

English
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Rating:

4.7
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Ralph Hammond Innes was born in Horsham, Sussex, on 15 July 1913 and educated at Cranbrook School, Kent. I hope to spend my first holiday when it is all over. Wreckers Must Breathe. Part One. The Disappearance of Walter Craig.

Ralph Hammond Innes was born in Horsham, Sussex, on 15 July 1913 and educated at Cranbrook School, Kent. He left school aged eighteen, and worked successively in publishing, teaching and journalism.

Wreckers Must Breathe book. Innes was born in Horsham, Sussex, and educated at the Cranbrook School in Ralph Hammond Innes was an English novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as children's and travel books. The World Mystery Convention honoured Innes with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bouchercon XXIV awards in Omaha, Nebraska, Oct, 1993.

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Wreckers Must Breathe is a 1940 thriller novel by the British writer Hammond Innes. It was published in the United States by Putnam's under the title Trapped. The title refers to the tradition of wrecking on the Cornish coast. James Vinson & D. L. Kirkpatrick. Contemporary Novelists. St. James Press, 1986.

Written in the thick of World War II, Wreckers Must Breathe is a thrilling novel of espionage and adventure in a country on the brink of destruction. For Craig and the wreckers of Cornwall, the war will be won or lost on this rocky stretch of the English Channel. Fiction Thriller & Crime. To read this book, upload an EPUB or FB2 file to Bookmate.

This was Hammond Innes' first book, published just after the outbreak of WW. Wreckers Must Breathe is an outlandish thriller, but that is not necessarily a negative. It begins calmly enough, with splendid evocations of the Cornish coast.

Wreckers Must Breathe - Hammond Innes. Wreckers Must Breathe (Trapped in the USA) was published in 1940 when tensions of a possible invasion at the start of the Second World War in 1940 were running high. Innes is a rarity in as much as he can write just as an exciting plot based around the jagged coastline of Britain as when he sets it his novel in far flung exotic locations. Wreckers Must Breathe is set in the South West of Britain, the author seems to have a soft spot for the Cornish coast and you can tell just.

Wreckers Must Breathe. Book Source: Digital Library of India Item 2015. author: Innes Hammond d. ate. te: 2013 d. dentifier. other: 1825 d. origpath: 060 d. copyno: 1 d.

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Wreckers Must Breathe had all the hallmarks which were to become quintessential Innes trademarks. Hammond Innes deals magnificently with disaster". a gripping storyline". More from this Author. View all. The Blue Ice. Hammond Innes.

In 1939 the author was in Cornwall under the slowly darkening clouds of war. He watched the BritishFleet sail down the Channel to action stations. He talked to the coastguards and fishermen about the threat of U-Boats off the Cornish coast. Out of these experiences grew an astonishing story of espionage, violence and the claustrophobic stress of life under the sea.

Lyrtois

Hammond Innes never wrote a book about a place without going there and putting his feet in the shoes of the people you meet in his stories. Fantastic stories, but based in the real world, so you learn as you are entertained.

Fearlessdweller

I enjoyed this story, as I have enjoyed all Innes novels. This one could have been titled better, so don't let that throw you off. It was interesting and I didn't want to put it down. There just isn't anything written these days that equals these classics for pure simple reading pleasure.

greatest

Hammond Innes was a superb British novelist specializing in sea stories. As with most mid-to-late 19th century British writers his writing is best-quality, and the plot of this book is exciting and original. He doesn't need to rely on graphic violence or sex to make this tale compelling. The book is set in WW2-era Cornwall, and is in equal parts war, crime, and mystery-adventure novel. A very enjoyable read.

Mettiarrb

The novel for the most part was quite boring

Visonima

This was Hammond Innes' first book, published just after the outbreak of WW2. Like a number of his wartime books such as 'Trojan Horse' and 'Attack Alarm', this book revolves around a clever and highly original German infiltration of Britain.

What is interesting is that even at this early stage, the typical Innes elements are all in place. Walter Craig is the "everyman", a drama critic on holiday who through no fault of his own gets drawn into the story. Maureen Weston is a capable, resourceful, and very engaging heroine; the narrative actually shifts to allow her to tell her story through extended letters, which is not something I believe Innes ever did again. Logan, too, is a fascinating; Innes has already established his trademark of making the most interesting character someone other than the narrator.

The central plot is very clever, and the story progresses quite well. The only issue I have is with the ending. The idea of a handful of people overpowering hundreds of experienced German sailors is a bit far-fetched, even if the way in which Craig and Logan go about it is well thought out. Innes generally avoided such gung-ho theatrics in his books.

Since it's his first book, 'Wreckers Must Breathe' is as good a place as any to start with Hammond Innes. Just be aware that this isn't quite as solid as his late 40's and 50's work, and has nowhere near the depth of his epic 60's-90's novels.

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