Fredy Neptune: a novel in verse

A novel in verse on the adventures of a German-Australian sailor early this century, eg. "The first I heard that the War had really come / was a black-faced officer with a target and a church / on his cap, directing sailors to rip / our decks up, for the coal below. / I turned out of my hammock...

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Main Author: Murray, Les A. 1938-2019 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1999
Edition:2. print.
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Summary:A novel in verse on the adventures of a German-Australian sailor early this century, eg. "The first I heard that the War had really come / was a black-faced officer with a target and a church / on his cap, directing sailors to rip / our decks up, for the coal below. / I turned out of my hammock / to fight them--and our bos'un chucked me a shovel: / We're coaling that battlecruiser. / There! The English are after her!" By an Australian writer.
Physical Description:255 S.
ISBN:0374158541

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