Medusa

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Atheneum, 1988 - Fiction - 350 pages
HMS Medusa is an obsolete frigate with an ill-assorted crew and an insecure captain, yet it is dispatched under secret orders to be a sitting target in one of the most vital ports of the Mediterranean.

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Chapter One
13
Chapter Two
45
Chapter Three
74
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Medusa
Hammond Innes
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About the author (1988)

Author Ralph Hammond Innes was born in Horsham, England on July 15, 1914. He attended Cranbrook School in Kent, but left in 1931 to work as a journalist. He published his first novel, The Doppelganger, in 1937. During World War II, he served in the Royal Artillery and published a number of books. In 1946, he became a full-time writer and wrote over thirty novels, children's books, and travel books throughout his career. He published children's books under the pseudonym Ralph Hammond until 1953. Four of his novels were made into films. He was awarded a C.B.E. (Commander, Order of the British Empire) in 1978 and received the Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement award in 1993. He died on June 10, 1998 and left a bulk of his estate to the Assoication of Sea Training Organisations.

Bibliographic information

TitleMedusa
AuthorHammond Innes
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherAtheneum, 1988
Original fromIndiana University
DigitizedApr 2, 2010
ISBN0689120184, 9780689120183
Length350 pages
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