Download or read book The Oxford Book of the Sea written by Jonathan Raban and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inveterate sailor and bestselling author of Hunting Mister Heartbreak Jonathan Raban has compiled a remarkable anthology of our changing visions of the sea--a rich treasury of writings as varied and enthralling as the ocean itself. Arranged chronologically and spanning everything from Anglo-Saxon poetry to modern oceanography.