A round-up of the latest BOOKS
A MODERN SINBAD
BY AYLWARD EDWARD DINGLE
One of the more obscure sailing classics out there but worth a read if you can get hold of a copy. The is the ‘autobiography’ of the wonderfully named Aylward Dingle, journalist and sailor who, after much adventure (misadventure!) on tall ships, settled down to make a living writing pulp fiction. He achieved some fame in this, later appearing as one of the first guests on Desert Island Discs.
This confessional takes the ‘unreliable narrator’ concept to a new level.
All is presented as fact and much has the tang of authenticity. There are beautiful descriptions of sailing tall ships including the legendary clipper , a diversion into but Dingle adds a whole new dimension.
