Sea Stories
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the National Maritime Museum
To mark the 70th anniversary of the opening of the National Maritime Museum, we brought together this collection of new short stories inspired by a great literary muse – the sea. Written by an impressive line-up of British and Irish authors, the collection is intended not only as a celebration of the sea but also of the wealth and diversity of contemporary writing talent.
From the remote and wild coastal landscapes of Orkney and the west of Ireland to mysteries set in the Mediterranean, and from stories inspired by John Franklin’s ill fated expedition to find the Northwest Passage to a 1970s cruise ship full of teenagers, the stories take us on a voyage – challenging our perceptions of the sea along the way.
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- Contributors: Desmond Barry, Chris Cleave, Margaret Elphinstone, Niall Griffiths, Tessa Hadley, Roger Hubank, Charles Lambert, Sam Llewellyn, Robert Minhinnick, Nick Parker, Jim Perrin, James Scudamore, Martin Stephen, Erica Wagner, John Williams, Evie Wyld
'Sea Stories' featured on Radio 4's Today programme
On 27 September 2007, Radio 4's Today programme ran a short feature about Sea Stories. Hear it again on the BBC website: Radio 4, Today programme, 27 September (NB the feature is at 08:35).