Cyril Abraham ( -1979) created The Onedin Line, a BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line.
He subsequently wrote a series of novels based on the television series.
AOS Other Nautical Fiction |
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Series: The Onedin Line |
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Book | Comment |
| 1860 | The Shipmaster | The heyday of the great windjammers and clippers is waning but James Onedin is an opportunist. |
| The Iron Ships | James Onedin is safely established in the shipping world. Now he can concentrate on his ambitious plan. | |
| The High Seas | A public company has been launched for the construction of the first steamship of the Onedin Line | |
| The Trade Winds | Hard hit by the sudden tragic death of his wife, James Onedin has abandoned himself to his work | |
| The White Ships | (Plot description not available) | |
| The Turning Tide | (book 6 is by a different author - Bruce Stewart) | |
Modern Era Naval Fiction
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Year |
Book | Comment |
| WWII | The Blazing Ocean | Cunning and seamanship got the Kentucky Minstrel out of Oran while the Royal Navy pounded the French fleet. |