Judith Ellis

Narrated by the author, this unusual book takes you on a glorious and unpredictable journey from prehistory through to the end of the great days of sail, when the railways and the diesel engine changed the world forever.

Have you ever wondered just what was the Hanseatic League?, How malt was made, or how eels get to the Sargasso Sea? The answers to these and many other questions will be found in this book. Spanning the period from the Anglo-Saxons to the coming of the railway, two Points East is about the boats...

Have you ever wondered how to tell a brig from a barque? Or a sprat from a sardine? How salt is made and when Trinity House was founded? The answers to these and much more will be found in this book. Shortlisted for the Amberley Press Publishing Prize. Curlew Coast is the author’s second book...