During the summer of 1998, Peter Mortimer set off on the 500-mile journey from Plymouth to Edinburgh, with no money, transport, or accommodation. This book tells of his experiences on the road, the physical demands placed on him, and the problems of ...
When author Peter Mortimer was commissioned to write a play about a little-known riot between Yemeni and British seamen at Mill Dam, South Shields, in 1930, he decided to take the long trip to Yemen itself in search of inspiration. Undeterred by post...
The Voyage of the Sea Dragon is an adventure story that takes a young Devonshire fisherman on an exciting voyage to the other side of the world. As the young man prepares his boat for sea on a grey July morning in 1725, little does he realise that he...