Maritime Kent

by Anthony Lane

Kent has a long coastline and this, together with its position as the English county closest to Europe, has meant that it has a long history of seafaring, as well as being vulnerable to attack during wartime. In this book, the different aspects of Kent's connection with the sea over the past 200 years is described, with a large number of photographs showing how the ships and the way of life of those who work on sea and coast have changed.

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

Anthony Lane has been a film critic for The New Yorker since 1993. Lane became the deputy literary editor of The Independent, in London, in 1989, and, a year later, a film critic for The Independent on Sunday.

In 2001, Lane’s reviews were awarded the National Magazine Award for Reviews and Criticism. His writings for The New Yorker are collected in the book “Nobody’s Perfect.”

Lane lives in Cambridge, England.

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