Frank Bullen

Frank Bullen

Frank Thomas Bullen (Londres, 5 avril 1857 - Madère, 1er mars 1915), est un romancier et nouvelliste britannique. Né de parents pauvres, il fréquente une dame school, puis l'école Westbourne de Paddington à Londres. Il quitte l'école à 9 ans et vit de petits boulots. À partir de 1869, il prend la mer, voyage autour du globe et occupe des fonctions variées jusqu'à second capitaine. De 1883 à 1889, il devient employé du bureau de météorologie. Il se fait connaitre du public après la publication de son livre La croisière du Cachalot (1906). Il meurt à Madère le 1er mars 1915.

Bibliographie

  • The Cruise of the "Cachalot": Round the World After Sperm Whales, 1897
  • The Log of a Sea-Waif, 1899
  • Idylls of the Sea, 1899
  • Sea Wrack, 1903
  • The Call of the Deep, 1907
  • Beyond, 1909
  • A Compleat Sea Cook, 1912
  • Deep Sea Plunderings, 1901
  • A Sack of Shakings, 1901
  • A Whaleman's wife, 1902
  • A Bounty Boy: Being Some Adventures of a Christian Barbarian on an unpremeditated Trip Round the World, 1907

Traduits en Français

  • La croisière du 'Cachalot'. A bord d'un baleinier (1875-1878)

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