The Strode Venturer
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The Strode Venturer is a thriller by Hammond Innes
published in 1965.
The novel is set between London
, the Maldives
and a bit in the indian sub-continent. It provides a first person account of the adventures of a man who finds himself searching for the black sheep among a wealthy ship owning family. The hero is thrust into a world of danger and adventure among remote islands. The novel also deals with significant business and financial aspects,suicides ,board meetings and has adventurous locations like volcanos, quary, inhabited islands etc.which complement the adventure.
The Strode Venturer is notable for strong characterization and the exploration of such themes as family honour, the bounds of loyalty and man's relationship to nature, themes which would continue in Innes' later works.
Like many of Innes' novels, the hero faces all sorts of obstacles, which he has to overcome, including a family tragedy. The psychological characterization of the hero gives the book an added interest.
Hammond Innes
Ralph Hammond Innes was a British novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as children's and travel books....
published in 1965.
The novel is set between London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
and a bit in the indian sub-continent. It provides a first person account of the adventures of a man who finds himself searching for the black sheep among a wealthy ship owning family. The hero is thrust into a world of danger and adventure among remote islands. The novel also deals with significant business and financial aspects,suicides ,board meetings and has adventurous locations like volcanos, quary, inhabited islands etc.which complement the adventure.
The Strode Venturer is notable for strong characterization and the exploration of such themes as family honour, the bounds of loyalty and man's relationship to nature, themes which would continue in Innes' later works.
Like many of Innes' novels, the hero faces all sorts of obstacles, which he has to overcome, including a family tragedy. The psychological characterization of the hero gives the book an added interest.