author
E. Hamilton (Edward Hamilton) Currey
d. 1916
A retired Royal Navy commander who turned his sea experience into lively naval history and adventure writing, he is best remembered for bringing the drama of Mediterranean corsairs and life at sea to a wide readership. His books mix a sailor’s eye for detail with an easy sense of storytelling.
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Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs
by E. Hamilton (Edward Hamilton) Currey
About the author
Edward Hamilton Currey was a British naval officer and author, born on January 13, 1857, and dead in 1916. Records from Marlborough College and naval-history sources identify him as the son of F. Currey of Blackheath; he entered the Royal Navy in 1870 and retired with the rank of Commander in 1902.
After leaving active service, he wrote books shaped by that long connection to the sea. His best-known work today is Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean (1910), a popular history of the Barbary corsairs, and he also wrote works for younger readers and other naval subjects, including Ian Hardy, Naval Cadet and The Man-of-War; What She Has Done, and What She Is Doing.
Currey seems to have written in a way that made maritime history feel immediate and approachable rather than dry. Even now, his work survives through public-domain editions and specialist naval-history references, which suggests a lasting niche appeal for readers who enjoy classic sea writing and naval adventure.