Horatio Clare

Man’s first instinct has always been to return to the sea

To journey beyond the ocean’s horizon in search of adventure, trade and conquest has been humanity’s objective since the dawn of history

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  • The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans

    David Abulafia

    Allen Lane, £35

  • The Outlaw Ocean: Crime and Survival in the Last Untamed Frontier

    Ian Urbina

    Bodley Head, pp. 544, £18

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