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While that way of life may have faded away, as the lights go out and the buildings crumble, we still have their stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This collection of more than thirty tales spans the heights and depths of human experience: the blind lighthouse keeper tending a light in the Arctic Circle, the intrepid young woman saving ships from wreck beginning at just age twelve, the desperate plight of a crew cut off for forty days with meager supplies, the lighthouse haunted by the clacking sound of a long-passed keeper’s ghostly typewriter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Interweaving literary inspiration and elements from Jules Verne, Virginia Woolf, and Edgar Allan Poe and accompanied by beautiful illustrations, nautical charts, maps, architectural plans, and curious facts, these illuminating stories will transport the reader in a book as full of wonder as the far-flung lighthouses themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQUIRKY STORIES AND A LITERARY APPROACH: Fascinating stories and anecdotes about each lighthouse include such features as notable inhabitants (Virginia Woolf), tantalizing on-site discoveries (Edgar Allen Poe’s unfinished writings), and weird twists, such as a never-before-seen species made extinct by a lighthouse keeper’s cat (Tibbles).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e UNIQUELY ILLUSTRATED: The gorgeous pointillistic full-page illustrations, equally beautiful location maps, and detailed building diagrams make this a distinctive celebration of these fascinating structures and their places in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AN ARMCHAIR TOUR OF LIGHTHOUSES AROUND THE WORLD: The thirty+ stunning lighthouses featured include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAdziogol Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Rybalche, Kherson Oblast (Ukraine) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmédée Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Amédée, Nouméa, New Caledonia (France) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBell Rock Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Inchcape Rock, Arbroath, Scotland (UK) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuda Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Buda Island, San Jaime de Enveija, Tarragona (Spain) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEddystone Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Eddystone Rocks, Rame Head, Plymouth (UK) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEvangelistas Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Evangelistas Islets, Natales, Última Esperanza (Chile) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGreat Isaac Cay Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Great Isaac Cay, Bimini Islands (Bahamas) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrip Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Grip, Kristiansund, Nordmøre, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGuardafui Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Cape Guardafui, Bari, Puntland (Somalia) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKlein Curaçao Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Klein Curaçao, Curaçao (Netherlands) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLime Rock Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Lime Rock, Newport, Rhode Island (USA) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMaatsuyker Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Maatsuyker Island, Tasmania (Australia) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRobben Island Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Robben Island, Cape Town (South Africa) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRocher aux Oiseaux Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Rocher aux Oiseaux (Bird Rock), Madeleine Islands, Quebec (Canada) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRubjerg Knude Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Rubjerg, Hjørring, Jutland (Denmark) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSan Juan de Salvamento Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Isla de los Estados, Patagonia (Argentina) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSmalls Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Smalls Rocks, Marloes, Pembrokeshire, Wales (UK) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStephens Island 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