H. Taprell Dorling H. Taprell Dorling Captain Henry Taprell Dorling (1883-1968) was a British sailor, author, and journalist who served in the Royal Navy during both world wars, giving his marine fact and fiction a notable authenticity. His Pincher Martin, O.D. (1916) is widely referenced as the source for Pincher Martin (1956) by Nobel prizewinner William Golding. He wrote under the name Taffrail. Dorling was born in Berwick, the second son of Colonel Francis Dorling, and named Taprell Henry, but later changed the order of his names. He entered the HMS "Britannia" in August 1897, his 1113 marks placing him fifty-eighth in merit
Charles Martin (author) Charles Martin (author) Charles Martin (born November 3, 1969) is an author from the Southern United States. Martin earned his B.A. in English from Florida State University and went on to receive an M.A. in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University. He currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida. He is the author of thirteen novels: "Send Down the Rain" (2018), "Long Way Gone" (2017), "Water from My Heart" (2015), "A Life Intercepted" (2014), "Unwritten" (2013), "Thunder and Rain" (2012), "The Mountain Between Us" (2010), "Where the River Ends" (2008), "Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery" (2007), "Maggie: The