Galley Slave

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Galley Slave
Folio Society
Biography & True Stories

Galley Slave

Jean Marteilhe
Edition year 1957
Binding Cloth
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 182
Dimensions 22 × 14.5 cm

Edition details

Galley Slave, the autobiography of Jean Marteilhe. Edited by Kenneth Fenwick. Eight leaves reproducing contemporary etchings. Quarter bound in dark blue cloth, Cockerell marbled paper boards. Dark blue slipcase. 22x14.5cm. 182pp

About the book

Galley Slave presents an account of hardship, punishment and survival within the brutal system of forced service aboard Mediterranean galleys. Condemned men were chained to rowing benches and subjected to exhausting labour, harsh discipline and dangerous conditions at sea. Through the experiences of those who endured this punishment, the work gives insight into a form of penal servitude once common in Europe. It combines personal suffering with a broader portrait of maritime warfare, justice and social conditions in an earlier age.

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