Author | Denton Welch |
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Cover artist | Denton Welch |
Language | English |
Genre | Autobiographical novel |
Publisher | Routledge |
Publication date | 1943 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 154 |
Followed by | In Youth is Pleasure |
Maiden Voyage is an autobiographical novel by the English writer and artist Denton Welch, who became a writer after a serious accident which had long-term effects on his health. The novel describes a period during the 1930s: his last term at school, and the following weeks living in Shanghai, China, where his father had a business.