The Wine-dark Sea
The Wine-dark Sea

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780393035582

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At the outset of an adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue a prize through the stormy seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted.

The Complete Midshipman Bolitho
The Complete Midshipman Bolitho

Author: Alexander Kent

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2006-11-01

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1590132564

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Three novels in one! Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho joins the British Royal Navy as a young midshipman. Follow his adventures as he undergoes a severe initiation into the dangerous world of the great sailing warships. 1. Richard Bolitho: Midshipman 1772: A young Richard Bolitho joins the 74-gun Gorgon. Naive and untested, Bolitho must learn the ways of the navy quickly if he is to survive. 2. Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger 1773: Bolitho returns home to Cornwall for Christmas, but smuggling, shipwrecking, and witchcraft tear apart his once-peaceful community. 3. Band of Brothers 1774: Bolitho stands on the brink of manhood and takes his examination to begin his true career as a King's Officer. But soon he must test his mettle against vicious smugglers!

Mr Midshipman Easy
Mr Midshipman Easy

Author: Frederick Marryat

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13:

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A timelesss tale of a midshipman's rise in Nelson's navy. Widely regarded as Marryat's best work, Mr. Midshipman Easy is based on the author's adventures sailing with Lord Thomas Cochrane. This classic seafaring tale is a fascinating account of naval life and warfare, of French prisons and love affairs, and of the midshipman's berth. Marryat's ready wit, unforgettable characters, and true-to-life details have earned him praise from Conrad, Hemingway, and Ford Madox Ford, who called him "the greatest of English novelists."

Mr. Midshipman Easy
Mr. Midshipman Easy

Author: Frederick Marryat

Publisher: IndyPublish.com

Published: 2008-08-01

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781437841244

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Captain Frederick Marryat (July 10, 1792 - August 9, 1848) was an English novelist, a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story.