The first of the dudley pope ramage series is not bad as an adventureatsea novel, but it is not great either. Royal navy, napoleonic wars, 18001815, ship captains. One of the ebooks available is ramage by dudley pope. Popes dashing young hero, nicholas ramage, must outwit and out last all enemies foreign and domestic. Buccaneer by dudley pope overdrive rakuten overdrive. Dudley pope knows a thing or two about seafaring in the time of nelson. Sort title title genre genre date oldest date newest harry morgans way. The events in this series are set during the 1650s and revolve around the life adventures of the chief protagonist named ned yorke. In a fine dust jacket with the price clipped from the front flap. Only available when using a dudley librariesarchives pc.
The lieutenant is ordered to proceed to gibraltar with all possible despatch aboard his majestys ship kathleen, to support lord nelson in a battle with the spanish off cape trafalgar. Ramage nicholas ramage, book 1 by dudley pope book cover. Read ramages prize by dudley pope for free with a 30 day free trial. Across the english channel, napoleon has amassed a great invasion flotilla. Forester, pope was one of the most successful authors to explore the genre of nautical fiction, often compared to patrick obrian. Dudley bernard egerton pope 29 december 1925 25 april 1997 was a british writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his lord ramage series of historical novels. Jan2001 general fiction morgan the pirate is a name long associated with all the trappings of pirate living skull and crossbones, pieces of eight, speeding ships. Ramage and the guillotine audiobook dudley pope audible. Audible audiobooks audible membership best sellers. I found some parts boring, too much description about putting up sails. Dudley pope ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of sea novels written by dudley pope.
Dudley pope author dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring family. Her crew and her passengersmen and women alikeare ruthlessly murdered at the hands of a french privateer. Fine in green cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. Publication date 2000 topics ramage, nicholas fictitious character, great britain. Discover book depositorys huge selection of dudley pope books online. Dudley pope ebooks epub and pdf format dudley pope ebooks. The complete series list for the lord ramage novels dudley pope. Dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring family. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Supported by his men in a thirst for righteous vengeance, ramage sets sail to bring the murderers to justice.
He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal injuries plagued him for the rest of his life. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and much of his early life was spent at sea. Dudley bernard egerton pope 19251997 served as a merchant navy midshipman during wwii and in 1944 became a naval defence correspondent of the london evening news. You will also be able to save your searches and bookmark pages. Best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas customer service home computers gift cards sell. Our hero becomes the captain of a sinking ship and the start of his troubles. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and spent much of his early life at sea. A popular book series written by dudley pope is known as ned yorke series. Read ramages prize online by dudley pope books free 30day. I had said some rather unkind things about one of his ramage novels, based on an audiotape. This series consists of 4 books in total, which were released between the years 1981 and 1987. Over the last 20 years or so i must have read most if not all of dudley popes ramage and ned yorke books several times, and i always enjoy rereading them, now of cause we can get the in the kindle format which is good because unlike ordinary books they will not deteriorate with age. Browse dudley popes bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. It is february 1942 and the war in the atlantic looks grim for the allied convoys.
He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal inj. Publication date 1985 topics ramage, nicholas fictitious character, ship captains publisher new york. English forces, under lord nelson, are all but paralyzed, not knowing the size. This is the nightmare ramage and the crew of the calypso stumble upon while engaged in a sweep for freebooters in the waters off jamaica. He is a contemporary of horatio hornblower, but unlike the latter, who never fought in a large fleet battle, ramage participated in both the battle of cape st. Dudley pope was an experienced naval officer, journalist and historian who has delighted generations of readers with thrilling stories of high adventure at sea. Browse dudley pope s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
Books by dudley pope all formats kindle books audiobooks hardcover paperback sort by. The great blackout has started, leaving the spy centre of bletchley park in. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Ramage and the drum beat audiobook on cassette, 1994. Click on the register button at the top of the main page and enter your details to unlock access to the full site. Ramage and the drumbeat audiobook dudley pope audible. He was wounded in the battle of the atlantic, and went on to write the black ship and other naval literature. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope. Dudley bernard egerton pope 29 december 1925 25 april 1997 was a british writer of both. Written by dudley pope, narrated by steven crossley. Dudley pope books list of books by author dudley pope. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. His first book, flag 4, was published in 1954, followed by several other historical accounts. Ramage was an officer in the royal navy during the napoleonic wars.
Forester to try his hand at fiction as he saw the younger writer as his literary heir. The story opens up with a sea battle and our ship sinking. Captain lord ramage and the calypso return from want to read. See all books authored by dudley pope, including ramage, and ramage and the drum beat, and more on. Ramage and the drumbeat nicholas ramage, book 2 by dudley.
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