Description
Captain Lord Ramage's honeymoon in France is interrupted by a sudden end to the Peace of Amiens. Finding themselves on unfriendly soil just hours before hostilities commence, Ramage and his bride elude the grasp of Napoleon's secret police.
About the Author
Dudley Pope, a naval defense correspondent of the London Evening News, progressed to writing carefully researched naval history. C.S. Forester urged Pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir. Pope began what was to become an impressive series with Ramage (1965) and, over the next 24 years, produced 17 more novels tracing Lord Ramage's career. Pope died in 1997.
Reviews
"An author who really knows Nelson's navy." -- The Observer
"The first and still favourite rival to Hornblower." -- Daily Mirror
Book Information
ISBN 9781590130100
Author Dudley Pope
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint McBooks Press
Publisher Globe Pequot Press
Weight(grams) 422g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 24mm
About the Author
Dudley Pope, a naval defense correspondent of the London Evening News, progressed to writing carefully researched naval history. C.S. Forester urged Pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir. Pope began what was to become an impressive series with Ramage (1965) and, over the next 24 years, produced 17 more novels tracing Lord Ramage's career. Pope died in 1997.
Reviews
"An author who really knows Nelson's navy." -- The Observer
"The first and still favourite rival to Hornblower." -- Daily Mirror
Book Information
ISBN 9781590130100
Author Dudley Pope
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint McBooks Press
Publisher Globe Pequot Press
Weight(grams) 422g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 24mm
