The Complete Midshipman Bolitho
Author | : Alexander Kent |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 355 |
Release | : 2006-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781590132562 |
ISBN-13 | : 1590132564 |
Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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!