Sea Stories
epub |eng | 2012-02-10 | Author:David Donachie [David Donachie]

Isaac Lavery had accepted the charge from Catherine Carruthers to find Cornelius Gherson the previous day, this imparted with the most simpering of pleas. In truth, he had a strong ...
( Category: Crime February 11,2015 )
epub |eng | 2013-02-10 | Author:David Donachie [David Donachie]

Heinrich Lutyens was amused by the way Emily Barclay had repeatedly described John Pearce’s behaviour in Livorno as reprehensible; not endlessly, but somehow the subject had been alluded to more ...
( Category: Sea Stories February 11,2015 )
mobi |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:Dudley Pope

if French, of course) providing there was a war on. A hostile act against any ship in peacetime was piracy, and the penalty for piracy was hanging. As he walked ...
( Category: Military February 9,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:Dudley Pope

tacks will give him more confidence.' 'He's going to need it,' Southwick said grimly. 'If he arrives five minutes late it might be all up with us!' 'And if we ...
( Category: Military February 9,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:Dudley Pope

emphasize the liner, a ship carrying cargo or passengers on a regular route or line and thus not a tramp (which went from port to port touting for cargoes), with ...
( Category: Military February 9,2015 )
mobi |eng | 1977-12-08 | Author:Patrick O'brian

CHAPTER SIX There were no banquets at the Cape for Jack Aubrey; there were few kind words from the Admiral, either, although the Commodore had brought in all his squadron ...
( Category: Historical February 9,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:Dudley Pope

He had searched the fo'c'sle and found half aparmigiano of an age, size and hardness, so Stafford claimed, making it suitable for repairing the stonework of St Paul's Cathedral. Certainly ...
( Category: Military February 9,2015 )
mobi |eng | 2011-06-19 | Author:Alexander Kent

11 the Last farewell GALBRAITH stifled a yawn and walked up to the weather side of the quarterdeck. Another morning watch, when a ship came alive again and found her ...
( Category: Military February 9,2015 )
mobi |eng | 1992-07-30 | Author:Patrick O'brian

'And so, sir - a trifle of crackling?' 'If you please,' said Jack, holding out his plate. 'How I love roast pork.' 'And so, sir, having left the Franklin astern, ...
( Category: Historical February 9,2015 )
mobi |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:C. S. Forester

CHAPTER XIII The fact that he had not taken off his clothes told Brown and Dobbs and Howard at dawn that Hornblower had not been as composed and self-confident as ...
( Category: Military February 9,2015 )
mobi |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:C. S. Forester

Chapter XI These were the blue waters where history had been made, where the future of civilization had been decided, more than once and more than twice. Here Greek had ...
( Category: Historical February 9,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:Dudley Pope

Gilbert turned toRamage.In a few moments the whole position had changed. Was the commandant still half asleep? It was worth a chance.Ramagestepped forward and began speaking to the commandant in ...
( Category: Military February 9,2015 )
mobi |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:C. S. Forester

Chapter XIV But he knew, and he told himself, at the moment of his getting to his feet, that he must not delay an instant in making the Lydia ready ...
( Category: Military February 9,2015 )
mobi |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:Dudley Pope

Once through the square the 'chaise swung inland after running parallel with the coast for eighty kilometres and followed the valley of the River Somme. Nine miles beyond Abbeville they ...
( Category: Military February 9,2015 )
mobi |eng | 1979-04-29 | Author:Patrick O'brian

CHAPTER SIX It was with a feeling not unlike dread that Stephen followed Mrs Wogan into Franchon's hotel. The people behind the desk were talking French and this, together with ...
( Category: Historical February 9,2015 )

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