Please note this service does not override the status timeframe dispatches in, and that the usually dispatches in. The vicious mutineers aboard the british ship jocasta had surrendered their vessel to. Lord ramage soon learns that for his mission to succ. The complete series list for the lord ramage novels dudley pope. 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. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
All of these are fictional novels based on british admiralty records of the napoleonic era. He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal injuries plagued him for the rest of his life. Mind you, he had to be, after the nore and spithead. He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal inj.
During his sea service in 1942, his ship was hit by a torpedo. As in all these series the hero has a cross to bear, and ramage s is his aristocratic, naval background complicated by his father s disgrace and dishonourable discharge. Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of sea novels written. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
At the age of 14, he enrolled himself in home guard by concealing his true age. Read ramages mutiny by dudley pope available from rakuten kobo. This is fifth in a series of historical fiction by dudley pope. 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. Ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels book 8 kindle edition. Forester urged pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir. 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. Ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels book 8 by dudley pope accessibility books library as well as its powerful features, including thousands and thousands of title from favorite author, along with the capability to read or download hundreds of boos on your pc or smartphone in minutes. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. See more ideas about novels, sailing ships and war novels.
In a fine dust jacket with the price clipped from the front flap. Eighth in dudley popes celebrated series of novels, ramages mutiny tells of captain ramages reckless attempt to free the jocasta, a british ship, from the spanish main stronghold of santa cruz. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels book 8 kindle edition by pope, dudley. Another pretty good series, though pope did get a bit formulaic towards the end. I was familiar with dudley popes nonfiction work long before i ever became acquainted with his nicholas ramage novels.
Buy ramages devil by dudley pope from waterstones today. A vicious mutiny has left the jocasta open to capture by many know of horatio hornblowers exploits during the napoleonic wars through the novels of c. A young british naval officer is chosen to rescue the ship from its spanish captors yet this means almost certain death. Dudley pope lord ramage novels, the 02 ramage and the drum beat. Dudley pope seemed to have a major problem setting his later novels in proper historical order. Some novels, such as dudley popes nicholas ramage novel, ramages mutiny, revolve around historical incidents.
Ramages mutiny, dudley pope, 2001, fiction, 286 pages. Hello select your address best sellers today s deals new releases books electronics gift ideas customer service home computers gift cards sell. Dudley pope a seriesdudley pope was born in ashford,kent. And some loose talk that wallis was a bit free with the catoninetails. Ramages mutiny order them all, because you wont want to stop. Ramage was an officer in the royal navy during the napoleonic wars. Forester, pope was one of the most successful authors to explore the genre of nautical fiction, often compared to patrick obrian. Mutiny and rebellion are rife on board a british ship in the caribbean. Ramage and the drumbeat by dudley pope librarything. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve. Lord ramage series book 1 dudley pope author alexander kent author of introduction, etc. By concealing his age, pope joined the home guard aged 14 and at age 16 joined the merchant navy as a cadet. Lord ramage soon learns that for his mission to succeed and for him to stay alive he must resort to almost any means.
Fine in green cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. Ramage commanding an extremely cutter west of sardinia in the fall of 1796, trying to convey the refugee marquesa di volterra and her cousin back to gibraltar, from which they will continue to england to make common cause against napoleon. Vincent, someone with whom ramage is on equally good terms. Ramage s mutiny order them all, because you wont want to stop.
The guide with title ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels volume 8 posesses a lot of information. When it takes 4 pages for one character just to answer another with a yes or a no, i say enough of this dribble. A vicious mutiny had left the jocasta open to capture by spain, but sailing the frigate calypso, ramage will stop at nothing to rescue the imprisoned. Ramage synonyms, ramage pronunciation, ramage translation, english dictionary definition of ramage. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Ramages diamond had been sent to get it back but failed. Read on any tablet or smartphone with the free kindle app. As in all these series the hero has a cross to bear, and ramages is his aristocratic, naval background complicated by his fathers disgrace and dishonourable discharge. For the english cricketer, see dudley pope cricketer. Jan 01, 1977 dudley pope was born in ashford, kent. Very different take on the usual dudley pope novels especially as this hero is set in the 17th century. Dudley pope lord ramage novels, the 03 ramage and the freebooters.
I read his battle of the river plate in high school and purchased his great gamble. Sailing aboard the frigate calypso, captain lord ramage receives admiralty orders. Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of sea novels written by dudley pope. And two years later, author dudley became a merchant navy cadet and eventually became a mariner. Ramage and the guillotine opens in the summer of 1801. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Ramages mutiny nicholas ramage, book 8 by dudley pope. Explore books by dudley pope with our selection at. Ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels by dudley pope. Ramage hopes to enjoy a welldeserved leave when he receives new orders. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope. Captain lord ramage s honeymoon in france is interrupted by a sudden end to the peace of amiens. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Pope began what was to become an impressive series with ramage 1965 and, over the next 24 years, produced 17 more novels tracing lord ramages career. In a daring foray, under the very nose of the french mediterranean fleet, lieutenant lord nicholas ramage is to sail his tiny cutter close in to the italian shore. 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. Ramage is home awaiting employment after his exploits in ramages prize and britain is on tenterhooks expecting napoleon to invade the pitt government has fallen and ramages patron, first lord of admiralty, lord spencer, is out of office and is replaced by lord st. In that case the cutting out of hms hermione, pictured above. Granby glanced between keynes and francis, and finally met ramages stare headon. Dudley pope, a naval defense correspondent of the london evening news, progressed to writing carefully researched naval history. Book 5 of 18 in the lord ramage novels 18 book series. Ramages prize by dudley pope 9780935526806 dymocks. Nelson at copenhagen some 30 years ago, in hardback and when i really couldnt afford it i blundered into ramages diamond some years ago but popes books are hard to find, or were. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope fictiondb. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and spent much of his early life at sea. Buy a cheap copy of ramages mutiny book by dudley pope.
To ask other readers questions about ramages mutiny, please sign up. By concealing his age,pope joined the home guard aged 14 andat age 16 joined the merchant. Posts about lord ramage novels written by billcrews. Dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring family. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Read ramage s mutiny by dudley pope available from rakuten kobo. The novel opens in carlisle bay, barbados where lieutenant ramage, commander of the brig hms triton, is receiving orders, along with the masters of 49 merchantmen and four other escorts, for a convoy to kingston, jamaica. Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmasters page for free fun content. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. It was considered impossible, but so are most of ramages assignments. Ramages mutiny lord ramage series book 8 dudley pope author 2001. Ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels book 8 kindle. The expected delivery time period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method. Provokes deeper imaginations of sugar and tea plantations, the owners and governors of the caribbean islands and the farreaching arm of revolution.
His right ear throbbed, and he did his best to keep it tucked into his shoulder. To be fair i read another, ramage and the freebooters, and it s really quite entertaining. May 12, 2009 cutting out expeditions, the use of one or more small boats to take an enemy ship at anchor, are the staple of naval fiction. Finding themselves on unfriendly soil just hours before hostilities commence, ramage and his bride elude the grasp of napoleon s secret police. Captain ramage recklessly attempts to free the jocasta, a british ship, from the spanish main stronghold of santa cruz.
I had said some rather unkind things about one of his ramage novels, based on an audiotape. Ramage definition of ramage by the free dictionary. The vicious mutineers aboard the british ship jocasta had surrendered their vessel to spain. Dudley pope was a naval defense correspondent for the london evening news and the author of the 18 novels in the lord ramage series. This is the second installment in the lord nicholas ramage series and it begins a few days after the first one ended, with lieut. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels book 8. Also i am glad that ramage does not get a promotion at the end of every book. Buy ramages signal new edition by dudley pope isbn. Ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels book 8 kindle edition by dudley pope. Sailing aboard the frigate calypso, captain lord ramage receives. Buy ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels reissue ed. Dudley pope, steven crossley, audible studios skip to main content.