Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Ramage nicholas ramage, book 1 by dudley pope book cover. I had said some rather unkind things about one of his ramage novels, based on an audiotape. Publication date 1985 topics ramage, nicholas fictitious character, ship captains publisher new york. Ramage and the guillotine audiobook dudley pope audible. Dudley pope ebooks epub and pdf format dudley pope ebooks. He went on to write carefully researched naval history and was urged by c. His first book, flag 4, was published in 1954, followed by several other historical accounts.
A popular book series written by dudley pope is known as ned yorke series. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. He was widely applauded throughout his life, gaining the reputation of being the best of hornblowers successors. Fine in green cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. The events in this series are set during the 1650s and revolve around the life adventures of the chief protagonist named ned yorke. Dudley pope was an experienced naval officer, journalist and historian who has delighted generations of readers with thrilling stories of high adventure at sea. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and spent much of. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Read ramages prize online by dudley pope books free 30day. The first of the dudley pope ramage series is not bad as an adventureatsea novel, but it is not great either. Supported by his men in a thirst for righteous vengeance, ramage sets sail to bring the murderers to justice. 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. Publication date 2000 topics ramage, nicholas fictitious character, great britain.
Dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring family. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and spent much of his early life at sea. Best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas customer service home computers gift cards sell. Read ramages prize by dudley pope for free with a 30 day free trial. Ramage and the drum beat audiobook on cassette, 1994. Dudley pope knows a thing or two about seafaring in the time of nelson. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope.
The story opens up with a sea battle and our ship sinking. He was wounded in the battle of the atlantic, and went on to write the black ship and other naval literature. Forester, pope was one of the most successful authors to explore the genre of nautical fiction, often compared to patrick obrian. One of the ebooks available is ramage by dudley pope. Browse dudley popes bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. 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. Author dudley was also famous for some scholarly works that he carried out along with writing historical fiction novels. You will also be able to save your searches and bookmark pages. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. 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. 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. See all books authored by dudley pope, including ramage, and ramage and the drum beat, and more on.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Click on the register button at the top of the main page and enter your details to unlock access to the full site. Her crew and her passengersmen and women alikeare ruthlessly murdered at the hands of a french privateer. 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. Dudley pope 19271997 joined the merchant navy when he was sixteen. Captain lord ramage and the calypso return from want to read.
English forces, under lord nelson, are all but paralyzed, not knowing the size. Written by dudley pope, narrated by steven crossley. Ramage was an officer in the royal navy during the napoleonic wars. Sort title title genre genre date oldest date newest harry morgans way. Across the english channel, napoleon has amassed a great invasion flotilla. Our hero becomes the captain of a sinking ship and the start of his troubles. 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. Popes dashing young hero, nicholas ramage, must outwit and out last all enemies foreign and domestic. Audible audiobooks audible membership best sellers. Dudley pope author dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring family.
The great blackout has started, leaving the spy centre of bletchley park in. Ramage and the drumbeat nicholas ramage, book 2 by dudley. Ramage at trafalgar by dudley pope and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Browse dudley pope s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of sea novels written by dudley pope. Buccaneer by dudley pope overdrive rakuten overdrive. Dudley pope books list of books by author dudley pope. Only available when using a dudley librariesarchives pc. Royal navy, napoleonic wars, 18001815, ship captains. Ramage and the drumbeat audiobook dudley pope audible. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and much of his early life was spent at sea. The complete series list for the lord ramage novels dudley pope. Dudley pope ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal inj. Dudley bernard egerton pope 29 december 1925 25 april 1997 was a british writer of both.
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. It is february 1942 and the war in the atlantic looks grim for the allied convoys. Books by dudley pope all formats kindle books audiobooks hardcover paperback sort by. Ramage and the drumbeat nicholas ramage, book 2 by dudley pope book cover, description, publication history. I found some parts boring, too much description about putting up sails. Forester to try his hand at fiction as he saw the younger writer as his literary heir. Discover book depositorys huge selection of dudley pope books online. Ramage is likable, perhaps too much so with the crew. In a fine dust jacket with the price clipped from the front flap.
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