Dudley pope was a renowned author of the british origin, who was well known for writing historical fiction and nautical fiction books. As france recovers from her bloody revolution, napoleon is amassing his armies for the great invasion. I was excited when dudley popes series was available in ebook format. 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. Ramage is a lord and his father is a disgraced naval officer but not by deed. Oct 23, 2000 its quite amazing how long i have been reading the dudley pope series of ramage books and never owned this one, the beginning so to speak. He was particularly very famous for writing the lord ramage book series and the ned yorke series of novels. This book starts when he is a junior officer on a ship between corsica and italy and is in the fight for its life. 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.
Another pretty good series, though pope did get a bit formulaic towards the end. They have been assigned to escort a trade convoy across the caribbean from barbados to jamaica, along with several frigates and the admirals flagship. Explore books by dudley pope with our selection at. Dudley popes writing style gives a lot of pleasure to his readers. 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. Governor ramage the lord ramage novels book 4 ebook. As in all these series the hero has a cross to bear, and ramage s is his aristocratic, naval background complicated by his fathers disgrace and dishonourable discharge. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope. Publication date 2000 topics ramage, nicholas fictitious character. Unfortunately my hardrive crushed not long ago and i lost all ramage audiobooks. Nicholas ramage, commander of his majestys cutter kathleen, will enjoy a highly successful career and survive some of the most perilous adventures experienced by any british naval officer. In response to the novel, orville prescott wrote that dudley pope has kept his story scudding along before a fine wind, and therewith predict that lieut. He went on to write carefully researched naval history and was urged by c. Ramages relationship to jackson reminds me of aubrey and his close ties to some of his sailors.
Mcbooks press captain lord ramage and the calypso return from devils island, but ramages new wife sarah is missing. This acclaimed book by dudley pope is available at in several formats for your ereader. This was popes first novel of ultimately nearly 20 about lord ramage, a character who seems based like obriens lucky jack aubrey somewhat on the real lord cochran. This is the first novel in the ramage series that i have to say i did not enjoy. The complete series list for the lord ramage novels dudley pope. Mcbooks press captain lord ramage and the calypso return from devils island, but ramage s new wife sarah is missing. Sophocles the oedipus cycle dudley fitts pdf download. Forester to try his hand at fiction as he saw the younger writer as his literary heir. I found that there is an inordinate amount of dialogue both between characters in the book and as.
Great descriptive narrative coming from a mind with a vast knowledge of many subjects, all authors covering this period of naval warfare throw an awful lot of cannon balls about, unlike most who settle for describing them by weight alone pope takes the time to relate the various weights to everyday objects which makes it far. Apparently its a nook only version when i contacted the book seller i got no response. Dudley pope was an experienced naval officer, journalist and historian who has delighted generations of readers with thrilling stories of high adventure at sea. Read ramage and the dido by dudley pope for online ebook. 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. For information after this period, see the respective summaries of the books. See all books authored by dudley pope, including ramage, and ramage and the drum beat, and more on. Read ramage by dudley pope available from rakuten kobo. Dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring family. Dudley pope books list of books by author dudley pope. Electronic books are available in txt, djvu, epub, pdf formats, etc. Ramages mutiny by dudley pope overdrive rakuten overdrive. This book starts when he is a junior officer on a ship between. And, interestingly, it is the last of the series that dudley pope wrote.
Dudley pope ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Its quite amazing how long i have been reading the dudley pope series of ramage books and never owned this one, the beginning so to speak. Buy dudley pope ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Post captain ramage is prowling the tuscan coast and far from engli.
There is more than one event ongoing in the book, though not all at the same time. The young lieutenant takes up special orders direct from nelson himself which bring news of a mission close to his own heart. This version of ramage was unreadable on my mac, ipad, iphone or kindle even after trying several book reading apps. The first of the dudley pope ramage series is not bad as an adventureatsea novel, but it is not great either.
His first book, flag 4, was published in 1954, followed by several other historical accounts. Pope lets fly with the action and political intrigue. I was excited when dudley pope s series was available in ebook format. Pope weaves them together with no loss of the story. He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal inj.
Dudley pope 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. Merely said, the ramage the lord novels 1 dudley pope is universally compatible in. I own about 10 in paperback but its only since i have started using kindle that i have started collecting the rest. 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. N, the battle of the river plate, the ramage touch, convoy, ramage, admiral dudley pope open library donate. The story opens up with a sea battle and our ship sinking. Were featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. Ramage series by dudley pope free ebooks download ebookee. Our digital library saves in combination countries, allowing you to get the most less latency period to download any of our books similar to this one. Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of sea novels written by dudley pope.
The book is an easy readnot so much detail or naval jargon that the reader gets lost. One of the advantages of ebooks is that you can download ramages devil the lord ramage novels volume pdf along with hundreds of other books into your device and adjust the font size, the brightness of the backlight, and other parameters to make the reading comfortable. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and spent much of his early life at sea. Sep 04, 1989 this is the first novel in the ramage series that i have to say i did not enjoy. Ramage s relationship to jackson reminds me of aubrey and his close ties to some of his sailors.
It is probably because it is the last book of the series dudley pope died before writing another book after the first books read 17 of the 18 i remember i was happy to see the hero does not get a promotion after each book. The story chronicles his escape and dashing adventures in true ramage style. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Our hero becomes the captain of a sinking ship and the start of his troubles. Forester urged pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir.
Popes ramage is a believable character and the history is accurate and fun to read. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Book is in good condition with no missing pages, no damage or soiling and tight spine. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope fictiondb. Dudley pope s writing style gives a lot of pleasure to his readers. This book reminds me a little of hornblower, but ramage, as both a book and character, is a lot more interesting than hornblower. I read this book a while ago and cannot believe i never added it to my library. It gets off to a hurtling start as ramage comes to in the midst of total chaos, on a sinking ship littered with dead and wounded, and is told hes in command. Dudley pope has 56 books on goodreads with 21499 ratings. Dudley pope published on 20000401 by mcbooks press. Pope s ramage is a believable character and the history is accurate and fun to read. Ramage the lord novels 1 dudley pope permission to it is set as public suitably you can download it instantly. Dudley pope author alexander kent author of introduction, etc. Captain lord ramage and the calypso return from want to read.