Afloat and Ashore a Sea Tale vs The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Napoleonic wars, Historical Fiction, Fiction
Afloat and Ashore a Sea Tale
The writer has published so much truth which the world has insisted was fiction, and so much fiction which has been received as truth, that, in the present instance, he is resolved to say nothing on the subject. Each of…
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The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale
The year is 1799. Admiral Caraccioli of Naples is about to be executed from the yard-arm of Lord Nelson’s flagship in the Mediterranean. Young and in love with Carccioli’s daughter, the spirited French privateer, Raoul…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
Reception
| Afloat and Ashore a Sea Tale | The Wing-and-wing: Or, Le Feu-follet. A Tale | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 1 |
| Editions | 74 | 85 |
| Pages | 497 | 487 |