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The time of terror Seth Hunter · 2008 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "Nathan Peake, an officer in the British Royal Navy, fights against the French during the French Revolution"--Provided by publisher. Shares: Naval History, France, Great Britain, History

The Two Admirals: A Tale James Fenimore Cooper · 1842 · 588p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Describing first obscure English law and then a number of characters who will ultimately prove only secondary to the plot. Shares: Naval History, Seafaring life, Great Britain

Two years before the mast Richard Henry Dana · 1000 · ★ 4.0 · 418p · ≈ 13h · Demanding Two Years before the Mast is but an episode in the life of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., yet the narrative in which he details the experiences of that period is, perhaps, his chief claim to a wide remembrance. His services in fields other than literary occupied the greater part of his life. Dana was a well known and respected lawyer, a stalwart abolitionist, and an advocate for the rights of common… Shares: Sailors, Seafaring life

The tide of war Seth Hunter · 2009 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Newly-promoted Captain Nathan Peake is despatched to the Caribbean to take command of the British navy's latest frigate, the 32-gun Unicorn. But the Unicorn already has a tragic history of mutiny - and murder. And her previous captain has washed up in New Orleans with his throat cut. Meanwhile the Revolutionary authorities in Paris have sent the best frigate in the French fleet, the 44-gun… Shares: Naval History, France, Great Britain

The Surgeon's Mate Patrick O'Brian · 1980 · ★ 4.4 · 382p · ≈ 12h · Moderate | media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback) & Audio Book (Cassette, CD) Shares: Naval History, Seafaring life, Great Britain, History

Hornblower and the Atropos C.S. Forester · 1920 · ★ 4.2 · 411p · ≈ 13h · Challenging In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain. Her first assignment under Hornblower's command is as flagship for the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. Soon Atropos is part of the Mediterranean fleet's harassment of Napoleon, recovering… Shares: Naval History, Great Britain

The Dragon and the Raven G. A. Henty · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Challenging For many years England was assailed by Danish hordes whose barbarians reduced the Saxons to pitiable legions of disconnected and ravished communities. In the later 800's A.D. a man named Alfred emerged from the darkened European scene and by his wisdom and knowledge and bravery, he gathered together an army of valorous warriors who banished the Vikings back to the North. This true historic tale… Shares: Great Britain, History

Gascoyne Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1800 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The Gascoyne region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gascoyne has about of Indian Ocean coastline; extends inland about ; and has an area of , Estimated resident population, 30 June 2019. including islands. Shares: Sailors, Seafaring life

Miles Wallingford James Fenimore Cooper · 1844 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Challenging The sequel to Afloat and Ashore, set in the Napoleanic era. The terrific scene enacted so directly before his eyes, produced an effect on the Albon-ny man, who consented to haul aft his main-sheet, lower his studding-sail and top-sail, come by the wind, stand across to the Wallingford, heave-to, and lower a boat. This occurred just as Drewett was taken below; and, a minute later, old Mrs. Drewett… Shares: Sailors, History

Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad · 1899 · ★ 3.4 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad, about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Charles Marlow. Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest English writers, and Heart of Darkness is considered his best. His readers are… Shares: Sailors, History

Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies C.S. Forester · 1956 · ★ 4.2 · 283p · ≈ 9h · Moderate As commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, Admiral Hornblower faces pirates, revolutionaries, and a blistering hurricane in the chaotic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. Shares: Naval History, History

Hornblower in the West Indies C. S. Forester · 1958 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Horatio Hornblower, now Admiral, sails over seas as challenging as any in his victorious career. As admiral in charge of His Britannic Majesty's West Indies Station he is as gallant, daring, implosive as ever. In this tense time after Napoleon's defeat, all kinds of vagabonds, revolutionaries, Imperial Guards. and pirates come sailing into the waters where Hornblower is working his small… Shares: Naval History, History

1356 Bernard Cornwell · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II. Shares: France, Great Britain, History

Sea Tales James Fenimore Cooper · 1823 · ★ 3.7 · 406p · ≈ 13h · Challenging An American frigate and her supporting schooner enter a shoal-filled bay off Northumberland (northeastern England) on a bleak day in December during the American Revolution. Their immediate purpose is to pick up from the rocky cliffs someone referred to at first simply as a pilot. There is a suggestion that he may be a very special pilot when Captain Munson, commander of the frigate, orders his… Shares: Seafaring life, History

Uncle Bernac Arthur Conan Doyle · 1897 · ★ 4.3 · 140p · ≈ 4h · Challenging This is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's dramatic tale of historical fiction set during the Napoleonic wars. Shares: France, History

The Fortune of War Patrick O'Brian · 1979 · ★ 4.5 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Sixième épisode des aventures maritimes du capitaine Jack Aubrey. Shares: Naval History, Great Britain, History

The Letter of Marque Patrick O'Brian · 1989 · ★ 4.5 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In The Letter of Marque, Jack is once again aboard his beloved Surprise but stripped of his post captaincy for a crime he did not commit. Bought by Stephen, the Surprise has become a privateer. Sailing into French waters, the two concoct a desperate mission which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from his state of disgrace. A nighttime battle with an unusual climax, a jewel of great value and… Shares: Naval History, Great Britain, History

The Hand Of Justice Susanna Gregory · 2019 · 544p · ≈ 18h · Moderate For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.------------------------------------The winter of 1353 has been appallingly wet, there is a fever outbreak amongst the poorer townspeople and the country is not yet fully recovered from the aftermath of the plague. The… Shares: Great Britain, History

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