With his first historical high-seas adventure chronicling the exploits of British Second Lieutenant Charles Edgemont, Worrall sets sail in the rousing tradition of Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey.
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With his first historical high-seas adventure chronicling the exploits of British Second Lieutenant Charles Edgemont, Worrall sets sail in the rousing tradition of Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very good. Boards and spine tight. Bumping to the cover corners. Dust Jacket has some shelf/edge wear. No apparent marks throughout this book. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in VG yellow-orange pictorial dj. first printing. 284pp The chronicles of Commander Charles Edgemont aboard the Argonaut during the Napoleonic wars and his enduing romance with the Quaker who doesn't care for war or warriors.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1400063051. Trace of previous owner's stamp on front free end paper.; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped.; Charles Edgemont series Vol 1; 9.20 X 6 X 1.30 inches; 304 pages; "Intrepid hero Charles Edgemont does battle with the French and their allies during the Napoleonic Wars in Worrell's competent debut. A lowly lieutenant for a few pages, Charles is quickly elevated to master of the outdated Argonaut as she's ordered to sacrifice herself in an attempt to stall the Spanish fleet. Stall them he does, and the prize money he gets makes him wealthy just in time to help his destitute brother. Charles is promoted, buys land and is given his own ship, but not before he takes over temporary command of a brig, whips her slovenly crew into shape and captures more prizes while patrolling the Irish Sea. Meanwhile, a pretty Quaker neighbor is succumbing to Charles's charms as readily as enemy ships succumb to his strategies. Aboard his new frigate, Louisa, Charles has several bloody encounters with the larger Spanish vessel, Santa Brigida, each more harrowing than the last. Although well executed and demonstrating Worrall's expertise in ship and sea warfare history, the plot runs too smoothly to be satisfying. Charles never stumbles, never runs afoul of anyone or anything. Handsome, charming, self-confident beyond the telling of it, he handily defeats veteran seamen, takes enormous chances and is always rewarded for his audacity and impetuousness."
