Ramage & the Freebooters
By Dudley Pope
3.5/5
()
About this ebook
Ramage is summoned by the Admiralty and given command of the brig Triton. But like the rest of the navy, Triton's crew has mutinied. Sympathizing with some of their complaints, Ramage also knows that if he fails to deliver three sealed dispatches to admirals off Brest and Cadiz and in the Caribbean, he will become a convenient scapegoat.
Dudley Pope
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. He was torpedoed during the Second World War and resulting spinal injuries plagued him for the rest of his life. Towards the end of the war Pope turned to journalism, becoming the Naval and Defence Correspondent for the 'London Evening News'. At this time he also researched naval history and in time became an authority on the Napoleonic era and Nelson's exploits, resulting in several well received volumes, especially on the Battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar. Encouraged by Hornblower creator CS Forester, he also began writing fiction using his own experiences in the Navy and his extensive historical research as a basis. In 1965, he wrote 'Ramage', the first of his highly successful series of novels following the exploits of the heroic 'Lord Nicholas Ramage' during the Napoleonic Wars. Another renowned series is centred on 'Ned Yorke', a buccaneer in the seventeenth century Caribbean and then with a descendant following the 'Yorke' family naval tradition when involved in realistic secret operations during the Second World War. Dudley Pope lived aboard boats whenever possible, along with his wife and daughter, and this was where he wrote the majority of his novels. Most of his adult life was spent in the Caribbean and in addition to using the locale for fictional settings he also wrote authoritatively on naval history of the region, including a biography of the buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan. He died in 1997 aged seventy one. 'The first and still favourite rival to Hornblower' - Daily Mirror
Read more from Dudley Pope
The Black Ship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Battle of the River Plate: The Hunt for the German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings73 North: The Battle of the Barents Sea Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Devil Himself: The Mutiny of 1800 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Ramage & the Freebooters
Titles in the series (17)
Ramage & the Drumbeat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage & the Freebooters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Prize Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ramage Touch Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ramage & the Guillotine Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Governor Ramage R. N. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRamage's Mutiny Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage & the Rebels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Diamond Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Devil Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage & the Renegades Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Signal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Trial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage & the Dido Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRamage at Trafalgar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Challenge Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage & the Saracens Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related ebooks
Ramage's Signal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Mutiny Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Devil Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage & the Renegades Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Trial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage & the Guillotine Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ramage's Diamond Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ramage Touch Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Governor Ramage R. N. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRamage & the Drumbeat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage & the Dido Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRamage & the Rebels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Prize Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramage's Challenge Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Command a King's Ship Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ramage at Trafalgar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stand Into Danger Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Darkening Sea Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRamage & the Saracens Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Honour This Day Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In Gallant Company Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Man of War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Inshore Squadron Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn the King's Name Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsColours Aloft! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Second to None Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Passage to Mutiny Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Signal—Close Action! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Form Line of Battle! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTo Glory We Steer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Historical Fiction For You
The Invisible Hour: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of Eve Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Grapes of Wrath Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hallowe'en Party: Inspiration for the 20th Century Studios Major Motion Picture A Haunting in Venice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rebecca Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Demon Copperhead: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rules of Magic: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House Is on Fire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hang the Moon: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Yellow Wife: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Euphoria Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I, Claudius Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Island of Sea Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sisters Brothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kitchen House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Have Always Lived in the Castle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Other Einstein: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Magic: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Crow Mary: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sold on a Monday: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Second Life of Mirielle West: A Haunting Historical Novel Perfect for Book Clubs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Quiet American Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Ramage & the Freebooters
5 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder but I am inclined to think that it makes the heart wander. This is the synopsis of the latest "Ramage" novel. Away from his love, he finds that the presence of beauty can overwhelm fading beauty. This book also contains a sprinkling of humor as well as the expected violence of naval warfare.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A competent story about a naval hero in the 1790's to Waterloo, written by a naval historian. Our hero has progressed to the rank of Commander, and to the command of a brig in the West Indies. Some trickery and violence ensues.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a decent book but not good enough to keep me interested to the end, and I only read half of it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Captains the Triton Brig, Triton and heads to the West Indies to eliminate the privateers that are preying on British shipping. Excellent series, sometimes based upon actual events. Always a good story with interesting characters, puzzling quandaries and sometimes quirky solutions. Age of sail tyros should read early in their literary questing for his knowledge and insights into fighting, sailing and British Navy life during these quite fascinating times. Many set in the Caribbean where Pope lived for most of his writing career enabling him to provide very helpful maps, not often found in fiction, for his scenarios.