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Sto caricando le informazioni... A Private Revengedi Richard Woodman
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater brings his frigate to the China Coast. A trade war between the East India company, the moguls of Canton and the independent traders rages, and Drinkwater's task becomes complicated. He is forced to take enormous risks with his ship, his crew and his life It's difficult to write about this novel without giving away key story elements. Morris, now rich and living in the orient, unexpectedly returns to Drinkwater's life (or vice versa) and turns everything foul, as is his practice. He's become a far more interesting character since our last encounter, but he still schemes, still manipulates our protagonist, and still underestimates his foe's sheer dogged persistence. In the end, Drinkwater triumphs, but victory's price is very high. There are some fascinating side stories, here, too, that might have been more thoroughly explored had Mr. Morris not come on the scene. Woodman's usual mastery of the historical material is generally evident, though I'd really like to know sources for some of the detail. Not the place to start reading the Drinkwater novels, but a well-told story. This review is also available on a dabbler's journal. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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November 1808: Nathaniel Drinkwater is relieved to be escaping the trade wars of the South China Sea and instead carrying out the straightforward duty of a convoy escort to Penang. But this apparently routine task is complicated by the convoy's cargo, and by a mysterious passenger. As spite, treachery and greed rear higher than the ocean waves, Drinkwater is forced to take enormous risks with his ship, his crew and his life... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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