Cherry orchard, woodchurch, ashford, kent tn26 3qx tel. Richard bolitho series by alexander kent goodreads. Best books ever listings bookshelf project gutenberg. Publication date 1971 topics bolitho, richard fictitious character publisher. Reeman joined the british navy at 16 and served on destroyers and small crafts during world war ii, eventually rising to lieutenant. In the course of 1814 he was received in succession, on the home station, on board the salvador del mundo, flagship of sir robt. May 03, 2017 norwegian book clubs in oslo 2002 in 2002, the editors of the norwegian book clubs asked 100 authors to nominate ten books that, in their opinion, are the ten best and most central works in world literature. Since alexander vanquished every opponent he faced, he conquered much land. Buy a cheap copy of the flag captain richard bolitho. The recorded variations of kent include kent, kents, kentish and others. The flag captain by alexander kent 1jun2006 paperback on.
The corporation of trinity house of deptford strond, also known as trinity house and formally as the master wardens and assistants of the guild fraternity or brotherhood of the most glorious and undivided trinity and of st clement in the parish of deptford strond in the county of kent, is the official authority for lighthouses in england, wales, the channel islands and gibraltar. He later worked as a london detective and has served as a script advisor for television and film. In this uneasy peace, adam bolitho is fortunate to be offered the seventyfour gun athena, and as flag captain to viceadmiral sir graham bethune once more follows his destiny to the caribbean. The flag captain richard bolitho, book by alexander kent book cover, description, publication history. Alexander kent is the author of twentyeight acclaimed books featuring richard bolitho. Alexander kent, also known as douglas edward reeman, joined the british navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during world war ii, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. Henry every, also known as henry avery 20 august 1659 time of death uncertain, sometimes erroneously given as jack avery or john avery, was an english pirate who operated in the atlantic and indian oceans in the mid1690s. The flag captain by alexander kent, 9780099497646, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. His two famous characters can be found in 28 novels, and there are 35 other reeman novels that document the fictional lives of other heroes. Richard bolitho novels series in order alexander kent. He had served him as midshipman and lieutenant, and with him in the same squadron until eventually he had become his flag captain. Keen imagined him now with his lovely catherine, as he had done so often since their return to england.
Under his pen name, alexander kent, the former royal navy officer chronicled the adventures of richard and adam bolitho at sea during the age of fighting sail. Alexander kent ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Richard bolitho is an officer with the royal navy during the 18th and 19th centuries. Reviewed by sheldon ztvordokov march 8, 2005 passage to mutiny is the eighth book in alexander kents thrilling series about the british seaman, richard bolitho. Within the short period of years, alexander conquered territories from the mediterranean sea all the way to india. Finding aid word scope and content note this collection is arranged by type of document. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Keen thought of bolitho, a man he cared for more than any other. Arrians history of alexanders expedition internet archive.
Bolitho was born in 1756 in falmouth, cornwall, in great britain, the second son of a prestigious naval family. Williams, bann 20 and conway 24, both commanded by capt. Bernard cornwell is a master of history and master of the pen. The flag captain volume 0 the bolitho novels 0 paperback october 1, 1999 by alexander kent author visit amazons alexander kent page. Tape stains to front and rear free endpapers, light spotting to page edges, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with a light vertical crease to front panel near spine edge and slight. Patriots from southwest virginia, northwestern north carolina, and eastern tennessee arose in arms and went to meet the british.
Note regarding proper names and names of places cook visited on this and subsequent journeys. The 26th, and final, bolitho novel in this phenomenally successful and wellloved series. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. He began writing to support his family, and soon became known for his novels about the napoleonic wars, featuring the magnificent richard sharpe. Alexander kent, pen name of douglas edward reeman, joined the british navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during world war ii, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. Buy a cheap copy of command a kings ship book by alexander kent. He is the author of the bestselling richard bolitho novels. It is probably the longest running series in the genre at the present time. He is an author of historical novels and a illegitimate child of war. Or, memoirs of the services of all the flag officers, superannuated rearadmirals, retiredcaptains, postcaptains, and commanders, whose names appeared on the admiralty list of sea officers at the commencement of the present year, or who have since been promoted, illustrated by a series of historical and explanatory notes. The flag captain richard bolitho, book by alexander kent. Series of nautical fiction novels set during the late 18th century in the royal navy by douglas reeman writing under the pseudonym alexander kent.
Returning home after eighteenmonths service, flag captain richard bolitho finds himself at the center of the crisis. The flag captain by alexander kent pdf free download the flag captain by alexander kent pdf free download without user registration. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The richard bolitho was written under the pseudonym alexander kent. In this, the longawaited conclusion of alexander kents midshipman trilogy, the new year of 1774 seems to offer richard bolitho and his friend martyn dancer t. Richard bolitho is the central character in a series of historial naval adventure novels by british novelist alexander kent douglas reeman. Scope and content note this collection contains citations which. Rhymes for the young folk english as author sixteen poems english as.
The book includes information on the debate over sending freed slaves to haiti or to west africa, philosophy and benefits of emigration, the social status of free blacks. A naval biographical dictionaryvidal, alexander thomas emeric. Alexander kent ebooks epub and pdf format alexander kent ebooks. Large selection and many more categories to choose from. Alexander actually controlled is made clear in its relevance to todays geography. His majestys frigate, undine, sets sail for india and the seas beyond. This book introduced richard bolitho, who would be the hero throughout what would become a worldfamous fiction series. After the war with france has ended in 1818, captain adam bolitho is given command of the newly commissioned frigate onward and sent to north africa on a diplomatic mission to accompany the french frigate nautilus in a show of solidarity. Apr 08, 2018 in the course of 1814 he was received in succession, on the home station, on board the salvador del mundo, flag ship of sir robt. Man of war isbn 9780099497776 pdf epub alexander kent. Douglas reeman alexander kent book series in order. Darkening sea, the by alexander kent 9780330329170 by alexander kent and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
As france continues her bitter struggle for supremacy on land and sea, the royal navy receives a crippling blow at home. Douglas edward reeman 15 october 1924 23 january 2017, who also used the pseudonym alexander kent, was a british author who wrote many historical novels about the royal navy, mainly set during either world war ii or the napoleonic wars. Order of douglas reeman alexander kent books book series. An unbracketed name is the one given by cook, on first use, and a modern equivalent. This story has richard bolitho in command of the 100 gun euryalus a french build ship, he had captured from the french in a prior book. The central character is richard bolitho, and, later, his nephew, adam. He is the flag captain under a vice admiral who is inflexible and rule bound. To which is added an introduction and complete translation of captain cuellars narrative of the spanish armada and his adventures in ireland english as author allingham, william, 18241889 wikipedia.
Early notables of the kent family pre 1700 notables of the family at this time include john kent died 14, a politician from reading in the english county of berkshire, a mercer in the town of reading and was elected mayor there for the years 9192, 9394. The society became independent from the national organization in 1828 and thereafter was known as the virginia colonization society. Alexander kent is the pseudonym of douglas reeman, a contemporary british writer. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films.
The clipper ship erachapter 3 wikisource, the free online. Under his own name, douglas reeman, and in the course of a career spanning fortyfive years, he has written over thirty novels and two nonfiction books. The names of women have been provided with a crossreference to the. Below is a list of douglas reemans books in order of when they were first published as well as in chronological order when necessary. Today that means he would of taken over turkey, syria, lebanon, egypt. Europe may be at peacebut in colonial waters the promises of statesmen. He served in the wars against france and the united states. Flags of our fathers 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Command a kings ship douglas reeman, alexander kent. The richard bolitho novels the bolitho novels book 11 published october 1st 1999 by mcbooks press kindle edition, 386 pages. Later in the series the stories are about richards son, adam. Later books in the series set after his death are based on his nephew adam bolitho.
Correspondence, photographs, souvenirs, articles, lectures, a notebook, and a report on the history of guam. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The bolitho novels are a series of nautical war novels written by douglas reeman using the pseudonym alexander kent. On february 14, 1779, captain james cook, the great english explorer and navigator, is killed by natives of hawaii during his third visit to the pacific island group. English novelist douglas reeman, a master storyteller of the sea, from the time of nelson to the twentieth century, thrilled an international audience for nearly 60 years. The series is about richard bolitho and i think this is book 11 in the series. In this installment, we find bolitho serving as captain of his majestys ship, the tempest.
List of colonial immigrants the following alphabetized list includes the names of the seventeenthcentury immigrants whose plantagenet ancestry is the subject of this book, together with several immigrants after 1701 who have been incidentally noted in the text or a footnote. Reeman, douglas, writing as alexander kent command a kings ship. It should be dearly loved by every man, woman and child in the united states. The series is often referred to simply as the bolitho novels, as the series also follows richards son adam. In this uneasy peace, adam bolitho is fortunate to be offered the seventyfour gun athena, and as flag captain to viceadmiral sir graham bethune once more follows his destiny to the caribbean but in these haunted waters where richard bolitho. Every harbour and estuary is filled with ghostly ships, the famous and the legendary now redundant in the aftermath of the war. The flag captain by alexander kent 1jun2006 paperback. Three short stories by alexander kent, michael aye and alec merrill remain in and are reproduced by kind permission of the authors. Man of war isbn 9780099497776 pdf epub alexander kent ebook.
They focus on the military careers of richard bolitho and adam bolitho in the royal navy, from the time of the american revolution past the napoleonic era. Free ebooks are provided by other sites and they are purported to be out of in the host country. We have a large variety of american flags for sale all made in the us. And sixteenyearold this story is set in the winter of 1773, in and. He wrote a total of 68 novels, selling 34 million copies in twenty languages. Jan 18, 20 w hile progress in shipbuilding in the united states had been constant up to the war of 1812, american shipowners and builders had been much hampered by the interference of both great britain and france, but in 1815, when the smoke of battle had cleared away and the rights of american ships and seamen had been established upon the sea, shipbuilding was taken up with renewed energy.
The correspondence section contains some personal correspondence and an executive order from the government of guam recommending captain alexanders promotion. It follows the adventures of richard bolitho, an officer in the royal navy. Douglas reeman became a published author in 1958 with the standalone title a prayer for the ship. Richard bolitho is a fictional royal navy officer who is the main character in a series of novels written by douglas reeman using the pseudonym alexander kent. This research guide provides a general understanding of how to find information on us navy personnel within the naval history and heritage command and other government institutions. Alexander kent a pen name of douglas reeman wrote this series about richard bolitho and his family.
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