Kydd
A Fiction, Adventure, Historical book. Original review posted hereSo imagine its the year is 1793...
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- Pages: 448 pages
- ISBN: 9780340837818 / 340837810
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This naval adventure book is set in 1793, at the time of the French Revolution, when France declared war on Britain, Austria and some other countries [US was neutral in this case]. The first book in this series, it chronicles the sea adventures of 17-year-old Thomas Kydd, a wig-maker, who was press-ganged into service on the warship,... Original review posted hereSo imagine its the year is 1793 and you are sitting in a nice little tavern, enjoying a drink. A shout is heard, and you immediately stand up and make your way to an exit youre just an ordinary wig-maker, not used to hard labor. Instead, you are grabbed and, along with several other men, tossed into the hold... One more hope dashed - that of finding a historical novel that would be on par with the fantastic writing of Patrick O'Brian. As opposed to Captain Aubrey, freshly promoted to Master and Commander in the beginning of the eponymous book, Kydd is a pressed man, and he comes by way of the foc'sle. The first novel was entertaining enough,...
