Ramage, finally reunited with his beloved sarah, hopes to spend at least a few quiet weeks with her. The lord ramage novels 18 book series by dudley pope. Listen to the complete the lord ramage novels book series. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service todays deals new releases customer service. I read this book a while ago and cannot believe i never added it to my library. N, the battle of the river plate, the ramage touch, convoy, ramage, admiral dudley pope open library donate. The lord ramage novels audiobooks listen to the full. Over the last 20 years or so i must have read most if not all of dudley popes ramage and ned yorke books several times.
I found some parts boring, too much description about putting up sails. Best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas customer service home. Dudley pope was a british author who was best known for his lord ramage series of historical fiction novels. The story opens up with a sea battle and our ship sinking. Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional and the main character in a series of novels written by english author dudley pope. This book starts when he is a junior officer on a ship between. I have the second thru the 15th book in the ramage series by dudley pope.
Another pretty good series, though pope did get a bit formulaic towards the end. Ramage s diamond by dudley pope, 9780935526899, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Dudley pope was an experienced naval officer, journalist and historian who has delighted generations of readers with thrilling stories of high adventure at sea. The first of the dudley pope ramage series is not bad as an adventureatsea novel, but it is not great either. Dudley pope, a british author of a series of historical novels about a royal navy lieutenant named ramage and of books of naval history, died on april 25 in marigot, st. Ramage and the saracens 17 by dudley pope 2002, paperback at the best online prices at. Its quite amazing how long i have been reading the dudley pope series of ramage books and never owned this one, the beginning so to speak. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Ramages diamond by pope, dudley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As in all these series the hero has a cross to bear, and ramage s is his aristocratic, naval background complicated by his fathers disgrace and dishonourable discharge. He also delved heavily into nautical fiction and is one of the best known authors of that genre in his time. Lord ramage project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He was particularly very famous for writing the lord ramage book series and the ned yorke series of novels. He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal inj.
Dudley pope, a naval defense correspondent of the london evening news, progressed to writing carefully researched naval history. In this authoritative biography, dudley pope lays to rest the popularised image. Dudley bernard egerton pope 29 december 1925 25 april 1997 was a british writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his lord ramage series of historical novels. The lord ramage novels complete series set volumes 118 dudley pope on. Dudley pope books list of books by author dudley pope. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get the audible audio editions of the the lord ramage novels series from the.
The forum is a free service, and much like the free content on public radio, we hope you will support woodenboat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine. Lieutenant lord nicholas ramage is to sail his tiny cutter close in to the italian shore and. Dudley pope author of the ramage novel series the woodenboat forum is sponsored by woodenboat publications, publisher of woodenboat magazine. But nelsons plan is not merely to blockade the enemys fleet. Ramage is likable, perhaps too much so with the crew. Of course, i needed the first one to get straight with the whole series. Dudley pope dudley bernard egerton pope 19251997 served as a merchant navy midshipman during wwii and in 1944 became a naval defence correspondent of the london evening news. He went on to write carefully researched naval history and was.
I own about 10 in paperback but its only since i have started using kindle that i have started collecting the rest. Ramage at trafalgar the lord ramage novels series by dudley pope. Popes dashing young hero, nicholas ramage, must outwit and out last all enemies foreign and domestic. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ramage. They have been assigned to escort a trade convoy across the caribbean from barbados to jamaica, along with several frigates and the admirals flagship. Forester, pope was one of the most successful authors to explore the genre of nautical fiction, often compared to patrick obrian. Over the last 20 years or so i must have read most if not all of dudley popes ramage and ned yorke books several times, and i always enjoy rereading them, now of cause we can get the in the kindle format which is good because unlike ordinary books they will not deteriorate with age. The lord ramage novels audiobooks listen to the full series. He intends to confront it headon in the biggest naval battle. Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of sea novels written by dudley pope. Forester urged pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir. The historical novels of the lord ramage series are the most notable works of author dudley.
Ramage volume 0 the lord ramage novels 0 9780935526769. The publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Order of dudley pope books dudley pope was a british author who was best known for his lord ramage series of historical fiction novels. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope fictiondb. During the napoleonic wars, lord ramage served as an officer in the british royal navy. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope. He is a contemporary of horatio hornblower, but unlike the latter, who never fought in a large fleet battle, ramage participated in both the battle of cape st. Oct 23, 2000 over the last 20 years or so i must have read most if not all of dudley popes ramage and ned yorke books several times, and i always enjoy rereading them, now of cause we can get the in the kindle format which is good because unlike ordinary books they will not deteriorate with age. Dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring family. The book is an easy readnot so much detail or naval jargon that the reader gets lost. For information after this period, see the respective summaries of the books. Forester and ramage was published in 1965, just before forester died.
See all books authored by dudley pope, including ramage, and ramage and the drum beat, and more on. Ramage was an officer in the royal navy during the napoleonic wars. He was widely applauded throughout his life, gaining the reputation of being the best of hornblowers. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Dudley pope books list of books by author dudley pope thriftbooks. Pope began what was to become an impressive series with ramage 1965 and, over the next 24 years, produced 17 more novels tracing lord ramage s career. This is a wonderful book written in 1968 by dudley pope, a friend and protegee of c. Dudley pope has 56 books on goodreads with 21511 ratings. He is a contemporary of horatio hornblower, but unlike the latter, who never fought in a large fleet battle, ramage participated in both cape st. Our hero becomes the captain of a sinking ship and the start of his troubles. Ramage and the freebooters by dudley pope paperback. Ramage is a lord and his father is a disgraced naval officer but not by deed. Over the last 20 years or so i must have read most if not all of dudley pope s ramage and ned yorke books several times, and i always enjoy rereading them, now of cause we can get the in the kindle format which is good because unlike ordinary books they will not deteriorate with age. Morgan the pirate is associated with the trappings of pirate living skull and crossbones, pieces of eight, almost with a yohoho and a bottle of rum.
The jacket cover states that pope was encouraged to write the series by c. The book i purchased arrived in great shape and i have already devoured it. Captain lord ramage and the calypso return from want to read. This book reminds me a little of hornblower, but ramage, as both a book and character, is a lot more interesting than hornblower. Download the the lord ramage novels audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. He was widely applauded throughout his life, gaining the reputation of being the best of hornblowers successors. See all books authored by dudley pope, including ramage, and ramage and the drum beat, and. The complete series list for the lord ramage novels dudley pope.
Browse dudley pope s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Volume 0 the lord ramage novels 0 by dudley pope and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ramage is to join nelsons fleet blockading the combined french and spanish navies in the port of cadiz. Ramage is the first installment in the hornblower like ramage series. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and spent much of his early life at sea. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Dudley pope author of the ramage novel series was looking up hms diamond oak and found this the youngest captain in his majestys navy, with a reputation for landing impossible assignments, lord ramage is dispatched to the caribbean islands of martinique and diamond rock. Yet if this was true, why did charles ii knight him and why was he given the governorship of jamaica. He went on to write carefully researched naval history and was urged by c. Ramage and the drumbeat takes the brave lord ramage to the new world where he becomes. Browse dudley popes bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The year of these events is shown before the book title. Ramage was an officer in the british royal navy during the napoleonic wars.
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