The tenth richard bolitho novel in alexander kents spectacularly successful series deals with bolithos life as a. Kent and liked this book but the short story is one of three books covering the time when the hero bolitho was a midshipman. The bolitho novels wikipedia richard bolitho series. The first book, richard bolitho, midshipman, tells the story of bolitho, assigned to the 74 gun ship of the line, gorgon. The complete midshipman bolitho the bolitho novels book 1 alexander kent. Alexander kent novels douglas reemans official website. In this installment of the popular bolitho series, bolitho and his friend dancer have leave from the gorgon after it returns to plymouth to be refitted. Richard bolitho midshipman by alexander kent abebooks. Good, solid stuff that still packs a wallop and will probably continue to do so when another writer comes along 30 years from now to tell the old stories again to a new generation. While this is actually the eighth book in the series and not the first, it is set in an earlier time than the other books, so technically it can be considered the first. This book actually contains two stories, beginning with the 16yearold midshipman richard bolitho s assignment to the british 74 gun shipoftheline. Midshipman bolitho and the avenger 1978 edition open library.
Bolitho was born in 1756 in falmouth, cornwall, in great britain, the second son of a prestigious naval family. Read the complete midshipman bolitho by alexander kent available from rakuten kobo. Midshipman bolithos ship, the gorgon, is laid up for refit, and he with, isbn 97800920409 buy the midshipman bolitho and the avenger ebook. Midshipman bolitho s ship, the gorgon, is laid up for refit, and he with some other young gentlemen is allowed home for christmas. Alexander kent is the author of twentyeight acclaimed books featuring richard. Douglas reeman alexander kent book series in order. Richard bolitho series by alexander kent goodreads. Download midshipman bolitho and the avenger epub book. Follow his adventures as he undergoes a severe initiation into the dangerous world of the great sailing warships. Nov 01, 2006 i love the bolitho series by alexander kent.
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. In gallant company by alexander kent penguin books australia. Bolitho returns home to cornwall for christmas, but smuggling, ship wrecking and witchcraft tear apart his oncepeaceful. This story is set in the winter of 1773, in and around. Richard bolitho midshipman is the first book of alexander kent s douglas reemans bolitho series.
Bolitho returns home to cornwall for christmas, but smuggling, ship wrecking and witchcraft tear apart his oncepeaceful community. Richard bolitho midshipman download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Richard bolitho audiobooks listen to the full series. The complete midshipman bolitho isbn 97815901275 pdf epub. One of my only complaints about the book is the fact that it is so short, but then it was written as a juvenile. It is probably the longest running series in the genre at the present time. Midshipman bolitho published in 1977, 1975, and 1980 respectively, in gallant company, midshipman bolitho, and stand into danger are the first three installations in kent s ongoing series of the adventures of protagonist richard bolitho. Alexander kent books list of books by author alexander kent. Richard bolitho is the central character in a series of historial naval adventure novels by british novelist alexander kent douglas reeman. The complete midshipman bolitho ebook by alexander kent.
Midshipman bolitho and the avenger isbn 97800920409 pdf. The rest of the book details the mission to take the ship and then go after the pirates who were pillaging ships in these waters. Alexander kent is the author of 28 acclaimed books featuring richard bolitho. Nov 21, 20 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Midshipman bolitho and the avenger by alexander kent goodreads. Richard bolitho midshipman is the first book of alexander kents douglas reemans bolitho series. Richard bolitho, who has a number of rousing adult voyages to his credit, is seen here as a sixteenyearold midshipman newly assigned to the 74gun ship of the line, gorgon. This book is a compendium of 3 individual novels by alexander kent. Reeman was born in thames ditton, surrey, son of charles percy and ada reeman.
Midshipman bolitho and the avenger by alexander kent, 1978, putnam edition, in english 1st american ed. Alexander kent is the author of twentyeight acclaimed books featuring richard bolitho. Buy a cheap copy of richard bolitho midshipman 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. Alexander kent paperback books for sale in stock ebay. Midshipman bolitho and the avenger by kent, alexander ebook. This acclaimed book by alexander kent is available at in several formats for your ereader. The complete midshipman bolitho by alexander kent overdrive.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Richard bolitho midshipman sets the stage for all of the rest of the novels. The complete midshipman bolitho by alexander kent, 97815901275, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. But, as they say, art often imitates life, and life often imitates art. Richard bolitho is an officer with the royal navy during the 18th and 19th centuries. We are first introduced to some of the characters we eventualy get to know and love. The three midshipman bolitho novellas in one omnibus volume, from alexander kent, also known as douglas reeman. Midshipman bolitho and the avenger is a historical fiction novel written by douglas reeman under the pseudonym alexander kent. Bolitho stands on the brink of manhood and takes his examination to begin his true career as a kingi s officer. Nov 25, 2015 the complete midshipman bolitho by alexander kent in djvu, fb2, rtf download e book. For bolitho, and for many of the crew, it is a severe and testing initiation into the game of seamanship. Bolitho was 16 when he joined the navy, the same as reeman. The third, band of brothers, offers richard bolitho and his friend martyn dancer the culmination. Richard bolitho midshipman download ebook pdf, epub.
And sixteenyearold shelve richard bolitho midshipman. Alexander kent is a pen name, and this series also holds great promise, judging from this book, midshipman bolitho, who was born in falmouth, in cornwall, and the story picks up in october, 1772. As bolitho faces the grim reality of war at close quarters, he will be called upon to anticipate the strategies of the french fleet. But a routine passage from plymouth to guernsey in an untried schooner becomes, for bolitho, a passage from midshipman to kings officer, tempering the promise of the future with the bitter price of maturity. The 26th, and final, bolitho novel in this phenomenally successful and wellloved series. 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.
If you love british history and the high seas, with battles set during the american revolution through the napoleonic era, consider the bolitho novels. Alexander kent a pen name of douglas reeman wrote this series about richard bolitho and his family. Buy alexander kent ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Later in the series the stories are about richards son, adam. Books go search hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books. All three novellas are packed with trademark kent descriptions of ships under. Midshipman bolitho s ship, the gorgon, is laid up for refit, and he with, isbn 97800920409 buy the midshipman bolitho and the avenger ebook. Net archive search books by rating android app menu search books by rating android app bookfrom. Sixteenyearold richard bolitho waits to join the gorgon, ordered to sail to the west coast of africa and to destroy those who challenge the kings navy. This being 1772, a dull year as naval warfare goes, the gorgon is sent to chase slavedealing pirates off the coast of north africa, and bolitho finds himself locked in a battle of his own with a jealous, frustrated. Combining three novellas that cover the early years of richard bolitho s service in the royal navyincluding the latest bolitho novella band of brothersthis omnibus is the new first book in the richard bolitho series, taking the place of mcbookss midshipman bolitho. Later books in the series set after his death are based on his nephew adam bolitho.
The complete midshipman bolitho by alexander kent in djvu, fb2, rtf download e book. The complete midshipman bolitho by kent, alexander ebook. Published in 1975, it introduces the reader to 16 year old richard bolitho as he boards his second ship, the hms gorgon. It was the eighth novel in the series, though it is set earlier than the others, at the start of the career of richard bolitho. Booktopia the complete midshipman bolitho, the richard. Bolitho series 126 and 29 alexander kent audiobook. Author alexander kent is the pen name for douglas reeman. He served in the wars against france and the united states. The complete midshipman bolitho by alexander kent pdf. Richard bolitho midshipman by kent, alexander and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The complete midshipman bolitho by alexander kent pdf free. Set in the late18thcentury royal navy, the book is part of the bolitho series and follows the main character richard bolitho.
The gorgon is sent to the west this is a collection of the first two of alexander kent s richard bolitho series of novels about life in the british navy at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th. It follows the adventures of richard bolitho, an officer in the royal navy. Naive and untested, bolitho must learn the ways of the navy quickly if he is to survive. Publication date 1978 topics sea stories publisher new york. Richard bolitho novels series in order alexander kent. The book follows young bolitho s adventures as he intercepts and destroys a band of vicious pirates and then is swept away on a dangerous mission through the treacherous stamping ground of smugglers, wreckers, and murderers. The book also covers a much smaller range of topics, the story quickly becoming far more complicated with the flip of each page, especially after the identity of the commander is. Download midshipman bolitho and the avenger alexander kent. The central character is richard bolitho, and, later, his nephew, adam. The complete midshipman bolitho isbn 97815901275 pdf. This is a small anthology of the first three episodes at the beginning of bolitho as midshipman in his majesty royal navy during the napoleonic wars. 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 story is set in the winter of 1773, in and around the west country of england. He wrote a total of 68 novels, selling 34 million copies in twenty languages.
Midshipman bolitho by alexander kent, michael jayston. The complete midshipman bolitho by alexander kent alibris. Kent s winning hero is richard bolitho, who is squarely in the tradition of captain hornblower and midshipman easy. Although 18th century british navy novels have become almost an industry niche, the best remain, as always, forester, obrian and kent. On this site it is impossible to download the book, read the book online or get the contents of a book. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Hollywood just made a movie based on his first book in the series, master and commander.
Listen to the complete richard bolitho book series. The bolitho novels are a series of nautical war novels written by douglas reeman 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. 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. The complete midshipman bolitho the bolitho novels book 1. Richard bolitho, midshipman by kent, alexander and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The bolitho novels are a series of nautical war novels written by douglas reeman using the pseudonym alexander kent. Midshipman bolitho and the avenger isbn 97800920409. Midshipman bolitho and the avenger by kent, alexander.
But the conflict has also taken on a personal note, reviving. The complete midshipman bolitho the bolitho novels book 1 ebook. The second book to explore richard bolithos early exploits, midshipman bolitho and the avenger is quite the slim volume, very simply written and easy to understand. Richard bolitho, midshipman is a novel in the bolitho series of nautical fiction set in the late18thcentury royal navy, written by douglas reeman under the pseudonym alexander kent. The year is 1772, and richard bolitho is a sixteenyearold midshipman about to undergo a severe initiation into the game of seamanship. Sixteenyearold richard bolitho joins the british royal navy as a young midshipman. See all books authored by alexander kent, including sloop of war the bolitho novels, and with all despatch richard bolitho novels alexander kent no 8, and more on. When douglas reeman left his familiar wwii grounds to enter an earlier age as alexander kent, hornblower got a companion in richard bolitho, who storms along from midshipman to admiral in a long series of novels. The time is 1772 and england is at peace but that doesnt mean that the of. Bolitho stands on the brink of manhood and takes his examination to begin his true career as a kings officer. Richard bolitho novels series in order alexander kent fictiondb.
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