Author : Showell Styles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0600363155
Mr Fitton's Commission
Showell Styles
Mr Fitton S Commission
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Mr Fitton's Commission
Showell Styles
Author : Showell Styles
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571310579
Mr Fitton's Commission by Showell Styles Pdf
Discharged from active duty after the signing of the peace treaty with France in 1801 Michael Fitton is married and eking out a living as a farmer when he is called back into service with the Royal Navy as Britain embarks on war with France once more. Hoping to be sent into active service in the Mediterranean or the Channel - where the possibility of earning his Lieutenant's commission is high - Fitton is disappointed when he is sent instead back to the West Indies where he is placed in command of the schooner Gipsy. However, never one to turn his back on his duty, Fitton embraces life at sea again and soon finds himself back capturing privateer ships and engaging in daring sea battles. Putting all his knowledge, skills and courage to the test Fitton once again proves himself to be a master seaman. Surely, this time, he will finally earn that longed for commission to become Lieutenant Fitton? Mr Fitton's Commission was first published in 1977.
Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film
Sue Parrill
Author : Sue Parrill
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786458035
Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film by Sue Parrill Pdf
This book provides summaries and analyses of more than 250 novels and nearly 30 films and examines the extent to which they accurately reflect the history, mores and manners of the period--and the extent to which they reveal the ideas and attitudes of their authors and of the periods in which they were written. Particular emphasis is placed on the nature and importance of the war at sea for the British and on the role of famous naval officers such as Nelson, Pellew, Duncan, Smith and Cochrane in the defeat of Napoleon.
A Ship for Mr Fitton
Showell Styles
Author : Showell Styles
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571314973
A Ship for Mr Fitton by Showell Styles Pdf
First published in 1991, A Ship for Mr Fitton continues the adventures of real-life hero and sailor Michael Fitton. It is 1815 and Britain is at war with France. Mr Fitton, relieved of his command, is finding shore-life difficult. With his wife expecting a baby, he is under pressure to earn more than his half-pay lieutenant's wage. When he is offered the command of a ship embarking on a mysterious expedition to Marseilles he feels compelled to accept. Promising his wife that he will return in time for the birth, he sets off on the voyage. But the enterprise takes him directly into the jaws of the enemy as he finds himself unwittingly aiding them. A desperate sea-chase ensues and Mr Fitton must use all of his resourcefulness and naval expertise if he is to escape the French warship and keep his promise to his wife.
The Manuscripts of the House of Lords: 1697-1699 (H.L. 175)
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Author : Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OXFORD:N13382040
The Manuscripts of the House of Lords: 1697-1699 (H.L. 175) by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts Pdf
Legislative Proposals for Fostering Transparency
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Freedom of information
ISBN : IND:30000159047707
Legislative Proposals for Fostering Transparency by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Pdf
A Sword for Mr Fitton
Showell Styles
Author : Showell Styles
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571310265
A Sword for Mr Fitton by Showell Styles Pdf
It's 1799 and Michael Fitton joins the crew of the HMS Abergavenny as acting-lieutenant. Volunteering to command the armed launch bought by Abergavenny's crew to cruise the seas searching for prizes, Fitton must set sail with unknown soldiers who haven't seen action in months. With the threat of mutiny and desertion it's imperative that the venture succeeds.However, Fitton and his crew are lucky and before long they are renowned in the Caribbean for their many successes. Capturing a French barque Fitton learns from the captain that a secret plot by the British to attack Dutch held Curaçao is known by the Dutch and Spanish. A counter-attack is planned that will certainly lead to the demise of the British forces. Can Fitton and his crew reach the island in time to stop this from happening?On the brink of finally receiving his commission as a lieutenant Fitton must use all his resources and courage to help the British at Curaçao, find the treasure of the pirate Van Horn and, above all, lead his crew back to the safety of the British held port in Kingston. A Sword for Mr Fitton was first published in 1975.
Infant Mortality and Working-Class Child Care, 1850-1899
Melanie Reynolds
Author : Melanie Reynolds
Publisher : Springer
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137369048
Infant Mortality and Working-Class Child Care, 1850-1899 by Melanie Reynolds Pdf
Infant Mortality and Working-Class Child Care, 1850-1899 unlocks the hidden history of working-class child care during the second half of the nineteenth century, seeking to challenge those historians who have cast working-class women as feckless and maternally ignorant. By plotting the lives of northern women whilst they grappled with industrial waged work in the factory, in agriculture, in nail making, and in brick and salt works, this book reveals a different picture of northern childcare, one which points to innovative and enterprising child care models. Attention is also given to day-carers as they acted in loco parentis and the workhouse nurse who worked in conjunction with medical paediatrics to provide nineteenth-century welfare to pauper infants. Through the use of a new and wide range of source material, which includes medical and poor law history, Melanie Reynolds allows a fresh and new perspective of working-class child care to arise.
Gardeners' Chronicle
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1272 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UOM:39015084600876
Gardeners' Chronicle by Anonim Pdf
A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1783
Thomas Bayly Howell
Author : Thomas Bayly Howell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1816
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : UCD:31175029419036
A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1783 by Thomas Bayly Howell Pdf
Mr Fitton's Prize
Showell Styles
Author : Showell Styles
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571310364
Mr Fitton's Prize by Showell Styles Pdf
First published in 1993 Mr Fitton's Prize follows the adventures of sailor Michael Fitton. When Michael Fitton joins the HMS Fortitude as master's mate all he wants is a chance to prove himself a loyal member of the new crew and earn a much-longed for promotion. But Fitton's loyalty to the ship is severely tested when his captain refuses to help struggling French Royalists, including the beautiful and captivating Denise de Charignay, defend their stronghold against the revolutionaries. A chance to command his own expedition leads Fitton into a daring night seizure of a French brig and the opportunity to sail to the Royalists aid. Relying purely on nerve and skill Fitton must battle revolutionaries in order to save Denise and her uncle the Comte, friend of the Comte d'Artois, brother to the executed French King Louis XVI, now a refugee in England and heir presumptive to the French throne. Facing capture and execution as he races across the sea back to the shores of England, where he may face a court-martial for his actions, Fitton must find a way to outwit a larger, faster and better equipped vessel captained by his old nemesis, the French privateer Captain Dorimond.
Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1724 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Gardening
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030033906084
Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette by Anonim Pdf
Journals of the House of Commons
Great Britain House of Commons
Author : Great Britain House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1803
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10213012
Journals of the House of Commons by Great Britain House of Commons Pdf
Journals of the House of Commons
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1660
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : CHI:48502872
Journals of the House of Commons by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf
Cobbett's Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason
Thomas Bayly Howell,Thomas Jones Howell
Author : Thomas Bayly Howell,Thomas Jones Howell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1810
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010275274