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"Eminently readable. . . highly recommended for holiday reading." -- Evening Standard
"Not even C. S. Forester knows more about the routine and battle procedures of the British Navy in the days of Nelson." -- The New York Times
"The first and still favourite rival to Hornblower." -- Daily Mirror
Lieutenant Lord Ramage, in command of the Triton brig, is escorting a convoy from Barbados to Jamaica, normally a routine and tedious chore. But this time Ramage has to be especially vigilant to guard the convoy's precious cargoβa family of important French refugees.
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Lieutenant Lord Ramage, in command of the Triton brig, is escorting a convoy from Barbados to Jamaica, normally a routine and tedious chore. But this time Ramage has to be especially vigilant to guard the convoy's precious cargoa family of important French refugees. Library : General Universes
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