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The Happy Return
- De: C. S. Forester
- Narrado por: Christian Rodska
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,254
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,094
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,099
Horatio Hornblower sails South American waters and comes face to face with a mad revolutionary in a novel that ripples with risk and gripping adventure. Throughout his escapades, Forester's hero remains resourceful and courageous.
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5 out of 5 stars
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AKA "Beat to Quarters"
- De Carol en 11-29-10
- The Happy Return
- De: C. S. Forester
- Narrado por: Christian Rodska
beware of this download
Revisado: 09-14-13
it shot my itunes app twice, I had to remove entire itunes system and reinstall twice...it was only this book...so I didn't get to listen to it and have not yet picked it up as hard copy.
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Sea of Grey
- De: Dewey Lambdin
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 14 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 359
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 286
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 285
Our rakish hero, Alan Lewrie, is in trouble with his wife, condemned by his daughter, and out of favor with the Admiralty. He is lucky enough to receive a command position on an expedition to the West Indies, there to suppress a bloodthirsty slave rebellion led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the future father of Haitian independence. In Haiti, L'Ouverture's forces are sacking plantations and slaughtering whites and mulattoes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Solid Nautical Fiction Book
- De Blackmac en 12-13-07
- Sea of Grey
- De: Dewey Lambdin
- Narrado por: John Lee
Comes after King's Captain. Buy that book hardcopy
Revisado: 09-14-13
or you'll miss on part of what's happened in this one. The domestic junk with Caroline starts in that book, but he is able to postpone the enevitable. Lewrie's success with Jester and the high lofty praise it wins him gets him promoted to post captain at last, He's forced to fight his first battle with his new frigate, Proteus, on her very decks his at the Nore Mutiny. By the by, Proteus is also blessed by very interesting Celtic God doings from the first...but this is a review of Sea of Grey.
I don't like the gruesome war over Sant Domingue but Lewrie gets to renew his friendship with Kit Cashman. The chaw-bacon clan of Beauman and Lewrie aren't done yet! Cashman and Lewrie conspire and free a dozen slaves belonging to that macaroni fop Ledyard Beauman in revenge for ruining Kit's miliary career and finanial holdings in Jamaica. I s'pose the warish bits with Sant Domingue are necessary, but these are particularly icky. He doesn't have to fight on shore this time, but his crew's Yellow Fever come from being too close in and Cashman's lads are booted up the ass, I guess I always like the sea-based battles vs. anything Lewrie's had to do on land, other than the women, of course. And his meeting with the lovely and oh so friendly Henriette...well goes without saying. Sounds like it's Lewrie's first encounter with a bit of the "tar brush" as Cashman crudely puts it, and why not?...Don't the Cherekee, the Chinese, the Hindu and we cannot forget the Greek knock-out who bore him a son, They all need a bit of company on the spice list.
The set up for Havoc's Sword is masterful, as any lover of series novels (especially this one) will tell you. Overall it's not my favorite, but I'd not miss it for how it fits in to the rest. Face it, if you're reading this, you're hooked.
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Lorna Doone [Naxos]
- De: R. D. Blackmore
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 25 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 117
The Doones are a clan of murdering thieves, and among their victims is John Ridd's father. The strong, noble Ridd determines to avenge his father's death; but his plans are complicated when he falls in love with one of the hated family - the beautiful Lorna. Lorna is promised against her will to another; and that other will not let her go lightly. Set amid the political turmoils of the late 17th century, Lorna Doone brings West Country history and legends alive with wonderfully imaginative fiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I fell in love with this book
- De Linda en 11-20-12
- Lorna Doone [Naxos]
- De: R. D. Blackmore
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
An overlooked gem!
Revisado: 10-16-12
I had no idea that Lorna Doone was the name of a book...I thought it was a cookie. But the summary hooked me due to my interest in the period of history it covered and I got snagged by the hook of the book (real readers, listeners will know what I mean) by the idea there being pockets of complete lawlessness within the England of my imagination built by Austen, Dickens, Trollope and the like...I couldn't put it down. It's a classic yet unique set up...The protagonist is a staightforward yoeman, and the people working together in their communities being victimized by the Doones, their desperate struggle to pacify or evict the scoundrels by a system of law to which they had no access....Then there is a Romeo/Juliet love story going on as well...Well, it's just all gorgeous!
I recommend this book to any who love the authors I mentioned above. I've listened to hundreds of books and this is my first review...I don't spend my time with flummery. I love the classics and this is one is much overlooked. It may be a true story, it's written as one. Whether it really happened or no, it could have. One man doing his best to fight evil and rescue his girl, with a twist at the end that left me reeling.
An overlooked gem.
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