Pope s knowledge of the navy and sailing ships must be phenomenal. He is perhaps most loved for his ramage series which follows the exploits of lord nicholas ramage during the napoleonic wars, but he is also highly. Ramages signal by dudley pope overdrive rakuten overdrive. During his sea service in 1942, his ship was hit by a torpedo. With napoleon bonaparte at the height of his powers, the mediterranean can safely be considered exclusive french territory. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope fictiondb. Provokes deeper imaginations of sugar and tea plantations, the owners and governors of the caribbean islands and the farreaching arm of revolution.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring family. During the napoleonic wars, lord ramage served as an officer in the british royal navy. For information after this period, see the respective summaries of the books. His narrative takes you back to the royal navy during the napoleonic wars and it is really as though you are there on deck with ramage, enjoying his adventures as they develop. Dudley pope author alexander kent author of introduction, etc. As in all these series the hero has a cross to bear, and ramage s is his aristocratic, naval background complicated by his father s disgrace and dishonourable discharge. It was considered impossible, but so are most of ramage s assignments. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. He sails calypso into the islands only anchorage and there the adventures begin. In a daring foray, under the very nose of the french mediterranean fleet, lieutenant lord nicholas ramage is to sail his tiny cutter close in to the italian shore. Ramages signal the lord ramage novels by dudley pope. Ramage was an officer in the royal navy during the napoleonic wars. Very different take on the usual dudley pope novels especially as this hero is set in the 17th century.
Dudley pope was a renowned author of the british origin, who was well known for writing historical fiction and nautical fiction books. The most interesting part of this story is how dudley pope describes in great detail, the french network of coastal signal stations from spain to france and how they were used to provide information up. The captain who had previously been in charge of blockading martinique ramage s diamond had been sent to get it back but failed. The calypso and her captain, lord nicholas ramage, venture further into the frenchdominated waters of the mediterranean. Buy ramages signal by dudley pope online at alibris. The lord ramage novels and millions of other books are available for. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. 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.
If you like c s forresters hornblower series you like this. Buy ramages signal book online at low prices in india. Afterwards, he spent two weeks in a lifeboat with the few other survivors. Buy ramages signal book online at best prices in india on. Dudley pope has 56 books on goodreads with 21459 ratings. The complete series list for the lord ramage novels dudley pope.
He was particularly very famous for writing the lord ramage book series and the ned yorke series of novels. Ramages signal the lord ramage novels book 11 kindle. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and spent much of his early life at sea. Dudley was born as dudley bernard egerton pope on december 25, 1925 in ashford, kent, united kingdom. Reaching the island, ramage and the crew of the calypso fetch up in a battle to free several captive merchant ships and a beautiful woman passenger as they cross swords with bloodthirsty priates. Dudley pope, a naval defense correspondent of the london evening news, progressed to writing carefully researched naval history. Aiming to confuse and distract the enemy, ramage and his men. Ramages signal the lord ramage novels book 11 ebook. Another pretty good series, though pope did get a bit formulaic towards the end. He had the foresight to write books that encompass short time periods which means he could have continued this series to probably twice the number of books and successfully held fans attention for the duration. Although it lacks much in the way of battles at sea, the novel more than makes up for it with treachery, mystery and intrigue. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve. So when captain ramage and his crew are sent alone into mediterranean waters, they can expect to be outnumbered.
They sail alone and disrupt french activities as they find them. The calypso and her captain, lord nicholas ramage, venture further into the frenchdominated waters of the mediterranean on an admiralty mission to sink, burn, and. With bonaparte napoleon at the height of his powers, the mediterranean can be safely considered exclusive french territory. And two years later, author dudley became a merchant navy cadet and eventually became a mariner. Buy ramages signal by dudley pope from waterstones today. Supported by his men in a thirst for righteous vengeance, ramage sets sail to bring the murderers to justice. Ramages challenge by dudley pope overdrive rakuten. This section contains information on ramage s life before the commencement of the lord ramage novels. Dudley pope was a naval defense correspondent for the london evening news and the author of the 18 novels in the lord ramage series.
Dudley pope the calypso and her captain, lord nicholas ramage, venture further into the frenchdominated waters of the mediterranean on an admiralty mission to sink, burn, and destroy. Dudley pope the calypso ventures further into the frenchdominated waters of the mediterranean on an admiralty mission to sink, burn, and destroy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Buy ramages signal new edition by pope, dudley isbn. Buy a cheap copy of ramages signal book by dudley pope. Apr 01, 2001 buy ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels reissue ed. Buy ramages signal new edition by dudley pope isbn. He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal inj. At the age of 14, he enrolled himself in home guard by concealing his true age. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. The most interesting part of this story is how dudley pope describes in great detail, the french network of coastal signal stations from spain to france and how they were used to provide. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
Dudley pope struck the right chord with this series and with this book. 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. Ramages signal by dudley pope, 9781842324806, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels book 8 kindle edition by pope, dudley. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Her crew and her passengersmen and women alikeare ruthlessly murdered at the hands of a french privateer.
Written by dudley pope, audiobook narrated by steven crossley. For the english cricketer, see dudley pope cricketer. This is the nightmare ramage and the crew of the calypso stumble upon while engaged in a sweep for freebooters in the waters off jamaica. Ramages signal by dudley pope paperback, 1981 for sale. Dudley pope was an experienced naval officer, journalist and historian who has delighted generations of readers with thrilling stories of high adventure at sea. This is another excellent novel in the ramage series by dudley pope. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ramages signal the lord ramage novels book 11. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal injuries plagued him for the rest of his life. If you are searching for the ebook by dudley pope ramages prize in pdf form, in that case you come on to right site. Ramages prize dudley pope ramage is sent to investigate. Free uk delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. Forester urged pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir. Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional and the main character in a series of novels written by english author dudley pope.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ramages mutiny the lord ramage novels book 8. Dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Nicholas ramage was born in 1775 at blazey hall in cornwall, the eldest son of the earl of blazey. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. 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. Ramage and his crew find themselves in the mediterranean sea on a strange and different mission to raise havoc against the french. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good. Ramages signal the lord ramage novels book 11 kindle edition by dudley pope. Read ramage s signal by dudley pope available from rakuten kobo.
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