Dudley pope was a renowned author of the british origin, who was well known for writing historical fiction and nautical fiction books. Dudley pope a young lieutenant and peer of the realm finds himself in command after his captain and senior officers are killed in battle. Popes dashing young hero, nicholas ramage, must outwit and out last all enemies foreign and domestic. Ramage is the first book in the lord ramage series. Ramage is suddenly caught behind enemy lines when on honeymoon in france, as the peace of amien unexpectedly ends. The book is an easy readnot so much detail or naval jargon that the reader gets lost.
This book features ramage sailing his tiny clutter right under the nose of the french mediterranean fleet to save a party of stranded aristocrats. Nicholas is contemporaneous of horatio hornblower, who fought in both the battle of trafalgar and in the battle of cape st. Forester urged pope to try his hand at fiction and saw the younger writer as his literary heir. Dudley pope books list of books by author dudley pope. The historical novels of the lord ramage series are the most notable works of author dudley. He went on to write carefully researched naval history and was urged by c. Dudley bernard egerton pope was born in 1925 into an ancient cornish seafaring family. He is perhaps most loved for his ramage series which follows the.
Dudley pope was a british author who was best known for his lord ramage series of historical fiction novels. The ramage touch volume 0 the lord ramage novels 0. The jacket cover states that pope was encouraged to write the series by c. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and. Dudley pope, a naval defense correspondent of the london evening news, progressed to writing carefully researched naval history. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope. See all books authored by dudley pope, including ramage, and ramage and the drum beat, and more on. Author dudley popes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. This book reminds me a little of hornblower, but ramage, as both a book and character, is a lot more interesting than hornblower. Buy a cheap copy of the ramage touch volume 0 the lord ramage novels 0 by dudley pope 1590073 9781590070 a gently used book at a great low price. Ramage by dudley pope paperback, 1979 for sale online ebay. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Pope began what was to become an impressive series with ramage 1965 and, over the next 24 years, produced 17 more novels tracing lord ramages career. He joined the merchant navy at the age of sixteen and spent much of his early life at sea. Another pretty good series, though pope did get a bit formulaic towards the end. Pope had written several nonfiction books about naval history.
Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of sea novels written by dudley pope. Ramage is a lord and his father is a disgraced naval officer but not by deed. Forester to try his hand at fiction as he saw the younger writer as his literary heir. Ramage was an officer in the royal navy during the napoleonic wars. Ramage the lord ramage novels book 1 and millions of other books are. Dudley pope 19251997 was a writer of nautical fiction. I have the second thru the 15th book in the ramage series by dudley pope. Of course, i needed the first one to get straight with the whole series. Ramage is the first installment in the hornblower like ramage series. For information after this period, see the respective summaries of the books.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This book starts when he is a junior officer on a ship between corsica and italy and is in the fight for its life. He also delved heavily into nautical fiction and is one of the best known authors of that genre in his time. Dudley pope author of the ramage novel series the woodenboat forum is sponsored by woodenboat publications, publisher of woodenboat magazine. Apparently forester encouraged pope to write fiction. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Forester and ramage was published in 1965, just before forester died.
He was particularly very famous for writing the lord ramage book series and the ned yorke series of novels. The year of these events is shown before the book title. Ramage and the saracens 17 by dudley pope 2002, paperback at the. Find the complete lord ramage book series by dudley pope. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Ramage is to join nelsons fleet blockading the combined french and spanish navies in the port of cadiz. Ramage the lord ramage novels book 1 kindle edition by dudley pope author visit amazons dudley pope page.
Dudley popes nicholas ramage books in order fantastic fiction. The first of the dudley pope ramage series is not bad as an adventureatsea novel, but it is not great either. As in all these series the hero has a cross to bear, and ramages is his aristocratic, naval background complicated by his fathers disgrace and dishonourable discharge. But nelsons plan is not merely to blockade the enemys fleet. Discover book depositorys huge selection of dudley pope books online. 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. Dudley pope dudley bernard egerton pope 19251997 served as a merchant navy midshipman during wwii and in 1944 became a naval defence correspondent of the london evening news. During the napoleonic wars, lord ramage served as an officer in the british royal navy. Pope wrote so much about the sea because he was a sailor. It gets off to a hurtling start as ramage comes to in the midst of total chaos, on a sinking ship littered with dead and wounded, and is told hes in command. Dudley pope was an experienced naval officer, journalist and historian who has delighted generations of readers with thrilling stories of high adventure at sea.
He was widely applauded throughout his life, gaining the reputation of being the best of hornblowers successors. His books were greatly inspired from the works of c. If you like dudley pope books, youll love julian stockwin. He intends to confront it headon in the biggest naval battle.
Ramages diamond by pope, dudley and a great selection of related books. This was popes first novel of ultimately nearly 20 about lord ramage, a character who seems based like obriens lucky jack aubrey somewhat on the real lord cochran. Ramage by dudley pope, 9780935526769, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He concealed his age and joined the merchant marines at the age of just 16. The forum is a free service, and much like the free content on public radio, we hope you will support woodenboat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. It was this information that triggered me to obtain this book and give pope a try. In a daring foray, under the very nose of the french mediterranean fleet, li. Dudley pope has 57 books on goodreads with 21637 ratings. Ramage by pope, dudley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The complete series list for the lord ramage novels dudley pope. Nicholas, lord ramage is a fictional and the main character in a series of novels written by english author dudley pope. He was torpedoed during the second world war and resulting spinal inj. The lord ramage novels series in order dudley pope fictiondb. The story chronicles his escape and dashing adventures in true ramage style.
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