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Kydd

1793. Europe is ablaze with war and the Prime Minister, Pitt, despatches a squadron to appear off the French coast. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is press-ganged and taken to be part of the crew of the 98-gun battle ship DUKE WILLIAM. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast; despite all he goes through in danger of tempest and battle, he comes to admire the skills and courage of the seamen - taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor.

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  • "1793. Europe is ablaze with war and the Prime Minister, Pitt, despatches a squadron to appear off the French coast. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is press-ganged and taken to be part of the crew of the 98-gun battle ship DUKE WILLIAM. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast; despite all he goes through in danger of tempest and battle, he comes to admire the skills and courage of the seamen - taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor."@en
  • "1803. Tensions are escalating again between England and France. While the Royal Navy launches reconnaissance, rescue missions and spies on the continent, French privateer ships are lurking in English waters poised to strike at British trade. Smugglers, perilous storms and a treacherous coastline all threaten to overcome HMS Teazer as her men fight to gain control of the seas around Cornwall and Devon. Meanwhile an unlikely rival is seeking her captain's heart. The beautiful and determined admiral's daughter could be the key to realising all Kydd's career ambitions and dreams of love. But high society, he finds, can be as treacherous as his first mistress -- the sea."
  • "Thomas Paine Kydd, a wig-maker from Guildford, is seized by the press gang, to be part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast."@en
  • "Tensions are escalating again between England and Napoleon's France. While the Royal Navy launches rescue and reconnaissance missions on the Continent, French privateer ships lurk in English waters poised to strike at British trade. Smugglers, perilous storms and a treacherous coastline all threaten to overcome HMS Teazer as her men fight to gain control of the seas around Cornwall and Devon."
  • "Young wig maker Thomas Paine Kydd, kidnapped and pressed into service as a crew member on the ninety-eight-gun line-of-battle ship "Duke William" in 1793, becomes attached to life at sea in spite of its many hardships, and decides to become a true sailor and defender of Britain."@en
  • "In 1793, Great Britain sends a naval squad to patrol the Channel and keep the French bottled up. Press gangs roam the streets, and Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker, is seized. He learns the harsh realities of shipboard life, and amidst the dangers of tempest and battle, he becomes a true sailor and defender of Britain at war."@en
  • "In 1793, Great Britain sends a naval squad to patrol the Channel and keep the French bottled up. Press gangs roam the streets, and Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker, is seized. He learns the harsh realities of shipboard life, and amidst the dangers of tempest and battle, he becomes a true sailor and defender of Britain at war."
  • "Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized by the press gang, to be part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Royal William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast."@en
  • "First book in the Kydd series, wherein Thomas Paine Kydd, Guildford wigmaker, is press-ganged onto a battleship, in 1793. He learns his naval skills quickly, under fire, and aspires to become a true sailor."@en
  • "It is 1783 and Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is press-ganged and taken to serve on the 98-gun ship Duke William. Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast but despite all that he goes through he takes up the challenge to become a true sailor."
  • "Naval adventure."

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  • "Talking books"
  • "Naval history"@en
  • "Naval history"
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Downloadable audio books"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Sea fiction"
  • "Fiction - Adv. Susp"@en
  • "Sea stories"@en
  • "Sea stories"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"

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  • "Kydd the admiral's daughter"
  • "Kydd"
  • "Kydd"@en

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