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Richard Carvel : [a novel]

Richard Carvel is a gripping tale presented as the autobiography of a genteel gentleman whose adventures span the Atlantic during the era of the American Revolutionary War.

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  • "Richard Carvel is a gripping tale presented as the autobiography of a genteel gentleman whose adventures span the Atlantic during the era of the American Revolutionary War."@en
  • "New National Theatre, W.H. Rapley, manager, T. Arthur Smith, treasurer. Charles Frohman presents John Drew (ninth season) first production of a new play, in four acts, entitled "Richard Carvel," a dramatization of Winston Churchill's novel of the same name, by Edward E. Rose."
  • "An historical novel dealing with the American Civil War."@en
  • "[This] novel focuses on the life of Richard Carvel; a wealthy young man from a prominent Maryland family just before and during the Revoloutionary War... Set at first around Annapolis, it's about a boy (Carvel) who is kidnapped and sent to England by pirates under his wicked uncle's direction in order to cheat him out of his estate. Meeting all sorts of major figures of the day, including John Paul Jones and Edmund Burke, he has all kinds of adventures in London. When the war breaks out he goes to sea again, this time aboard a ship commanded by Jones. He participates in the famous sea battle between the "Bonhomme Richard" and the "Serapis" (these might be the best scenes in the book). Wounded, he is brought to London to recuperate; he marries his childhood sweetheart there and they both sail to Annapolis to live. --A Customer & Bomojaz at Amazon.com."@en
  • "Richard Carvel was a phenomenon in its time, selling two million copies and cementing Churchill's reputation as a writer. In this researched and carefully written novel set during the Revolutionary War, a young naval officer finds himself on a journey to gain his independence aboard John Paul Jones's Bonhomme Richard."
  • "One of the most popular American novels of the turn-of-the-century period, Richard Carvel is a gripping tale presented as the autobiography of a genteel gentleman whose adventures span the Atlantic during the era of the American revolutionary war. An exhaustive account spanning eight volumes, Richard Carvel is a must-read for fans of historical fiction."@en

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  • "Theater programs"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "American fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en

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  • "Richard Carvel : Winston Churchill ; with illustration by Carlton T. Champman and Malcon Fraser"
  • "Richard Carvel : [a novel]"@en
  • "Richard Carvel"
  • "Richard Carvel"@en
  • "Richard Carvell"
  • "Richard Carvell"@en
  • "Richard Carvel; illustrations by Carlton T. Chapman and Malcolm Fraser"@en
  • "Richard Carvel, by Winston Churchill"
  • "Richard Carvel. [A novel]"@en
  • "Richard carvel"@en
  • "Richard Carvel : New ed. with a preface"
  • "Richard Carvel [a novel]"@en
  • "Richard Carvel. With illustrations by Carlton T. Chapman and Malcolm Fraser"@en

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