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Kydd

-- Duke William. Kydd launches a masterly new writing talent and a thrilling new series. Based on dramatic real events, it is classic storytelling at its best, rich with action, exceptional characters, and a page-turning narrative.

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  • "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."
  • "Young wig-maker Thomas Paine Kydd is impressed and forced to join the crew of a British battleship. He comes to admire the skills and courage of his fellow seamen. But can he accept the challenge himself to become a true sailor and defender of Britain?"
  • "-- Duke William. Kydd launches a masterly new writing talent and a thrilling new series. Based on dramatic real events, it is classic storytelling at its best, rich with action, exceptional characters, and a page-turning narrative."@en
  • "Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized by the press gang, to be a part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-bat- tle ship Royal William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast. Despite all that 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. KYDD launches a masterly new writing talent and a thrilling new series. Based on dramatic real events, it is classic storytelling at its very best, rich with action with exceptional characters and a page-turning narrative."
  • "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
  • ""Europe is ablaze with war. The British prime minister is under pressure to intimidate the French, and dispatches a Navy squadron to appear off the French coast. To man the ships, ordinary citizens must be press-ganged. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized and taken across country to be part of the crew of the ninety-eight-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William."
  • "1793. La guerre fait rage en Europe. En Grande-Bretagne, des volontaires sont recrutés pour aller patrouiller devant les côtes françaises. Thomas Paine Kydd, jeune perruquier de Guildford, est enlevé dans une taverne pour entrer dans l'équipage d'un vaisseau de ligne, le Duke William. Il doit apprendre les rudes réalités de la vie à bord, mais décide de relever le défi et de devenir un vrai marin."
  • "Purchased as part of an Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Historical"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Sea stories"@en
  • "Sea stories"
  • "Naval history"@en
  • "Naval history"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"

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  • "Kydd - zur Flotte gepreßt Roman"
  • "Kydd"@en
  • "Kydd"
  • "Kydd a Novel"@en
  • "Kydd : a Kydd sea adventure"
  • "Kydd - zur Flotte gepresst : Roman"
  • "Kydd : a Kydd sea adventure #1"@en
  • "Enrôlé de force : roman"
  • "Kydd : a novel"@en
  • "Kydd : a novel"

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