"Kriegsschiff" . . . . "Geschichte 1661" . . "Schottland" . . "1600 - 1699" . . "FICTION Historical." . . "England" . . "Adventure fiction"@en . "Adventure fiction" . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . . "Kapitän seiner majesträt : historischer Roman" . . . . . . "Gentleman Captain"@en . "Translations" . . "GENTLEMAN CAPTAIN"@en . . . . . . "1662. Cromwell is dead but Charles II presides over an uncertain court. Now, with rumour of treason brewing in the Scottish Isles, the king needs men he can trust ... Men like young Matthew Quinton, a loyal but inexperienced sea captain. Matthew's first command was lost at sea but this time he is determined to complete his mission. Vital to his success is Kit Farrell, a young mariner who has promised to help Matthew. In return, Matthew will teach Kit to read and write. And there is the surly Phineas Musk. Unpleasant he may be, but Musk will protect his master with his life. With their help, Matthew must tackle a resentful Cornish crew and the growing conviction that treason lies closer to home ..." . "Gentleman captain"@en . "Gentleman captain" . . "Charles II has been restored to the English throne for one year. He presides over a court swirling with intrigue, where friends and enemies mingle and conspire. Matthew Quinton is from a family loyal to their monarch. Pressed for time and facing evidence of yet another plot against his person, the king gives Quinton command of a ship and tasks him with a delicate mission: to sail to the western isles of Scotland, intercept a cargo of weapons destined for the king's sworn enemies and blow the conspiracy apart." . . . . "Naval history"@en . "Naval history" . . . . . "Having sunk the first man-of-war under his command within weeks, Matthew Quinton is determined to complete his second mission without loss of life or honor. His suspicion grows that the previous captain of the \"Jupiter\" was murdered and many among his crew have something to hide." . . "Large type books" . . "Sea stories" . "Sea stories"@en . . . . . . . . "Belletristische Darstellung" . . "Historical fiction" . "Historical fiction"@en . . "Charles II has been restored to the English throne for one year. He presides over a court swirling with intrigue, where friends and enemies mingle and conspire. Our hero, 22-year-old Matthew Quinton, is from a family loyal to their monarch. Pressed for time and facing evidence of yet another plot against his person, the king gives Quinton command of a ship and tasks him with a delicate mission: to sail to the western isles of Scotland, intercept a cargo of weapons destined for the king's sworn enemies and blow the conspiracy apart. Matthew is not an experienced seaman his last ship was lost wi."@en . . . . . "Gentleman captain. [1]"@en . . . . . . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . "Adventure stories"@en . "Kapitän Seiner Majestät : historischer Roman" . "History" . "History"@en . "1662. Cromwell is dead, and England's king has been restored. But Charles II presides over an uncertain court ... with rumours of treason brewing in the Scottish Isles, he urgently needs men he can trust. Men like young Matthew Quinton, a loyal but inexperienced sea captain. Matthew's first command was lost at sea but this time, aged 22, he is determined to complete his mission. Vital to his success is Kit Farrell, a young mariner who has promised to help Matthew. In return, Matthew will teach Kit to read and write. And there is surly Phineas Musk. Unpleasant he may be, but Musk will protect his master with his life. With their help, Matthew must tackle a resentful Cornish crew, suspicion of murder, and the growing conviction that treason lies closer to home." . "Kapitän Seiner Majestät historischer Roman" . . . "\"1662: Restoration England. Cormwell is dead, and King Charles II has reclaimed the throne after years of civil war. It is a time of divided allegiances, intrigue, and outright treachery. With rebellion stirring in the Scottish Isles, the hard-pressed sovereign needs men he can trust to sail north and defuse this new threat. Matthew Quinton is such a man--the second son of a noble royalist family. Having sunk the first man-of-war under his command, Matthew is determined to complete his second mission without loss of life or honor\" --Cover, p. 4." . . "Great Britain" . . "FICTION General." . . "Fiction." . . "Kapitän" . .