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By the Mast Divided
- Author
- David Donachie
- Narrator
- Peter Wickham
- Publisher
- Soundings
- Publish Date
- 1 October 2007
- Run Time
- 15 hours 2 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- David Donachie
- Narrator
- Peter Wickham
- Duration
- 15 hours 2 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 October 2007
- ISBN
- 9781407900308
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Soundings
- Genre
- Historical adventure fiction
Synopsis
London: 1793. Young firebrand John Pearce, on the run from the authorities, is illegally press-ganged from the Pelican tavern into brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on her way to war. In the first few days, Pearce discovers the Navy is a world in which he can prosper. And he is not alone; he is drawn to a group of men who eventually form an exclusive gun crew, the Pelicans, with Pearce their elected leader. During an action-packed two weeks, as HMS Brilliant chases a French privateer across the English Channel, these disparate men form friendships that will last a lifetime.
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