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- Publisher: Pocket; paperback / softback edition (1 Feb 1971)
- ISBN-10: 0671773054
- ISBN-13: 978-0671773052
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 9.7 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,270,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Ramage is in many ways a contrary to Hornblower. He is rich, a nobleman, intuitive rather than intellectual, hopeless at mathematics, but they share the sense of duty to the navy and to the seamen serving under them.
In the first of the novels we are presented with Ramage and the most important of the characters who will follow him in the rest of the novels. It starts dramatically with Ramage waking up after a severe blow to find himself instantly promoted from 5th in command to 1st in command, since all his superiors are dead. The ship is sinking and the enemy is ready to fire the conclusive barrage.
Very good book, but if you haven't read Hornblower yet, do that first.
In the first of the novels we are presented with Ramage and the most important of the characters who will follow him in the rest of the novels. It starts dramatically with Ramage waking up after a severe blow to find himself instantly promoted from 5th in command to 1st in command, since all his superiors are dead. The ship is sinking and the enemy is ready to fire the conclusive barrage.
Very good book, but if you haven't read Hornblower yet, do that first.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This book starts out right in the thick of battle! Plenty of good action here. Pope can tell a great story. The book is an easy read--not so much detail or naval jargon that the reader gets lost. This book reminds me a little of Hornblower, but Ramage, as both a book and character, is a LOT more interesting than Hornblower. Whereas Forester gives us some action and then 90 pages at the whist table, Pope gives us more action. Hornblower spends every moment lamenting his decision to marry Maria; Ramage thinks periodically about his Truelove, but it's quickly back to planning how to get out of the next scrape. ThGood action, good story, good reading. Highly recommended!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first of Dudley Pope's series of novels about Lord Nicholas Ramage, naval officer in His Majesty's navy at the time of Nelson. Pope knows his history and seafaring and spins a good yarn to boot. His writing is vivid, realistic and exciting though not in the Patrick o'Brien class of naval prose.
This opening story sees Ramage take charge of and lose his first command within an hour but this does not stop him from taking over the secret assignment given to the late Captain of Ramage's doomed frigate. Ramage has to rescue a group of patriotic Italians but in doing so he both incurs the wrath of one and the affection of another, the latter being the heroine of the piece with whom Ramage falls madly in love. There's a court scene, an excellent battle scene towards the end and Ramage gets to meet Nelson and another chap called ... Hornblower! Contrived stuff at times but hard to put down and will leave the reader looking forward to the next exciting episode - of which there are fortunately many!
This opening story sees Ramage take charge of and lose his first command within an hour but this does not stop him from taking over the secret assignment given to the late Captain of Ramage's doomed frigate. Ramage has to rescue a group of patriotic Italians but in doing so he both incurs the wrath of one and the affection of another, the latter being the heroine of the piece with whom Ramage falls madly in love. There's a court scene, an excellent battle scene towards the end and Ramage gets to meet Nelson and another chap called ... Hornblower! Contrived stuff at times but hard to put down and will leave the reader looking forward to the next exciting episode - of which there are fortunately many!
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Ramage
A good old fashioned naval yarn, written in the best spirit of adventure with the Nelson touch to go with it. The first of many Ramage books, well worth a read.
Published 1 month ago by Geoff
Wooden - like the ships.
This is the first of fifteen novels that chart the life and career of the fictitious Nicolas Ramage through the times of Napoleon and the navy of Nelson. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2008 by S. M. Williams
Better than Hornblower.
Sibella 28, on a mission to rescue several aristocrats from Boney's clutches, is being pounded to death by a French 74, all the officers except the wounded Lt. Read more
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