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Jem (and Sam): A Revenger's Tale (Paperback)
by Ferdinand Mount (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  (4 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 425 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New Ed edition (1 Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099273144
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099273141
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 843,133 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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In Pepys' diary, Jem Mount plays a shadowy role, but in Jem's own memoirs, Sam Pepys looms large. Friends and drinking partners at first, they become vicious rivals for fame and women.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful and enlightening., 18 Oct 2003
By Mary Whipple (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jem (and Sam) (Paperback)
Full of engaging, amusing, and above all human characters, this novel also boasts a vividly presented narrative of a turbulent era. Mount manages to keep the reader intrigued as Jem careers from bawdy houses to Oliver Cromwell's inner circle, from Dutch Wars to Jamaica, from political intrigue to treasure hunting. The characters with whom he treats run the gamut of all levels of society and include Samuel Pepys, the pirate Henry Morgan, and even the "Emperor of China," as Jem's fortunes vacillate.

The author manages to employ a light hand and fine wit as he he juggles the demands of sweeping narrative, historical research, and intriguing characters, and succeeds in keeping the reader both entertained and fascinated by the period and its depiction. Mary Whipple

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best way of understanding history - through fiction., 24 Aug 1999
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This review is from: Jem (and Sam): A Revenger's Tale (Hardcover)
There has always been a great debate among historians as to what history