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Ramage and the Guillotine (Paperback)

by Dudley Pope (Author)
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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Avon (Dec 1981)
  • ISBN-10: 0380554917
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380554911
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.9 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,331,349 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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As France recovers from her bloody Revolution, Napoleon is amassing his armies for the Great Invasion. News in England is sketchy and the Navy must prepare to defend the land from foreign attack. Lieutenant Ramage is chosen to travel to France and embark upon the perilous quest of spying on the great Napoleon. His mission is to determine the strength of the French troops - but his discovery will mean the guillotine! --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Dudley Pope was an experienced Naval officer, journalist and historian who has delighted generations of readers with thrilling stories of high adventure at sea. He was widely applauded throughout his life, gaining the reputation of being 'the best of Hornblower's successors'. He is perhaps most loved for his Ramage series which follows the exploits of Lord Nicholas Ramage during the Napoleonic Wars, but he is also highly respected for his scholarly works. The first and still favourite rival to Hornblower (Daily Mirror) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Tedious, 22 Sep 2006
By Dr J (Salem, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ramage and the Guillotine (Paperback)
I've been slowly knocking off the Ramage novels, but after this one I'm taking a hiatus. Ramage, our hero, is sent to France as a spy, so we have more intrigue than action. Fine. This should have been a great thriller, but it turns out to be a long, tedious, even boring novel. Pope just can't say in 3 pages what he can say in 50 and it wears thin after a while. Most naval fiction novels consist of a series of episodes, but Pope's books tend to be one long story. Nothing wrong with that, but if there is nothing to keep you interested, then reading it becomes a chore. And that's what this is.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ramage and the Guillotine, 27 Nov 2002
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Ramage and the Guillotine is an excellent book! It starts off with Ramage on leave with Gina, he then finds out, while at a party, that his leave is over and that he has to go straight back to duty. Not only that but his duty involves extreme danger. He starts off dealing with smugglers even though he is normally supposed to be fighting with them. This book has a bit of everything including hiding behind enemy lines; helping Frenchmen and being sentenced to death! In ultimate Ramage style he also manages to sneak his gang of crew with him, which is useful, especially when Stafford does what he boasts he can do best.

This is an epic novel of old fashioned life in France, it also covers everything from the French police system to French road control. This is one of the best books in the Ramage series (not to say that they are not all excellent). This book, even if you expect it to be set at sea, is nothing other than brilliant, it has the style and character of any other sea faring novel by Dudley Pope and has the always mysterious twist at the end. You must read it as soon as possible!

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Ramage Series, 30 Oct 2008
By E. Martin (Romford) - See all my reviews
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I have to say that I am struggling with this series. I am an avid reader of Naval History and have tried all of the main authors. Pope is excellent in his research and in depth knowledge of the era however I find his style very long winded. He spends pages describing simple scenarios. there are often long passages of descriptive text with little action. When the action does kick in then it is well presented. In summary not as good as Woodman, O'Brian or my top Author Alexander Kent.
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