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Roman Blood
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Avant-gardes du XXe siècle: arts & littérature, 1905-1930
Caesar's Commentaries: On the Gallic War and On the Civil War
Les bûchers de Bocanegra
The Songs of the Kings
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories: Volumes I and II
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21 Books by Alexander Kent : The Richard Bolitho Series - Midshipman Bolitho, Stand in Danger, In Gallant Company, Sloop of War, To Glory We Steer, Command a King's Ship, Passage to Mutiny, With All Dispatch, Form Line of Battle! + 12 More (The Richard &
This is the first one published back in 1968 and it has all of the seeds (story wise) of the ones published later that come before it in the time line. I'm really happy that I was able to read them chronologically because if I had I started with this one I would not have had the joy of getting to the crescendo of the story that climaxes in this book. In To Glory we Steer, we have Bolitho commanding his first frigate, a ship with a very dark cloud looming over it. Mutiny, distrust, tragedy. Bolitho must gain the trust of his crew despite the weakness of the officers serving under him. To Glory we Steer closes a part of Bolitho's life with a very big bang. It also ends the narrative arc of the Revolutionary War. I liked it despite having to say goodbye to beloved characters and I'm warming up to the new ones introduced that will follow their captain in the adventures to come.
