The war with France has just begun, and Vice-Admiral Lord Hood sails from Spithead in the Victory. Aboard is William Thornton, a high-spirited midshipman of sixteen and the Admiral’s protégé, whose adventures carry him into the Mediterranean campaign, rivalries among the ship’s young gentlemen, and the care of the lovely Mademoiselle de Tourville.
A lively naval yarn in the Marryat mould for lovers of the age of fighting sail. Download the free EPUB.