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By the Mast Divided
Author: David Donachie
Series: John Pearce #1
Narrator: Peter Wickham
Unabridged: 15 hr 7 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Soundings
Published: 10/01/2007
Category: Fiction - Action & Adventure
Synopsis
London: 1793. Young firebrand John Pearce, on the run from the authorities, is illegally press-ganged from the Pelican tavern into brutal life aboard HMS Brilliant, a frigate on her way to war. In the first few days, Pearce discovers the Navy is a world in which he can prosper. And he is not alone; he is drawn to a group of men who eventually form an exclusive gun crew, the Pelicans, with Pearce their elected leader. During an action-packed two weeks, as HMS Brilliant chases a French privateer across the English Channel, these disparate men form friendships that will last a lifetime.