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John Deane of Nottingham: Historic Adventures by Land and Sea

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(4,25 Sterne; 14 Bewertungen)

This is the story of John Deane of Nottingham, a person who, according to the author, really existed. John Deane is born in 1679 to wealthy parents, but starts out in relative poverty, working as a drover around London. He then goes to sea and rises to the rank of Captain of the Navy, but abandons that position to become "Merchant Adventurer". Next he spends some years in Russia, serving Peter the Great on a Russian war ship. When he had enough of that, he became British Consul, and finally spend some years in retirement in his native WIlford by Nottingham, where he died at an old age in 1760.
Such an eventful life of course contained many interesting adventures, which are in this volume related. There are conspiracies, battles on land and sea, pirates, shipwrecks, natural disasters, kings and queens, friends and foes, damsels in distress, and other great yarns. - Summary by Carolin (0 hr 5 min)

Chapters

Preface

1:41

Read by April6090

Mr Harwood and Alethea in Sherwood Forest, and Jack Deane’s First Adventure

15:56

Read by Deon Gines

Dinner at Mr Deane’s in Nottingham - Jack Deane announces the Profession he has…

22:38

Read by megaminxwin

A Poaching Expedition to Colwick Park - Jack forms an Acquaintance who leads hi…

20:38

Read by Peter John Keeble

Fire near Mr Strelley’s Warehouse - Jack Deane shows that he is a lad of Courage

12:44

Read by Deon Gines

Jack’s Visit to Harwood Grange - Is urged to assist in the Jacobite Plot

15:49

Read by Deon Gines

Pearson’s Visit to Squire Harwood - Plan to entrap Jack

8:42

Read by Deon Gines

Jack’s Journey to Stourbridge, and Adventures on the Road

21:16

Read by Deon Gines

Attacked by Cattle-lifters

15:28

Read by Deon Gines

Stourbridge Fair - Adventures at Cambridge

10:10

Read by Deon Gines

Jack encounters Master Pearson, and goes to Norwich

16:00

Read by Deon Gines

Jack’s Visit to Mr Gournay - The Story of Madame le Mertens

23:51

Read by Deon Gines

Jack meets Pearson at Saint Faith’s and accompanies him to the North

14:51

Read by Deon Gines

Jack and Pearson’s Journey to the North, and how Jack was employed on the Road

23:08

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Adventures at the Hagg

25:50

Read by Deon Gines

Jack again visits Harwood Grange

17:06

Read by Deon Gines

Residence in the Fens of Lincolnshire

21:06

Read by Deon Gines

A Decoy described

20:22

Read by Michele Kradel

Journey to London with Long Sam

27:06

Read by John

The Conspiracy

22:14

Read by John

A Ride for Liberty

32:45

Read by John

John Deane turns Sailor, and joins the 'Weymouth', Captain Jumper

24:26

Read by John

First Sea-Fight

22:35

Read by John

After the Battle

15:30

Read by John

Cutting-out Expedition - John Deane is Promoted - Capture of two Galleys

23:36

Read by Deon Gines

The Galley-slave, and who he was

9:41

Read by Deon Gines

Visit to Norwich and to the Farm at the Fens - A bitter Disappointment

27:40

Read by Deon Gines

Returns Home

14:32

Read by Deon Gines

Serves under Benbow in the West Indies

17:20

Read by Deon Gines

Hurricane - Captured by Pirates

22:06

Read by Deon Gines

Imprisonment in the Pirates’ Island - The Lovers’ Meeting

20:19

Read by Deon Gines

Dame Pearson’s History - Engagement between the Pirate and Queen’s Ship

17:55

Read by Deon Gines

The Island Captured

17:32

Read by Deon Gines

Sir George Hooke takes the Spanish Galleons in Vigo Bay

23:16

Read by Deon Gines

Hurricane in the British Channel - Sir George Rooke takes Gibraltar - Sea-fight…

31:08

Read by Deon Gines

Home again - Another bitter Disappointment

17:47

Read by Deon Gines

Adventure in the 'Nottingham Galley' - Shipwreck

14:15

Read by BettyB

Pennsylvania - Return Home - Last Adventures and Conclusion

16:06

Read by BettyB

Bewertungen

Struggling on several levels

(2 Sterne)

There is the basis of a good adventure story here but the author mangles the descriptive passages. A frustrating read of a shallow written book by an author with talent. Gave up after 7 chapters.