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Lädt ... Mister Tidwell Gunner: A 19th Century Seafaring Saga of War, Self-reliance, and Survival (Stories from the Golden Age)von L. Ron Hubbard
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Fans of Patrick O’Brian and Alexander Kent are sure to enjoy L. Ron Hubbard’s Mister Tidwell, Gunner. From the pages of Adventure magazine, this 1936 short story is a riveting entertainment. Pressed into service during the Napoleonic Wars, young Tidwell finds himself performing medical service during the heat of battle. Realizing that he might contribute, he finds himself in the middle of action that will either destroy him or save him. The pacing is relentless and this little tale is a great example of both Hubbard’s talent and the appeal of an adventure story told well. This volume also includes the poignant short story Submarine followed by the adventure tale The Drowned City and I enjoyed both. So you get three for one great stories in this volume. Hubbard’s other sea stories include Under the Black Ensign and Twenty fathoms Down. I recommend all of them. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Imagine a young Laurence Olivier cast as a scholarly Oxford professor--an academic snatched out of his bookish world and pressed into service aboard Lord Nelson's legendary British fleet--in the position of schoolmaster. Such is the life of the land-loving, seafaring Mister Tidwell, Gunner. Thrust into service at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, Tidwell soon finds himself directly in the line of fire and way out of his depth. Fate has cast him into a terrible and terrifying spot--alone on deck to face the fearsome approach of a French man-o'-war. The professor is about to get an object lesson in war, self-reliance . . . and survival. Overwhelmed by the smell of gunpowder, the sound of cannons, and the sight of death, he will either experience the sweet taste of victory . . . or the bitter taste of his own blood. In an essay called Search for Research Hubbard wrote about how he came up with story ideas: "I want one slim, forgotten fact. From there a man can go anywhere. . . . In one old volume, for instance, I discovered that there was such a thing as a schoolmaster aboard Nelson's ships. . . . When did this occur? . . . The Napoleonic Wars." Drawing on this single obscure discovery, Hubbard delved deeper into the history and let his remarkable imagination do the rest. "Complete after a few days of search, I had my Mister Tidwell, Gunner." Also includes the sea adventures The Drowned City, the story of two deep-sea divers who set out in search of a long-lost treasure only to find that the waters are full of treacherous currents and even more treacherous men; and Submarine, in which a young sailor on leave enjoys a quiet interlude with his girlfriend--only to have it interrupted by a call to duty and danger. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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