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By the Mast Divided

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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.


  • Published by Soundings
  • Fiction/Non-FictionFiction
  • Genre Adventure
  • Target Audience Adult
  • Released 1st October 2007
  • Duration 15 Hrs. 07 Mins.
  • ISBN 9781407977065