Talleyman

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Gollancz
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1986
Edition: First Edition

Description: 247 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Dont miss this classic Victorian nautical adventure novel! Perfect for fans of Dewey Lambdin, Julian Stockwin and Patrick OBrian.Talleyman is caught up in a deadly uprising…1848, IrelandWith ten years at sea already under his belt, Lieutenant Thomas Talleyman of Her Majestys Royal Navy joins his first steamship, Santorin , with orders to sail from Portsmouth to distribute cornmeal among the poor in Ireland.On their arrival into Coulagh Bay, County Cork, the crew of the Santorin find the country in the grip of a deadly famine, the people abandoned; hunger and despair driving the tenant farmers to acts of rebellion.When Talleyman intercepts a shipment of weapons smuggled from America into Ireland under the guise of famine relief, and uncovers plans for a major insurrection, he is driven by his training and loyalty to his service to take sides.But which side will he choose And will he survive the uprisingAs tensions escalate, Talleyman knows that it is not just lives that are at stake, but the future of Ireland itself...TALLEYMAN is the first book in the THOMAS TALLEYMAN NAVAL ADVENTURES thrilling historical adventures stuffed to the gunwales with authentic detail of nineteenth-century seafaring.‘A nifty naval novel Kirkus ReviewsTALLEYMAN BOOK 1: TalleymanBOOK 2: Talleyman in the Ice

ISBN: 9780575037915