Midshipman Bolitho
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Narrated by:
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Michael Jayston
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By:
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Alexander Kent
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Richard Bolitho - Midshipman
October 1772, Portsmouth. Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho waits to join the Gorgon, ordered to sail to the west coast of Africa and to destroy those who challenge the King's Navy. For Bolitho, and for many of the crew, it is a severe and testing initiation into the game of seamanship.
Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger
December 1773, Falmouth. The young Bolitho looks forward to a family Christmas in Cornwall while the Gorgon is refitted. But Cornwall is the treacherous stamping ground of smugglers and wreckers. After the murder of a revenue officer, Bolitho is swept aboard his brother's cutter, Avenger, on a dangerous mission of hide-and-seek.
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- markcufc
- 30-04-22
Short and sweet
If you’ve listened to Hornblower they feel like a nice short and sweet version of them, very enjoyable.
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- Nicola Cair
- 31-01-23
Good introduction
I read these back in the day……they are a good introduction to the series and the age of sale.
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- Randal
- 13-02-25
Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger - Book 2
Audiobook read by Michael Jayston.
Richard Bolitho, together with his Midshipman friend Dancer, are given leave for Christmas and head for the Bolitho family home in Cornwall. The discovery of a dead Excise Man and the arrival of Bolitho's older brother, Hugh, in his naval cutter Revenge, somewhat scuppers the festivities as Richard and Dancer are conscripted into the Revenge's crew to search for and apprehend a gang of wreckers and smugglers. Though this is told from Richard's point of view it's really his brother Hugh, hot-headed and tempestuous, who is the main mover and shaker in this story. Richard contributes the odd good idea and mostly does as he's told. Unlike the previous book, some of this adventure takes place on land, but the climax is another thrilling sea battle.
Michael Jayston is an excellent reader.
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- David
- 03-07-21
Repeats and is missing 3rd book
The audio book repeats a couple of chapters and is missing the 3rd book which isn't avaliable on audible, it's a good story and good narration just annoying you can't listen to the whole series
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- Mrs A J
- 19-05-22
Needs Editing
Well narrated, good stories, but needs editing: two books in one recording and duplicate chapters.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-02-24
Midshipman ballitho
excellent book and well told by the narrator Will
look forward to the next book in the series called band of brothers
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- Retro Brit
- 01-04-20
Two splendid navy tales
Each story was compelling and very exciting, going back to the 1070s. The language is good and the whole feel of each story takes me back to those times.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-07-23
Finally gave up
I gave up half way through. Even though the story line should be enjoyable, Somehow I found it lacked changes in momentum and was a bit predictable. I found the narrator despite varying in accents for the characters, slightly monotonous in his pace and overall accent to listen to. There was no good fun adventurous lightness of touch here or humour in the story line or characters. The senior officers all seemed to behave in a uniformly critically negative way, which became a bit waring. Bolitho clearly is a good hero type, in the vein of a Hornblower, but something for me was missing in this storyline and narration.
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- Roy
- 08-02-25
The top sail
The main thing that stood out in the story was the top mast! But seriously the whole story was enjoyable.
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- bryan lane
- 07-05-21
Grilling audio as good as self reading
Michael made listening fun with his changing accents won't do another you can stick them
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