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THE SEAGULL AND LECORSAIR
1795 and Britain is at War with Revolutionary France. The Navy maintains a blockade of French ports but one day events change the life of Lieutenant Giles Courtenay, First-Lieutenant of the SEAGULL, a sloop of 22 guns. As a result he is promoted to command her and takes her to Antigua, there to assist with the enternal fight against the French, pirates, privateers and LE CORSAIR a particularly vicious pirate terrorising the Islands. Much close action, hand to hand combat and broadsides a-plenty as Courtenay tracks down his quarry for one last bloody embrace.
363 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 14, 2012
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November 24, 2018
Great adventure
Have read Claymore and Seagull. Mr Withecombe has drawn me in and captured my imagination. If you enjoy Alexander Kent, you will be captured as well!
Have read Claymore and Seagull. Mr Withecombe has drawn me in and captured my imagination. If you enjoy Alexander Kent, you will be captured as well!
July 18, 2020
I liked the book but the formatting for Kindle was spectacularly bad. After a night to think about it I lowered my rating from 4 to 3. This could be fixed and I'm sure there are people who stopped reading this series just because of this.
April 13, 2018
I worked out early who would be Le Corsair however thinks were sufficiently unsure to expect a surprise until the final chapters. I like this author and as soon as I finish one book I’m ready to read the next. The author could spend more time developing the minor characters. Otherwise a good read. I have read many of the authors of this genre. Close but not a forester or O’Brien. Closet to Dudley Pope.
February 25, 2020
Not a bad story but the editing is awful.
This would be a good series for young adults, if it weren't so full of careless, sloppy editing. You can't go three pages without a missing word, an incorrect tense or some other embarrassingly simple typo. Very disappointing.
This would be a good series for young adults, if it weren't so full of careless, sloppy editing. You can't go three pages without a missing word, an incorrect tense or some other embarrassingly simple typo. Very disappointing.
May 27, 2022
Nice yarn that cracks on apace
Those that enjoy this genre will find much to please them here.
They will, however, have to excuse the odd formatting error and occasional typo. Look beyond that and there’s an enjoyable time to be had in Courtenay’s company.
Those that enjoy this genre will find much to please them here.
They will, however, have to excuse the odd formatting error and occasional typo. Look beyond that and there’s an enjoyable time to be had in Courtenay’s company.
September 14, 2025
Disappointing.
Obvious plot, badly in need of editing and proofreading. Multiple mistakes as well, including identifying a 74-gun ship as a frigate! I found myself scanning to the end just to confirm what I expected.
I cannot recommend this book.
Obvious plot, badly in need of editing and proofreading. Multiple mistakes as well, including identifying a 74-gun ship as a frigate! I found myself scanning to the end just to confirm what I expected.
I cannot recommend this book.
January 2, 2018
A great swashbuckler
You need to enjoy the boarding skirmishes with cutlass, pike and pistol, but if you do, you will enjoy this one
You need to enjoy the boarding skirmishes with cutlass, pike and pistol, but if you do, you will enjoy this one
May 5, 2020
Good yarn
Enjoyable book well crafted , some additional naval tradition would have added to the tale , as would a perspective from the lower decks.
Enjoyable book well crafted , some additional naval tradition would have added to the tale , as would a perspective from the lower decks.
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