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Collins asked Geoff Hunt in 1988 to do the cover art for the twelve books published by then, with The Letter of Marque being the first book to have Hunt's work on the first edition. He continued to paint the covers for future books; the covers were used on both USA and UK editions. [5] [6] Reissues of earlier novels used the Geoff Hunt covers ...
The Golden Ocean is a historical novel written by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1956.It tells the story of a novice midshipman, Peter Palafox, who joins George Anson's voyage around the world beginning in 1740.
In addition to historic naval adventure fiction such as the Midshipman Quinn and Lieutenant Michael Fitton series set during the Napoleonic Wars, and non-fiction works on mountains and such as The Mountaineer's Weekend Book, he wrote detective fiction under the pseudonym of Glyn Carr, and humorous pieces as C.L. Inker.
The main character has been described as an anti-hero. [3]Gwyneth Jones criticized the series as "repetitive and formulaic", with "some of the least scientific science fiction, and the least convincing alien monsters (giant spacefaring goldfish), of modern times", noting that nonetheless the series "rolls on, from one dreadful humiliation to the next, with occasional bursts of brilliant action ...
Midshipmen studied at the academy for four years and trained aboard ships each summer. [52] Midshipman began to mean "passed midshipman" at this time, and a student at the Naval Academy was a cadet midshipman. [33] The rank of ensign was created in 1862, and passed midshipmen were promoted to ensign when vacancies occurred. [33]
Vice-Admiral John Byron (8 November 1723 – 1 April 1786) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer. He earned the nickname "Foul-Weather Jack" in the press because of his frequent encounters with bad weather at sea. [1]
After seeing his performance as Midshipman Calamy in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Boris Johnson, then editor of the Spectator, wrote that Benitz had shown "much the same dash and dispatch [as Calamy] in rescuing my Toyota from the car pound." Benitz went on to study history at the University of Edinburgh.
Robert Pitcairn (6 May 1752 – c. 1770) was a Scottish midshipman in the Royal Navy. Pitcairn Island was named after him: he was the first person to spot the island, on 2 July 1767 (ship's time), while serving in a voyage in the South Pacific on HMS Swallow, captained by Philip Carteret.