Privateer, Naval Hero, Lover – The Adventurous Life of Robert Surcouf
During the French Revolution, naval lieutenant Robert Surcouf becomes a hero: In Toulon, he is captured by Royalist citizens who have turned against the revolutionaries. They hand the city over to the English, but Robert manages to escape. Pursued by the notorious Captain Horatio Nelson, he makes his way to Napoleon’s troops. Together, they force the English fleet to retreat. However, this is not enough for the father of Robert’s great love, Marie-Cathérine: She is to marry the son of a wealthy shipowner. Robert can only win her hand by gaining wealth himself. Determined to succeed, he sails to the Indian Ocean, where a privateer war rages between the Seychelles, Madagascar, and Mauritius...
»Mac P. Lorne presents a successful first part of his biographical novel about Horatio Nelson, which describes the ups and downs of a sea captain and does not merely indulge in seafaring romance. [...] Well-crafted and entertaining.« histo-couch.de on Captain Nelson – Unter der Flagge des Königs (Captain Nelson – Under the King's Flag)
