Bowling Tom:
The Antigallican
Oldcastle Books Ltd (United Kingdom), 2009
Paperback, 288 pages
Size: 198x129 mm
ISBN: 9781842433218
ISBN-10: 1842433210
List price: £7.99
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The Antigallican
Jersey fishing captain, Jean Cotterell is rescued by a French frigate - The Hortense - off the Grand Banks of Nova Scotia in May 1794. His fishing vessel has foundered and he is the sole survivor. The Hortense is part of Republican Admiral Jan Van Stabel's great fleet of over 100 ships bringing corn to France. Lord Howe's Channel fleet is off Brest, hoping to intercept them. Life aboard The Hortense is like France under the Terror; chaotic, ungovernable and obsessed with radical political theories. Separated from the French fleet in the Western Approaches she is intercepted by two British frigates and battle is joined.....

