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A Talent For Trouble: The Dorset Boy Book 1 Kindle Edition

by Christopher C Tubbs (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In the late 18th Century life was cheap and you had fight to survive. Martin Stockley at 12 years old was underfed and undersized as the youngest of nine in a Dorset clay miner's family and was probably doomed to die, worn out and broken at a very young age in the clay mines of Dorset. But he had a sharp mind, had learned to read, write and do his numbers and had a fascination for maps. A stroke of good fortune sees him escape that destiny and be taken on as a Ship's Boy and Under Steward to the Captain in the Royal Navy Frigate the Falcon. What follows is a chronicle of his talent for getting into and out of trouble at Gibraltar, the siege of Toulon and against Barbary pirates. Luck and a lot of Dorset courage sees him at the centre of a series of adventures. Blood, guts, a beautiful Contessa and prize money. What more could a young lad from Dorset ask for?
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    The Dorset Boy
  2. Print length
    258 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    15 October 2018
  6. Reading age
    14 - 18 years
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07JGX61G9
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1636 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1728858062
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Christopher C Tubbs

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Christopher C Tubbs, is a SABA 2020 Fiction Book award short listed Author. A dog loving descendent of a long line of Dorset clay miners who has traced his family tree back to the 16th century in the Isle of Purbeck. He left school at 16 to take an apprenticeship in Avionics and has been a public speaker for most of his career and was one of the founders of a successful games company back in the 1990’s.

Now in his sixties he is writing the stories he had going around in his head for many years. Thanks to inspiration from great fiction and fantasy authors he was finally able to put digit to keyboard and start writing the Dorset Boy series. He makes no apologies that he write for himself. The stories emerge as he writes and is often surprised by the twists and turns that they take. His dogs sit by him as he writes and it would be unfair to leave them out so look out for them in The Dorset Boy series.Now living in the Netherlands Antilles on the island of Bonaire with his wife and furry kids.

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J. Harvey
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read
Reviewed in Australia on 22 May 2019
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As an avid reader of historical naval fiction I usually pick up a new book with some trepidation. There are books out there with a story but no depth and this book is definitely not one of them ! The characters are introduced, developed and become real all within a short time. The story has pace and depth and kept me enthralled from page one.
I can not wait to read the second book and the adventures of young Marty!
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stephen
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable reading and learning history lifestyle
Reviewed in Australia on 10 August 2021
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History life of its time
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JimG
5.0 out of 5 stars Ripping nautical yarn
Reviewed in Australia on 7 November 2019
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A very pacy yarn that flows well and provides well researched early naval lore. The story maintains interest for the reader throughout and apart from the occasional spelling error or typo is well written. Definitely one for the maritime readers' list.
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Peter B. Benzie
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast moving
Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2021
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Good story, fast moving with reference to historical characters. Easy to read
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Keen Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in Australia on 3 October 2019
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Enjoyed to the final moment. Finished too early but left me looking forward to the next books. Perhaps could have been a bit longer.
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Robert Leslie Harper
5.0 out of 5 stars Adult Boy's own
Reviewed in Australia on 27 February 2021
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Enjoyable reading. Needs to have a bit more proof reading, lots of spelling mistakes and use of wrong words.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Very pedestrian writing spoils what should have beeen a good read.
Reviewed in Australia on 1 February 2024
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Mr Stubbs, please read some well written naval historical fiction. H O'Brien's wonderful Aubrey and Maturin series, Forrester's Mr Midshipman Easy, and Andrew Wareham's various series.

Then try again.
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Keith
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Australia on 20 October 2019
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The action was fast and although a bit unbelievable it was hard to put the book down.
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Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
Reviewed in the United States on 29 November 2023
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Not sure why I picked this sea adventure. My normal reading material is sci-fi, fantasy and magic. But something caught my eye and I'm glad! An excellent early naval romp.
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don poirier
3.0 out of 5 stars Telling a tale
Reviewed in Canada on 5 October 2021
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The story line was good but not enough seamanship and description of battles was short. Fast moving in the ranks and 6 followers which reminds me of another author.
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Stephen Franklin
5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2024
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An entertaining and very readable story of 18th century naval life. Looking forward to continuing with book two. If you enjoy Hornblower, I think you will love this.
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Hello You
5.0 out of 5 stars The Boy sets out
Reviewed in France on 7 July 2023
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A great start to the story of the Dorset Boy, with much topical information both about Dorset and about the Navy.
A great read for boys, but also for anyone interested in British local and naval history.
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Kindle-Kunde
1.0 out of 5 stars Artificial pulp novel
Reviewed in Germany on 26 July 2022
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Totally ridiculous story, all goes well, the 12-year old prole gains the hearts of countesses and mutinous sailors alike and fights like Hercules, the aristocratic officers accept him as their equal and he shows maturity far beyond Methusalems years. Normal, what? On top of that, the "court marshal" ( not for our hero as goes without saying) hurts, as much as the french used in this: even google does it better. I checked. Thus: matter of taste. If you want to read without having to use heart or brain, this might be a good choice...
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