John Deane of Nottingham--Historic Adventures by Land and Sea, By W.H.G.
Kingston.
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According to the author in his preface, John Deane really existed and
had an interesting and successful life in a variety of roles. He was
born in 1679, of well-to-do parents, but started his working life as a
drover, that is to say a person who drove great herds of cattle from the
countryside to the great cities like London, for consumption there. He
then joined the Navy and rose to become a ship's captain. After a spell
as a Merchant Adventurer, he commanded a vessel in the Russian navy of
Alexander the Great. Later he became British Consul at Ostend, on the
coast of Belgium, quite close to south-east England. Finally he came
back home to live in a village near Nottingham, receiving civic honours
in that city. He died in 1760.
This book could therefore be called a historical novel, but written with
the style and genius of Kingston it becomes far more than that. You
will enjoy it.
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JOHN DEANE OF NOTTINGHAM--HISTORIC ADVENTURES BY LAND AND SEA, BY W.H.G.
KINGSTON.