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A Talent for Trouble

The Dorset Boy, Book 1

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A Talent for Trouble

By: Christopher C. Tubbs
Narrated by: Grant Stimpson
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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 center of a series of adventures. Blood, guts, a beautiful Contessa and prize money. What more could a young lad from Dorset ask for?

©2018 Christopher C. Tubbs (P)2020 Christopher C. Tubbs Action & Adventure Historical Fiction Fiction Royal Navy

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great listen and well spoken .cant wait for next in series .hope as half good as this

dorset boy

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Excellent book, couldn't put it down.
Very good. 👍
Has to be up along O'Brien & Kent.
Can't wait until next one.

Most enjoyable!

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Look no further Mr Tubbs is a master of this genre and his book is very very well read.

Very very well read...

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I have read about 20000 novels and generally I like historical fiction series about battles and fighting. This is as good as any. I hope Audible promotes C J Tubbs more to stardom level if he writes like this again. Better than all the other famous nautical old sea ship voyage guru writers like ............

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The time flew by, fast moving, well written and narrated, loved it.
Straight onto the next one!

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