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- Fiction
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- Authors:
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Mark Arbour
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- Editors:
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sat8997
HMS Belvidera 4. Bridgemont
Sub-genres:
Historical Romance,
Regency Romance,
Nautical ,
Swashbuckler,
Historical Literary,
Historical Adventure,
Historical Drama,
Family Saga
It's 1795, and George Granger is promoted to Post Captain and takes command of a troubled frigate.
Before reading this story, consider:
1. It contains graphic descriptions of sex.
2. British money was denominated in either Guineas or Pounds. A Guinea was worth about 25-30 shillings, while a Pound was worth about 20 shillings. If coins are used, the reference is in Guineas, otherwise it is in Pounds. A guinea is worth approximately $300 US dollars in 2009, which means a shilling was worth approximately $10.
3. The characters in this story are fictional with the exception of some well-known historical figures. The involvement of those characters is fictional.
4. The story is written with modern day language, as opposed to that used in 18th century England.
1. It contains graphic descriptions of sex.
2. British money was denominated in either Guineas or Pounds. A Guinea was worth about 25-30 shillings, while a Pound was worth about 20 shillings. If coins are used, the reference is in Guineas, otherwise it is in Pounds. A guinea is worth approximately $300 US dollars in 2009, which means a shilling was worth approximately $10.
3. The characters in this story are fictional with the exception of some well-known historical figures. The involvement of those characters is fictional.
4. The story is written with modern day language, as opposed to that used in 18th century England.
- Signature Author
- 01/03/2011 (Updated: 02/23/2011)
- 44 Chapters
- 231,450 Words
- 402,444 Views
- 365 Comments
- Mature
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Story Recommendations (11 members)
- Action Packed 11
- Addictive/Pacing 11
- Characters 11
- Chills 2
- Cliffhanger 5
- Compelling 2
- Feel-Good 1
- Humor 2
- Smoldering 3
- Tearjerker 3
- Unique 6
- World Building 3
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Table of Contents
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1.
Chapter 1
- 6,218 Words
- 11,225 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 2
- 6,240 Words
- 8,970 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 3
- 5,297 Words
- 8,785 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 4
- 6,959 Words
- 9,203 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 5
- 6,491 Words
- 9,122 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 6
- 5,838 Words
- 9,198 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 7
- 5,676 Words
- 8,870 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 8
- 5,151 Words
- 34,031 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 9
- 4,539 Words
- 8,352 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 10
- 5,247 Words
- 8,943 Views
- 12 Comments
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Chapter 11
- 5,490 Words
- 8,434 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 12
- 5,295 Words
- 8,413 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 13
- 6,288 Words
- 8,451 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 14
- 4,808 Words
- 9,075 Views
- 11 Comments
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Chapter 15
- 7,212 Words
- 9,237 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 16
- 5,809 Words
- 9,433 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 17
- 4,872 Words
- 8,721 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 18
- 4,638 Words
- 9,096 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 19
- 7,166 Words
- 8,858 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 20
- 5,116 Words
- 8,675 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 21
- 5,842 Words
- 8,559 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 22
- 5,700 Words
- 8,696 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 23
- 5,885 Words
- 8,520 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 24
- 5,148 Words
- 8,328 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 25
- 5,048 Words
- 10,634 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 26
- 4,326 Words
- 10,018 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 27
- 4,777 Words
- 10,772 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 28
- 4,991 Words
- 8,577 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 29
- 4,747 Words
- 8,238 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 30
- 4,976 Words
- 8,436 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 31
- 4,355 Words
- 8,187 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 32
- 4,532 Words
- 8,657 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 33
- 5,153 Words
- 8,390 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 34
- 5,022 Words
- 8,683 Views
- 10 Comments
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Chapter 35
- 4,653 Words
- 8,274 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 36
- 5,248 Words
- 8,033 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 37
- 5,200 Words
- 8,309 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 38
- 4,545 Words
- 8,547 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 39
- 4,971 Words
- 8,762 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 40
- 4,728 Words
- 9,515 Views
- 14 Comments
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Chapter 41
- 5,285 Words
- 9,921 Views
- 11 Comments
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Chapter 42
- 4,681 Words
- 9,300 Views
- 14 Comments
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Chapter 43
- 4,838 Words
- 9,564 Views
- 13 Comments
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Chapter 44
- 2,449 Words
- 10,201 Views
- 24 Comments
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