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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
- 398,320 Views
- 364 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
- 11,145 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 2
- 6,240 Words
- 8,887 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 3
- 5,297 Words
- 8,701 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 4
- 6,959 Words
- 9,117 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 5
- 6,491 Words
- 9,026 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 6
- 5,838 Words
- 9,127 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 7
- 5,676 Words
- 8,777 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 8
- 5,151 Words
- 33,931 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 9
- 4,539 Words
- 8,264 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 10
- 5,247 Words
- 8,842 Views
- 12 Comments
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Chapter 11
- 5,490 Words
- 8,352 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 12
- 5,295 Words
- 8,308 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 13
- 6,288 Words
- 8,377 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 14
- 4,808 Words
- 8,928 Views
- 11 Comments
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Chapter 15
- 7,212 Words
- 9,154 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 16
- 5,809 Words
- 9,342 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 17
- 4,872 Words
- 8,638 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 18
- 4,638 Words
- 9,008 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 19
- 7,166 Words
- 8,769 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 20
- 5,116 Words
- 8,600 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 21
- 5,842 Words
- 8,379 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 22
- 5,700 Words
- 8,623 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 23
- 5,885 Words
- 8,445 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 24
- 5,148 Words
- 8,250 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 25
- 5,048 Words
- 10,549 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 26
- 4,326 Words
- 9,857 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 27
- 4,777 Words
- 10,710 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 28
- 4,991 Words
- 8,488 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 29
- 4,747 Words
- 8,169 Views
- 5 Comments
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Chapter 30
- 4,976 Words
- 8,326 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 31
- 4,355 Words
- 8,120 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 32
- 4,532 Words
- 8,614 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 33
- 5,153 Words
- 8,310 Views
- 6 Comments
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Chapter 34
- 5,022 Words
- 8,595 Views
- 10 Comments
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Chapter 35
- 4,653 Words
- 8,217 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 36
- 5,248 Words
- 7,968 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 37
- 5,200 Words
- 8,233 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 38
- 4,545 Words
- 8,471 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 39
- 4,971 Words
- 8,708 Views
- 7 Comments
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Chapter 40
- 4,728 Words
- 9,445 Views
- 14 Comments
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Chapter 41
- 5,285 Words
- 9,830 Views
- 11 Comments
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Chapter 42
- 4,681 Words
- 9,208 Views
- 14 Comments
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Chapter 43
- 4,838 Words
- 9,496 Views
- 13 Comments
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Chapter 44
- 2,449 Words
- 10,120 Views
- 24 Comments
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