The floating prison : the remarkable account of nine years' captivity on the British prison hulks during the Napoleonic Wars, 1806 to 1814
Garneray, Louis2003
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An unabridged version of this classic text about 19th-century naval life. It is the dramatic narrative of one Frenchman's nine-year incarceration in the prison hulks of Portsmouth Harbour. By turns violent, poignant, dark and humorous, it sheds light on a largely neglected area of British history.
Main title:
The floating prison : the remarkable account of nine years' captivity on the British prison hulks during the Napoleonic Wars, 1806 to 1814 / Louis Garneray ; translated from the French with a foreword and notes by Richard Rose.
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Imprint:
London : Conway Maritime, 2003.
Collation:
xxv, 246 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-243) and index.
ISBN:
9780851779423 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.27092940.27
Language:
EnglishFrench
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Subject:
Garneray, Louis -- ImprisonmentGreat Britain. Royal Navy -- PrisonsNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Prisoners and prisons, BritishNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Personal narratives, FrenchPrisoners of war -- France -- BiographyPrisoners of war -- England -- Portsmouth -- BiographyPrisoner hulks -- England -- PortsmouthHistory
BRN:
474077