- Fiction
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- Authors:
- Mark Arbour
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- Editors:
- sat8997
The Gunroom 1. Bridgemont
Sub-genres:
Historical Romance,
Coming of Age,
Nautical ,
Swashbuckler,
Historical Literary,
Historical Adventure,
Historical Drama,
Family Saga
This is the story of George Granger, a young aristocrat who joins the Royal Navy during the French Revolution/Napoleonic Wars. This is the first book, and tracks George as he joins his first ship in 1791
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: 01/06/2011)
- 14 Chapters
- 73,211 Words
- 169,442 Views
- 169 Comments
- Mature
- Complete
Story Recommendations (17 members)
- Action Packed 17
- Addictive/Pacing 16
- Characters 15
- Chills 2
- Cliffhanger 9
- Compelling 5
- Feel-Good 6
- Humor 5
- Smoldering 7
- Tearjerker 5
- Unique 9
- World Building 8
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Table of Contents
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Prologue
- 1,264 Words
- 13,001 Views
- 21 Comments
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Chapter 1
- 5,337 Words
- 12,725 Views
- 13 Comments
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Chapter 2
- 5,471 Words
- 11,040 Views
- 10 Comments
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Chapter 3
- 6,351 Words
- 10,993 Views
- 11 Comments
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Chapter 4
- 4,998 Words
- 10,129 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 5
- 5,980 Words
- 10,292 Views
- 12 Comments
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Chapter 6
- 6,377 Words
- 9,732 Views
- 8 Comments
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Chapter 7
- 4,940 Words
- 9,960 Views
- 12 Comments
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Chapter 8
- 4,829 Words
- 8,716 Views
- 12 Comments
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Chapter 9
- 5,344 Words
- 9,918 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 10
- 6,156 Words
- 9,606 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 11
- 5,437 Words
- 9,572 Views
- 9 Comments
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Chapter 12
- 5,505 Words
- 9,422 Views
- 10 Comments
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Chapter 13
- 5,222 Words
- 9,860 Views
- 18 Comments
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