The Perils of Command
David Donachie
John Pearce, having negotiated the highly questionable sale of the two French prizes taken in The Devil to Pay, has left HMS Flirt, as well as the crew and the wounded Henry Digby in Brindisi and is headed for Naples to see his lover. In an uncomfortable journey he seeks to work out a way to best both Admiral Sir William Hotham and Captain Ralph Barclay, men who are his sworn enemies. All his calculations are thrown into turmoil when he discovers that Emily is pregnant which, while it is a cause for joy, is also a reason to worry; she is still married to Ralph Barclay and by the laws of the time he can claim the child as his own.
Author - David Donachie.
Narrator - Peter Wickham.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2015 David Donachie ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
John Pearce, having negotiated the highly questionable sale of the two French prizes taken in The Devil to Pay, has left HMS Flirt, as well as the crew and the wounded Henry Digby in Brindisi and is headed for Naples to see his lover. In an uncomfortable journey he seeks to work out a way to best both Admiral Sir William Hotham and Captain Ralph Barclay, men who are his sworn enemies. All his calculations are thrown into turmoil when he discovers that Emily is pregnant which, while it is a cause for joy, is also a reason to worry; she is still married to Ralph Barclay and by the laws of the time he can claim the child as his own. Author - David Donachie. Narrator - Peter Wickham. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2015 David Donachie ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:21:38
Chapter 2
Duration:00:22:09
Chapter 3
Duration:00:21:29
Chapter 4
Duration:00:25:05
Chapter 5
Duration:00:24:46
Chapter 6
Duration:00:21:30
Chapter 7
Duration:00:20:47
Chapter 8
Duration:00:22:48
Chapter 9
Duration:00:20:53
Chapter 10
Duration:00:20:44
Chapter 11
Duration:00:20:57
Chapter 12
Duration:00:19:27
Chapter 13
Duration:00:18:58
Chapter 14
Duration:00:20:12
Chapter 15
Duration:00:18:49
Chapter 16
Duration:00:17:58
Chapter 17
Duration:00:22:20
Chapter 18
Duration:00:18:27
Chapter 19
Duration:00:18:44
Chapter 20
Duration:00:18:45
Chapter 21
Duration:00:20:55
Chapter 22
Duration:00:18:35
Chapter 23
Duration:00:20:12
Chapter 24
Duration:00:21:41
Chapter 25
Duration:00:20:51
Chapter 26
Duration:00:19:49
Chapter 27
Duration:00:22:18