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Dudley Pope discussion

Historic Naval Fiction Forum :: The Quarterdeck :: The Maindeck :: Dudley Pope: Lord Ramage, Ned Yorke

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Post by Astrodene on Fri 22 Aug 2008, 19:28

Found the Ramage novels years ago and enjoyed them, although I found the way he always finds a way round with a few men against overwhelming odds a bit unrealistic at times. No one on his side ever seems to get hurt. When I discovered Buccaneer I was hooked on the Yorke series, I just love the humour in it, particularly when Ned and Whetstone are baiting the governor.


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Post by beejay on Fri 30 Sep 2011, 09:14

I'm rather surprised that the Ramage books are not more popularly discussed here; rip-roaring, fast-moving stories that they are!

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Post by Astrodene on Fri 30 Sep 2011, 10:27

beejay wrote:I'm rather surprised that the Ramage books are not more popularly discussed here; rip-roaring, fast-moving stories that they are!


They do seem to be mentioned quite a lot in comparison threads but oddly enough not discussed in their own right.

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Post by beejay on Fri 30 Sep 2011, 15:42

Perhaps it’s because everybody reads Ramage when they’re first attracted to sea adventures, but after they discover the Naval pulp fiction aspect of them they go on to something more refined.

That’s not to say I didn’t like them; they’re fast-moving action packed light entertainment; still good for a great read.

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Re: Dudley Pope discussion

Post by 80 Winters on Wed 21 Mar 2012, 21:27

I read the Ramage series "early on" as my interest turned to HNF and so with "unrefined tastes" I read the complete series, one after the other and throughly enjoyed the non-stop action and maximum "bang for my buck".

Though my tastes became (arguably) just alittle more refined after reading HNF for several years, I picked up Ramage about a year ago and read it again.......for just what it was, "a fast moving swashbuckler". They're in my library in paperback (can't find a reason to buy them in HB).

Incidently, the Ramage series has been translated into more than a dozen languages and sold several million copies........seems Dudley "gave 'em what they wanted."


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Post by leonidas on Thu 22 Mar 2012, 06:49

A good read.. And enabled me to learn about the men, places and times. Not great fiction, but worthy of solid recognition.

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Post by Provost on Thu 22 Mar 2012, 10:16

As my first reads in this area were Forrester then O'Brian, I guess I was a little more refined to start off with.

But, I do have them on my list to get to.

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