Set in the War of 1812, The Lively Lady follows the fortunes of Richard Nason, an American sailing master and privateer who is captured by the British and sent to Dartmoor Prison. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kenneth Roberts writes of the courage of American privateers during the war and the sufferings of thousands of American seamen in the infamous Dartmoor Prison.

The Lively Lady: A Chronicle of Arundel, of Privateering, and of the Circular Prison on Dartmoor

Literature & Fiction

Kenneth Roberts

Genre Fiction

Doubleday Doran & Co.

A fascinating, thoroughly researched historical novel of Haiti and Africa, and the early United States, outlining Haitians battle for freedom seen through the eyes of one man. This 1947 outing features Albion Hamlin, who comes to Boston in 1800 to defend a man accused of violating the Alien and Sedition Act. In a whirlwind of action, Hamlin is jailed, then escapes to Haiti in search of his client's daughter, Lydia Bailey, with whom he has fallen in love simply by gazing at her portrait. Roberts is known for his historical accuracy, so this should please fans of the genre.

Lydia Bailey

Contemporary

DOUBLEDAY

Lively Lady (New Portway Reprints)

C.Chivers

The Kenneth Roberts Reader of the American Revolution (Arundel, Rabble In Arms, Oliver Wiswell, Battle of Cowpens)

This is the classic series from Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novelist Kenneth Roberts, all featuring characters from the town of Arundel, Maine. Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution.

Arundel

United States

Down East Books

From the front flap of this 709 page John Jakes reprint of this 1936 classic title: "'Northwest Passage' is a timeless classic written by one of America's finest historical novelists, Kenneth Roberts. Set during the French and Indian wars, Roberts tells the tale of the charismatic Major Rogers who, in his campaigns against the St. Francis tribes, proved himself one of the greatest of all Indian fighters. In equally scrupulous detail, we also see the starstruck Langdon Towne who, to escape trouble at Harvard, flees to Crown Point and enters General Armherst's army. At Crown Point he joins Rogers' Rangers, leaving the girl he loves and his old life behind. His career and Rogers' are intertwined from that point. Yet, Towne rises above adversity, while Rogers is crushed beneath it. Seen to the end through Towne's eyes, Rogers becomes a figure out of a Greek tragedy. And Towne is also a memorable figure, gathering to himself the strength that made New England the spearpoint of the colonies."

Northwest Passage

Madison Park Press

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