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Ashford, Richard

 
9781806341573: Morte: A Tale of the Wild North Devon Coast In the 1800s

Synopsis

Morthoe is a remote village on the North Devon Coast with the treacherous rock formation Mort Stone (Death Rock) just off the coast, notorious for its role in numerous shipwrecks. It is where the Bristol Channel meets the Atlantic and is where the author’s family has lived for the past 250 years. From this place come the stories and people in this book.

 

Captain Parker has newly arrived back from India with his Regiment and has inherited his uncle’s estate and the old Zora Manor House. Soon Parker and Bennett, his Sargent, make their way to Mort and settle in the old Manor House. Now the adventures begin, with shipwrecks, smuggling, wrecking, romance, an escape from Lundy Island, the Mill at Lee. Parker soon finds himself deep in trouble with the Customs, is there a way out for him? Luckily Parker had friends in high places but will they help?

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À propos de l'auteur

Richard Ashford comes from a family which have lived in Morte [Mortehoe] for the past 250 years. He has had a passion for history of the village since he was 14 when after visiting all of the old people in the village, he recorded their stories of shipwrecks and smuggling which many years later have been used in his books. He has published three booklets on the history of Morte, and two novels.

 

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