Dudley Pope

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Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope (born December 29, 1925 in Ashford , Kent , England , † April 25, 1997 in Marigot ( Saint-Martin )) was a British writer of both maritime novels and historical textbooks . Best known is his series of novels about Lord Ramage .

Life

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Pope was born in Ashfort, England, and joined the merchant navy with the rank of ensign at the age of 16 . Just one year later (1942) the ship on which he was serving was torpedoed and due to the injury he had suffered, he had to retire from service.

Pope soon worked for a small newspaper in Kent before starting in 1944 as a reporter on developments in the Navy for The Evening News in London .

He published his first book Flag 4 in 1954 and several other depictions of historical events followed. Cecil Scott Forester , the author of the well-known series of novels around Horatio Hornblower , encouraged Pope to make his literary work more fictional. Then in 1965 came Ramage , the first part of an 18-part marine history novel series.

His books have often been criticized because in them he often describes Spanish sailors as incompetent and stupid, which is, however, a prejudice because the Spanish navy of that time was one of the most successful in the world.

From 1953 he lived with his wife Kay - they married in 1954 - on sailboats , first on the 8-meter-long William Fife , which he called Concerto . From 1959 the couple lived in Porto Santo Stefano ( Italy ) on a 12 meter long ketch called Tokay . In 1963 they moved to a cutter called the Golden Dragon , on which they sailed to Barbados. In 1968 they moved to an 18 meter yacht , which was named Ramage and on which Pope wrote all the stories and works up to 1985. His travels and the impressions he gained influenced his books in a very strong way.

Works (selection)

The Ramage series (In order of Ramage's life)

Most of the novels deal with real events from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The year of the action is listed in front of the title. Then the year of publication appears in the original.

  • 1796 - Ramage . Chivers Press, Bath 1992, ISBN 0-7451-7410-8 (reprint of the London 1965 edition)
    • Lieutenant Ramage . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1990, ISBN 3-548-22268-4 (reprint of the Karlsruhe edition 1966).
  • 1797 - Ramage and the Drumbeat . Corgi, London 1973, ISBN 0-552-09258-4 (reprint of the London 1968 edition).
    • Ramage. The drum beat for an argument . Ullstein, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-548-25322-9 (reprint of the Karlsruhe edition 1968).
  • 1797 - Ramage and the Freebooters . HarperCollins, London 1996, ISBN 0-00-649853-1 (reprint of the London 1969 edition).
    • Ramage and the privateers . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1991, ISBN 3-548-22496-2 (reprint of the Rastatt 1978 edition).
  • 1797 - Governor Ramage RN . Chivers Press, Bath 1994, ISBN 0-7451-7686-0 (reprint of the London 1973 edition).
    • Commander Ramage. Lieutenant in the Royal Navy . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1996, ISBN 3-548-23933-1 (reprint of the Rastatt 1978 edition).
  • 1798 - Ramage's Prize . Simon & Schuster, New York 1974.
    • Ramage on a secret mission . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1996, ISBN 3-548-24056-9 (reprint of the Rastatt 1979 edition).
  • 1801 - Ramage and the Guillotine . Fontana Books, London 1988, ISBN 0-00-614823-9 (reprint of the London 1975 edition).
    • Ramage, Lord Nelson's spy . Ullstein, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-548-24397-5 (reprint of the Rastatt 1979 edition).
  • 1804 - Ramage's Diamond . McBooks, New York 2001, ISBN 0-935526-89-7 (reprint of the London 1976 edition).
    • Ramage and the diamond reef . Ullstein, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-548-24470-X (reprint of the Rastatt edition 1980).
  • 1799 - Ramage's Mutiny . McBooks, New York 2001, ISBN 0-935526-90-0 (reprint of the London 1977 edition).
    • Ramage and the Mutiny . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1993, ISBN 3-548-22917-4 (reprint of the Rastatt edition 1980).
  • 1800 - Ramage and the Rebels . 5th edition. Fontana Books, London 1988, ISBN 0-00-615434-4 (reprint of the London 1978 edition).
    • Ramage and the rebels . 2nd Edition. Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 2003, ISBN 3-548-25652-X (reprint of the Rastatt edition 1980).
  • 1800 - The Ramage Touch . Fontana Books, London 1988, ISBN 0-00-615922-2 (reprint of the London 1979 edition).
    • Ramage against Napoleon . Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 2002, ISBN 3-548-25336-9 (reprint of the Frankfurt / M. 1996 edition).
  • 1800 - Ramage's Signal . House of Stratus, London 2001, ISBN 1-84232-480-2 (reprint of the London 1980 edition).
  • 1802 - Ramage and the Renegades . Fontana Books, London 1982, ISBN 0-00-616639-3 (reprint of the London 1981 edition).
  • 1803 - Ramage's Devil . Secker & Warburg, London 1982, ISBN 0-436-37742-X .
  • 1803 - Ramage's Trial . Alison Press, London 1984, ISBN 0-436-37745-4 .
  • 1803 - Ramage's Challenge . Fontana Books, London 1986, ISBN 0-00-617336-5 (reprint of the London 1985 edition).
  • 1805 - Ramage at Trafalgar . Fontana Books, London 1986, ISBN 0-00-617494-9 .
  • 1806 - Ramage and the Saracens . Ulverscroft, Leicester 1991, ISBN 0-7089-2397-6 (reprinted from London 1988 edition).
  • 1806 - Ramage and the Dido . Alison Press, London 1989.

The Yorke series

  1. Buccaneer . House of Stratus, London 2001, ISBN 0-7551-0437-4 . (Reprint of the London 1981 edition)
  2. Admiral . House of Stratus, London 2001, ISBN 0-7551-0438-2 . (Reprint of the London 1982 edition)
  3. Galleon . House of Stratus, London 2001, ISBN 0-7551-0439-0 . (Reprint of the London 1986 edition)
  4. Corsair . House of Stratus, London 2001, ISBN 0-7551-0440-4 . (Reprint of the London 1987 edition)

Standalones

  • Convoy . House of Stratus, London 2001, ISBN 0-7551-0441-2 . (Reprint of the London 1979 edition)
  • Decoy . House of Stratus, London 2001, ISBN 0-7551-0442-0 . (Reprint of the London 1983 edition)

Non-fiction

  • Flag 4. The Battle of Coastal Forces in the Mediterranean . Chatham, London 2006, ISBN 1-86176-067-1 (reprint of the London 1954 edition).
  • The Battle of the River Plate . Admiral Graf Spee . Secker & Warburg, London 1987, ISBN 0-436-37750-0 (reprint of the London 1956 edition).
  • 73 North. The Battle of the Barents Sea 1942 Chatham, London 2000, ISBN 1-86176-128-7 (reprint of the London 1958 edition).
  • Decision at Trafalgar . Holt, New York 1999, ISBN 0-8050-6137-1 (reprint of the London 1959 edition).
  • England Expects . Chatham, London 1998, ISBN 1-86176-074-4 (reprint of the London 1959 edition).
  • The Black Ship . Secker & Warburg, London 1988, ISBN 0-436-37753-5 (reprint of the London 1963 edition).
  • The bucaneer king. The biography of Sir Henry Morgan (1635–1688) . Dodd, Mead, New York 1978, ISBN 0-396-07566-5 (former title: Harry Morgan's Way. Biography of Sir Henry Morgan 1635-1688 ).
  • The great gamble. Nelson at Copenhagen . Chatham, London 2001, ISBN 1-86176-145-7 (reprint of the London 1978 edition).
  • Life in Nelson's Navy . Allan & Unwin, London 1987, ISBN 0-04-359008-X (reprint of the London 1972 edition).
  • The Devil Himself: The Mutiny of 1800 . Secker & Warburg, London 1987, ISBN 0-436-37751-9 .
  • At 12 Mr Byng Was Shot . Phoenix, London 2002, ISBN 1-84212-607-5 (reprint of the London 1962 edition).

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personal data
SURNAME Pope, Dudley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pope, Dudley Bernard Egerton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British author
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Ashford , Kent, England
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 1997
Place of death Marigot