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FROM: "Patricia Gibson" <pgibson@tnrdlib.bc.ca>
REC'D: 1/15/00, 6:42 PM

Hi All!
I am having trouble with the sequential order of the Richard Bolitho series
by Alexander Kent. I have the first 16 all right (I think) but I learned
from Amazon.com that The Darkening Sea is #21 in the series. Help! Can
someone fill me in on the gap between 16 and 21? Thanks (again!) for all of
your help.
Patricia.
Kamloops Library
Kamloops, B.C.

FROM: "Ridgefield Library Fiction Room" <rdgnovel@biblio.org>
REC'D: 1/17/00, 3:27 PM

Here's what BookBrowser has (www.BookBrowser.com, under Military Fiction
Series and Sequels). This seems to match what I find elsewhere, except that
it is missing Richard Bolitho -- Midshipman, set at the beginning (1772) and
published in 1976. As you can see, the publication dates (second year
indicated) and the internal series chronology don't match up.

By the way, are other people experiencing a recent increase in interest in
this series, or is it just our Library? These books didn't seem to ever go
out, then within the last year, they have become quite popular again.

KENT, ALEXANDER

RICHARD BOLITHO Series

Midshipman Bolitho and the "Avenger" (1773) (1978)
Stand Into Danger (1774) (1980)
In Gallant Company (1777) (1977)
Sloop of War (1778) (1972)
To Glory We Steer (1782) (1968)
Command a King's Ship(1784) (1973)
Passage to Mutiny (1789) (1976)
With All Despatch (1792) (1988)
Form Line of Battle (1793) (1969)
Enemy in Sight! (1794) (1970)
The Flag Captain (1795) (1971)
Signal - Close Action (1798)(1974)
The Inshore Squadron (1800) (1977)
A Tradition of Victory (1801)(1981)
Success to the Brave (1802) (1983)
Colours Aloft! (1803) (1986)
Honour This Day (1804) (1988)
The Only Victor ( )(1990)
Beyond the Reef (1808) (1993)
For My Country's Freedom (1811)(1996)
Cross of St. George (1813) (1996)


At 05:00 PM 01/15/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi All!
>I am having trouble with the sequential order of the Richard Bolitho series
>by Alexander Kent. I have the first 16 all right (I think) but I learned
>from Amazon.com that The Darkening Sea is #21 in the series. Help! Can
>someone fill me in on the gap between 16 and 21? Thanks (again!) for all of
>your help.
>Patricia.
>Kamloops Library
>Kamloops, B.C.
>
>
Mary Rindfleisch
Adult Services/Reader's Advisory Librarian
Ridgefield Library
Ridgefield, CT
rdgnovel@biblio.org

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