Kydd

Kydd

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name = Kydd
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image_caption = US first edition cover
author = Julian Stockwin
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Thomas Kydd series
genre = Historical novel
publisher = Hodder & Stoughton
release_date = April 2001
media_type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD
pages = 352 pp (hardcover edition)) 352 pp (paperback edition)
isbn = ISBN 0-340-79473-9 (hardcover edition) ISBN 0-340-77087-2 (paperback edition)
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"Kydd", first published in 2001, is a Historical sea novel by Julian Stockwin. This first installment in Julian Stockwin's series of novels about the English navy tells the story of young Kydd, who is pressed into service on a British ship in 1793.

Plot introduction

The story: The year is 1793 Europe is ablaze with war. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized by the press-gang to be part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William.

The ship sails immediately and Kydd quickly has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life. Taught by his new friend Bowyer, Kydd is determined to become a true sailor.

Reviews

"A rousing debut – a brilliantly imagined account of a man overcoming fear" Boston Globe. [Boston Globe - quoted on Author's own page on "Kydd"]

Publication details

*2001, UK, Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 0-340-79473-9, Publication Date 5 April 2001, HB
*2001, USA, Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-7432-1458-7, Publication Date 25 June 2001, HB
*2001, UK, Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 1-84032-411-2, Publication Date 5 April 2001, Audio Cassette (reading)
*2002, UK, Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 0-340-83781-0, Publication Date 11 October 2004, PB
*2002, USA, Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-7432-1459-5, Publication Date 1 August 2002, PB

Footnotes

References

*cite book | title=Kydd | last=Stockwin | first=Julian | authorlink=Julian Stockwin | publisher=Hodder & Stoughton | location=London | edition=1st ed. | date=2001 | id=ISBN 0-340-79473-9
*cite web | title=Author's page on Kydd | last=Stockwin | first=Julian | work=Julian Stockwin's Official Web Site | url=http://www.julianstockwin.com/Kydd.htm Julian Stockwin's Official Web Site | date= | accessdate=2007-07-06

External links

* [http://kydd.org.uk/ The Kydd Community] , a discussion forum for all things Kydd.


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