The floating prison: the remarkable account of nine years' captivity on the British prison hulks during the Napoleonic Wars, 1806 to 1814
by Garneray, Louis.
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BookPublisher: Conway Maritime 2003ISBN: 9780851779423; 0851779425.Classification number: 940.2709 GARUniform titles: Mes pontons.Subject(s): Garneray -- Imprisonment | Great Britain Royal Navy -- Prisons | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Prisoners and prisons, British | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Personal narratives, French | Prisoners of war -- France -- Biography | Prisoners of war -- England -- Portsmouth -- Biography | Prisoner hulks -- England -- PortsmouthSubject: An unabridged version of this classic text about 19th-century naval life. It is the dramatic narrative of one Frenchman's nine-year incarceration in the prison hulks of Portsmouth Harbour. By turns violent, poignant, dark and humorous, it sheds light on a largely neglected area of British history.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.2709 GAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002233063X |
Bibliography: p. 242-243
Includes index
An unabridged version of this classic text about 19th-century naval life. It is the dramatic narrative of one Frenchman's nine-year incarceration in the prison hulks of Portsmouth Harbour. By turns violent, poignant, dark and humorous, it sheds light on a largely neglected area of British history.
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