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John Deane of Nottingham: Historic Adventures by Land and Sea

This is the story of John Deane of Nottingham, a person who, according to the author, really existed. John Deane is born in 1679 to wealthy parents, but starts out in relative poverty, working as a drover around London. He then goes to sea and rises to the rank of Captain of the Navy, but abandons that position to become "Merchant Adventurer". Next he spends some years in Russia, serving Peter the Great on a Russian war ship. When he had enough of that, he became British Consul, and finally spend some years in retirement in his native WIlford by Nottingham, where he died at an old age in 1760.

Such an eventful life of course contained many interesting adventures, which are in this volume related. There are conspiracies, battles on land and sea, pirates, shipwrecks, natural disasters, kings and queens, friends and foes, damsels in distress, and other great yarns. - Summary by Carolin

Genres: Action & Adventure Fiction

Running Time: 12 hours 05 minutes 05 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface April6090	1:41
2	Mr Harwood and Alethea in Sherwood Forest, and Jack Deane’s First Adventure Deon Gines	15:56
3	Dinner at Mr Deane’s in Nottingham - Jack Deane announces the Profession he has chosen megaminxwin	22:38
4	A Poaching Expedition to Colwick Park - Jack forms an Acquaintance who leads him into Difficulties Peter John Keeble	20:38
5	Fire near Mr Strelley’s Warehouse - Jack Deane shows that he is a lad of Courage Deon Gines	12:44
6	Jack’s Visit to Harwood Grange - Is urged to assist in the Jacobite Plot Deon Gines	15:49
7	Pearson’s Visit to Squire Harwood - Plan to entrap Jack Deon Gines	8:42
8	Jack’s Journey to Stourbridge, and Adventures on the Road Deon Gines	21:16
9	Attacked by Cattle-lifters Deon Gines	15:28
10	Stourbridge Fair - Adventures at Cambridge Deon Gines	10:10
11	Jack encounters Master Pearson, and goes to Norwich Deon Gines	16:00
12	Jack’s Visit to Mr Gournay - The Story of Madame le Mertens Deon Gines	23:51
13	Jack meets Pearson at Saint Faith’s and accompanies him to the North Deon Gines	14:51
14	Jack and Pearson’s Journey to the North, and how Jack was employed on the Road Deon Gines	23:08
15	Adventures at the Hagg Deon Gines	25:50
16	Jack again visits Harwood Grange Deon Gines	17:06
17	Residence in the Fens of Lincolnshire Deon Gines	21:06
18	A Decoy described Michele Kradel	20:22
19	Journey to London with Long Sam John	27:06
20	The Conspiracy John	22:14
21	A Ride for Liberty John	32:45
22	John Deane turns Sailor, and joins the 'Weymouth', Captain Jumper John	24:26
23	First Sea-Fight John	22:35
24	After the Battle John	15:30
25	Cutting-out Expedition - John Deane is Promoted - Capture of two Galleys Deon Gines	23:36
26	The Galley-slave, and who he was Deon Gines	9:41
27	Visit to Norwich and to the Farm at the Fens - A bitter Disappointment Deon Gines	27:40
28	Returns Home Deon Gines	14:32
29	Serves under Benbow in the West Indies Deon Gines	17:20
30	Hurricane - Captured by Pirates Deon Gines	22:06
31	Imprisonment in the Pirates’ Island - The Lovers’ Meeting Deon Gines	20:19
32	Dame Pearson’s History - Engagement between the Pirate and Queen’s Ship Deon Gines	17:55
33	The Island Captured Deon Gines	17:32
34	Sir George Hooke takes the Spanish Galleons in Vigo Bay Deon Gines	23:16
35	Hurricane in the British Channel - Sir George Rooke takes Gibraltar - Sea-fight off Malaga Deon Gines	31:08
36	Home again - Another bitter Disappointment Deon Gines	17:47
37	Adventure in the 'Nottingham Galley' - Shipwreck BettyB	14:15
38	Pennsylvania - Return Home - Last Adventures and Conclusion BettyB	16:06