Having obtained a position on the Glatton, Richard Delancey is soon to see action in the Battle of Camperdown.
But the Nore and Spithead mutinies intervene to upset the course of his career.
About the Author: Cyril Northcote Parkinson pursued a distinguished academic career on both sides of the Atlantic and first became famous for Parkinson's Law--work expands to fill the time allotted to it.
Parkinson wrote many books on British politics and economics.
His first fictional effort, a biography of Horatio Hornblower, met with considerable acclaim and led to the Delancey series.
Northcote Parkinson died in 1993.
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