Download or read book Jack Absolute written by Chris Humphreys and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brilliant first outing for a new kind of hero . . . 'Bernard Cornwell is good but Humphreys is better' Historical Novels Review In 1777, Jack Absolute is famous ... as the dashing lover in Sheridan's famous comedy THE RIVALS. However, this notoriety comes as something of a shock to the REAL Jack Absolute when he disembarks at Portsmouth after four months at sea, and seven years in India ... When his old commander is appointed to lead the army that will crush the American Revolution, Jack's history in the Colonies becomes vital. Years before he was adopted by the Iroquois, knows their language and ways, can rally these vital allies to the King's cause. Yet there is a traitor at the heart of the British army, betraying its every move. From a field of honour in London through the Battle of Saratoga and the hunt for a double agent, Jack must fight revolutionaries, incensed rivals and a malevolent secret society - and all while trying to protect the woman he loves...

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Download or read book Jack Absolute written by Humphreys and published by Library and Archives Canada. This book was released on 2022-01-26 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The finest Series of historical novels since Patrick O'Brian." -The Good Book Guide UK "An Absolute Delight!" Diana Gabaldon, Author of Outlander, and Lord John Grey. London 1777 - and Jack Absolute is famous as the charming lover in Sheridan's comedy 'The Rivals'. However, this notoriety comes as a shock to the real Jack when he arrives in England after seven years away. Within days he finds himself dueling for his life - over an actress! Forced to flee, he seeks refuge with his old commander, John Burgoyne... and becomes a British spy in America's War of Independence. Jack Absolute: Warrior. Mohawk. Lover. Spy. From the streets of London to the bloody battlefields of Saratoga, from forest fights on the Hudson to love and betrayal in wintry Philadelphia, Jack Absolute marks the exhilarating climax of an epic historical series and a character you won't soon forget.

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Download or read book The Blooding of Jack Absolute written by Chris Humphreys and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brilliant prequel to JACK ABSOLUTE... 'Jack escapes death more often than James Bond in his attempt to find the traitor in the King's ranks . . . an exciting romp' Sunday Telegraph 'Bernard Cornwell is good but Humphreys is better' Historical Novels Review London 1759 and Jack's life is easy. A scholar at Westminster School, a master with cricket bat or billiard cue, the leader of a gang of bucks about the Town, he has both a girl he worships and a courtesan teaching him the more basic arts of love. Yet he plans to give up all carousing, sit the examinations for Cambridge, find a career in any field he chooses. If he can just stay out of trouble for one night... From the billiard halls and brothels of London to a clash of Empires on the Plains of Abraham, Jack's life is forever altered by the tragedies of that night. Through duels, battles, frantic escapes and a brutal winter spent in a cave in Canada, the schoolboy will vanish, and a man appear. But first he must learn to kill. To come of age, Jack Absolute must be blooded.

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Download or read book Jack Absolute written by C. C. Humphreys and published by . This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing the unforgettable Jack Absolute. The year is 1777. As the American Revolution rages across the sea, London is swept off its feet by Jack Absolute, the dashing rogue in Richard Sheridan's comedy The Rivals. That is, until the real Jack Absolute, former captain of the 16th Light Dragoons, returns after years abroad to discover this slander of his reputation. Before he can even protest, he is embroiled in an illegal duel over a backstage tryst at the Drury Lane theatre. Jack escapes with his life, only to find himself pressed again into the King's service-this time, as a spy for the British in the Revolutionary War. With his Mohawk blood brother, Ate, at his side-and Loyalist beauty Louisa Reardon on his mind-Jack sets sail for the wilds of North America to face rebellious militiamen, rival Indian tribes, and the incompetence of his own superiors head-on. But when Jack learns there is a traitor in his ranks, he is dispatched as a double agent to root out the secrets of the Illuminati, a secret lodge within the Freemasons with their own agenda in the colonies. With no one left to trust and more blood spilling with each passing day, it's no longer clear if Jack is a spy...or the target. From the streets of London to the bloody battlefields of Saratoga, from forest fights on the Hudson to the seedy corners of wintry Philadelphia, Jack Absolute marks the exhilarating beginning of an epic 18th century adventure and a character you won't soon forget.

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