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Blake of the "Rattlesnake"

by Frederick Thomas JANE (1865 - 1916)

11 - A Picnic, and What Came Of It

Fred Jane, who later went on to publish his famous "Jane's Fighting Ships", doubtless was noting the success of other books that forecast a British defeat in the event of war in the late 19th century when he wrote this fictional account of "The Man Who Saved England." Jane tells of a possible war against both France and Russia with plenty of verve and derring-do amid naval battles, both small and large. - Summary by Mark

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Listen next episodes of Blake of the "Rattlesnake":
12 - More Troubles , 13 - Blake's Revolt , 14 - The Day Before , 15 - Woman's Love and Man's Duty , 16 - The Saving of England - "Torpedo Triumphans"