Category Archives: Richard Delancey Novels
The Mauritius Campaign: Prelude
The last novel I summarized on this blog was the C. Northcote Parkinson novel, featuring is character Richard Delancey, Dead Reckoning. The book covers about five years of Delancey’s career and involves operations in Borneo and, most significantly, against the … Continue reading
Filed under Naval Operations, Richard Delancey Novels
Kapuas River
In C. Northcote Parkinson’s Richard Delancey novel Dead Reckoning, Captain Delancey tracks a French privateer to its base on the Kapuas River in Borneo. The privateer is protected by a stockade which fortifies both sides of the river.
Filed under Age of Sail, Naval Fiction, Richard Delancey Novels
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning fast forwards the life of C. Northcote Parkinson’s character Richard Delancey by four years picking up in late 1805. When we left Delancey in Touch and Go he was a recently made commander on the eve of the … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Naval Fiction, Richard Delancey Novels
Touch and Go
Touch and Go follows the career of C. Northcote Parkinson’s naval character Richard Delancey from late 1797 through the Peace of Amiens. When we last enountered Richard Delancey, he was unemployed due to using his command, the fireship Spitfire, as … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Naval Fiction, Richard Delancey Novels
Devil To Pay
Devil To Pay is the second nove, chronologically, but the first in order of publication, in the Richard Delancey series by C. Northcote Parkinson. Parkinson is best known for his work in the field of public administration and is credited … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Richard Delancey Novels
St. Peter Port, Guernsey
As we’ll be serializing C. Northcote Parkinson’s Richard Delancey novels over the next weeks it seems appropriate to start with Delancey’s hometown. St. Peter Port, shown here with Castle Cornet in the right midground, is the capital of Guernsey. During … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Naval Fiction, Richard Delancey Novels
