I am a fan of sailing era and have read all the classics from Hornblower on.  I have the entire set of the Pope series on Ramage and read it once every couple of years (all 18 volumes) and enjoy it each time even though I know the outcome.  Knowledgeable about sailing Pope develops a likeable and understandable characters in his books.  The stories are well done and my only regret is that he passed on before finishing the series. Wrote to the current publisher suggesting they do what so many authors have done and that is allow another author to pick up the series.  Unfortunately Pope's widow did not want them to do that.  A shame as it would have been nice for someone to have picked up and carried on the books.  There is both a lot of nautical knowledge imparted as well as historical events woven into the stories.  If you like Hornblower series you will likely very much enjoy this one.  I have read all of Alexander Kent's books and while I enjoy them I favor Pope's series.  Read this one and you will likely be hooked for reading more.
I am a fan of sailing era and have read all the classics from Hornblower on. I have the entire set of the Pope series on Ramage and read it once every couple of years (all 18 volumes) and enjoy it each time even though I know the outcome. Knowledgeable about sailing Pope develops a likeable and understandable characters in his books. The stories are well done and my only regret is that he passed on before finishing the series. Wrote to the current publisher suggesting they do what so many authors have done and that is allow another author to pick up the series. Unfortunately Pope's widow did not want them to do that. A shame as it would have been nice for someone to have picked up and carried on the books. There is both a lot of nautical knowledge imparted as well as historical events woven into the stories. If you like Hornblower series you will likely very much enjoy this one. I have read all of Alexander Kent's books and while I enjoy them I favor Pope's series. Read this one and you will likely be hooked for reading more.