Published by McBooks Press 2003

Copyright © 1978 by C. Northcote Parkinson

First published in the United States by Houghton Mifflin Co., 1978

First published in the United Kingdom by John Murray Ltd, 1978

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Cover painting: Naval Ramming 1811, The British Warship “Hermes” Rams the French Privateer “La Mouch.” Courtesy of Mary Evans Picture Library.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Parkinson, C. Northcote (Cyril Northcote), 1909-

Dead reckoning / by C. Northcote Parkinson.

p. cm. — (The Richard Delancey novels ; no. 6)

ISBN 1-59013-038-3 (alk. paper)

1. Delancey, Richard (Fictitious character)--Fiction. 2. Great

Britain—History, Naval—19th century—Fiction. 3. Napoleonic Wars,

1800-1815—Fiction. 4. Guernsey (Channel Islands)—Fiction. I. Title.

PR6066.A6955D43 2003

823'.914—dc21

2003005458

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