| #5442469 in Books | Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. | 2006-08-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.95 x.77 x5.31l,.66 | File type: PDF | 296 pages | ||1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| An anthropologist travels in time to recreate exploits of an oddball swashbuckler|By Kelly Qadiani|Rogue Raider has some memorable scenes and dashes of historical fidelity, but ultimately fails as a stab at comic historical novel. From the cover and subtitle it suggests that its about the Singapore mutiny, but that episode only takes up about 30 pages of the book. The rest of||A swashbuckling adventure story, full of bawdy, uproarious fun. Barley writes with verve and humour―settle back and enjoy the journey. (Tash Aw, award-winning author of 'The Harmony Silk Factory')|About the Author|Nigel
Rogue Raider is a humorous fictionalized history set in Southeast Asia during the First World War, which centers on a lovable rogue in the form of Captain Julius Lauterbach of the German Imperial Navy and the ship that catapulted the "Flashmanesque" Lauterbach to accidental fame (and infamy), His Imperial Majesty's Emden. Follow the adventures of Lauterbach, a beer-guzzling, cigar-smoking filcher, a braggart and, above all, a survivor.
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Rogue Raider | Nigel Barley. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
