The captain of the "Mary Rose": A tale of to-morrow

by Clowes, W. Laird (William Laird), Sir

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"The captain of the "Mary Rose"" by Sir W. Laird Clowes is a naval future-war novel written in the late 19th century. Framed as a near-future “tale of to-morrow,” it imagines a sudden Anglo-French war at sea, blending reportage, technical detail, and frontline action.

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