A talent for trouble: the dorset boy book 1, paperback/christopher c. tubbs

Description Martin Stockley at 12 years old was underfed and undersized as the youngest of nine in a Dorset clay miners family.

But he had a sharp mind, had learned to read, write and do his numbers and had a fascination for maps.

A stroke of good fortune sees him taken in as a Ships Boy and Under Steward to the Captain in the Falcon Frigate.

Gibraltar, the siege of Toulon and Barbary pirates all feature in this tale of growing up.

Luck and a lot of Dorset courage sees him at the centre of a series of adventures.

Blood, guts, a beautiful Contessa and prize money.

What more could a young lad from Dorset ask for.