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    Fletcher's Fortune
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    Fletcher Series

    Written by John Drake

    Narrated by Joseph Lindoe

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    About this series

    Jacob Fletcher is unsure of his parentage, but he does know that, as an apprentice, he couldn't legally be seized by the press gang. This particular gang, however, didn't abide by the law. Fletcher finds himself risking life, limb and sea sickness to save his fortune now at risk of being lost to his evil step-mother and loathsome half-brothers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLume Books
    Release dateFeb 28, 2019
    Fletcher's Fortune

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      Jacob Fletcher is unsure of his parentage, but he does know that, as an apprentice, he couldn't legally be seized by the press gang. This particular gang, however, didn't abide by the law. Fletcher finds himself risking life, limb and sea sickness to save his fortune now at risk of being lost to his evil step-mother and loathsome half-brothers.

      Jacob Fletcher is unsure of his parentage, but he does know that, as an apprentice, he couldn't legally be seized by the press gang. This particular gang, however, didn't abide by the law. Fletcher finds himself risking life, limb and sea sickness to save his fortune now at risk of being lost to his evil step-mother and loathsome half-brothers.

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    John Drake

    John Drake lives in Cheshire with his family. His hobbies and interests include muzzle-loaded shooting, history and politics. The Flint and Silver series was inspired by the many unanswered questions left by Robert Louis Stevenson’s much-loved classic, Treasure Island.

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