Lord Of The Privateers. Stephanie Laurens

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      LORD OF THE PRIVATEERS

      by Stephanie Laurens

      CAST OF CHARACTERS

      Principal Characters:

      Frobisher, Captain Royd – Hero, oldest Frobisher brother and captain of The Corsair

      Carmichael, Isobel Carmody – Heroine, only child of James Carmichael and Anne Carmody, and heiress of the Carmichael Shipyards, Aberdeen

      In Aberdeen:

      Frobisher, Captain Fergus – Royd’s father

      Frobisher, Mrs. Elaine – Royd’s mother

      Carmody, Mrs. Iona – Isobel’s maternal grandmother and matriarch of the Carmody clan

      Carmichael, Mr. James – Isobel’s father and owner of Carmichael Shipyards

      Carmichael, Mrs. Anne Carmody – Isobel’s mother

      Carmichael, Mrs. Elise – James’s mother, Isobel’s paternal grandmother

      Featherstone, Miss Gladys – Royd’s secretary at the Frobisher Shipping Company office

      Jeb – head groom at Carmody Place

      On board The Corsair:

      Stewart, Lieutenant Liam – first mate

      Kelly, Mr. William – master

      Williams – quartermaster

      Jolley – bosun

      Bellamy, Mr. – steward

      Various other sailors

      In London:

      Family:

      Frobisher, Captain Declan – Royd’s brother and captain of The Cormorant

      Frobisher, Lady Edwina – Declan’s wife, Royd’s sister-in-law

      Frobisher, Captain Robert – Royd’s brother and captain of The Trident

      Hopkins, Miss Aileen – Robert’s intended and sister of Lieutenant William Hopkins, West Africa Squadron

      Staff in Declan & Edwina’s town house:

      Humphrey – butler

      Government:

      Wolverstone, Duke of, Royce aka Dalziel – ex-commander of British secret operatives outside England

      Melville, Lord – First Lord of the Admiralty

      Society:

      Wolverstone, Duchess of, Minerva – Royce’s wife, society grande dame, major ton hostess

      St. Ives, Duke of, Devil (Sylvester)

      St. Ives, Duchess of, Honoria – Devil’s wife, society grande dame, major ton hostess

      Cynster, Mr. Harry – Devil’s cousin

      Cynster, Mr. Rupert (Gabriel) – Devil’s cousin

      Dearne, Marquess of, Christian – ex-member of the Bastion Club, ex-operative of Dalziel’s

      Dearne, Marchioness of, Letitia – Christian’s wife

      Warnefleet, Jack, Lord – ex-member of the Bastion Club, ex-operative of Dalziel’s

      Warnefleet, Lady Clarice – Jack, Lord Warnefleet’s wife

      Trentham, Earl of – ex-member of the Bastion Club, ex-operative of Dalziel’s

      Hendon, Jack, Lord – owner of Hendon Shipping, ex-operative, ex-army

      Hendon, Kit (Katherine), Lady – Jack, Lord Hendon’s wife

      Carstairs, Major Rafe – army officer, covert liaison, involved in Black Cobra incident

      Delborough, Colonel – ex-army officer, involved in Black Cobra incident

      Clunes-Forsythe, Mr. – power broker, wealthy member of the haut ton

      Deveny, Lord Hugh – indolent member of the haut ton

      Risdale, Marquis of – wealthy member of the haut ton

      Cummins, Sir Reginald – wealthy member of the haut ton

      Rundell, Mr. Phillip – jeweler, part owner of Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell

      Bridge, Mr. – jeweler, part owner of Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell

      In Southampton:

      Higginson – head clerk, Frobisher Shipping Company office

      At Sea:

      Frobisher, Captain Lachlan – captain of Sea Dragon

      Frobisher, Captain Catrina (Kit) – captain of Consort

      In Freetown:

      Holbrook, Governor – Governor-in-Chief of British West Africa

      Satterly, Mr. Arnold – governor’s principal aide

      Eldridge, Major – Commander, Fort Thornton

      Decker, Vice-Admiral Ralph – Commander, West Africa Squadron

      Winton, Major – Commissar of Fort Thornton

      Babington, Mr. Charles – partner, Macauley & Babington Trading Company

      Macauley, Mr. – senior partner, Macauley & Babington Trading Company

      Ross-Courtney, Lord Peter – wealthy and influential visitor

      Neill, Mr. Frederick – well-born and wealthy associate of Ross-Courtney’s

      Undoto, Obo – local priest

      Muldoon, Mr. Silas – the Naval Attaché

      Winton, Mr. William – Assistant Commissar at Fort Thornton

      Hardwicke, Reverend – minister of Church of England

      Hardwicke, Mrs. – minister’s wife

      Sherbrook, Mrs. – lady-employer of Katherine Fortescue

      Dave – Cockney coachman

      In the Mining Compound:

      Mercenaries:

      Dubois – leader of the mercenaries, presumed French

      Arsene – Dubois’s lieutenant, second-in-command, presumed French

      Cripps – Dubois’s second lieutenant, English

      Plus twenty-eight other mercenaries – of various ages and extractions

      Captives:

      Frobisher, Captain Caleb – youngest Frobisher brother and captain of The Prince

      Fortescue, Miss Kate (Katherine) – ex-governess of the Sherbrooks and Caleb’s intended

      Quilley – quartermaster of The Prince