Brown on Resolution
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Narrated by:
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Chris MacDonnell
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By:
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C.S. Forester
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Based on meticulously researched historical fact, "Brown on Resolution" marks C.S. Forester's first novel about the British Navy and his subsequent sea-faring novels
It charts the life and death of Leading Seaman, Albert Brown, beginning with the story of how his mother, Agatha, meets and spends five days with a young Lieutenant Commander (RN) and becomes pregnant with Albert. She doesn't tell the officer and keeps the man's identity a secret from her family and the world in general. Throughout his formative years, she encourages Albert to join the Navy and has high hopes that he too will be an officer. Eventually, Albert enlists as a cadet and at the beginning of WWI is assigned to the Pacific aboard a light cruiser as a gun layer. By this time, he has been promoted to Leading Seaman. When his ship is sunk and he is taken prisoner aboard a German armored cruiser, as the sole survivor he takes it upon himself to single-handedly delay the ship from carrying out repairs so that a larger British heavy cruiser can intercept and destroy the vessel. He attempts this from the inhospitable Galapagos Island of Resolution.
The novel has been the basis of two films. In 1935 a young Sir John Mills played Albert in the first adaptation. 1953 saw the version called "Single Handed" in the UK and "Sailor of the King" in the US. Starring Jeffrey Hunter.
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- 28-07-24
Service, Duty and Bravery
I selected this audio-book after the novel was recommended to me. I am always happy to respond when a friend makes such a suggestion. That said I was disappointed. This novel spends half of its time to the circumstances surrounding Albert Brown, the novel's hero. From his conception and his upbringing, he is established that he is a brave, dutiful and determined young man – though not manifestly bright. The novel then pivots to Brown on the island of Resolution seeking to thwart an enemy German armoured cruiser taking to the open seas to continue to wreak havoc during WW1. Brown is heroic and achieves much, though not to his own benefit. This is a novel, I suppose, about doing one’s duty within a larger purpose. The audio-book is serviceable. Listeners may well find more reward in this novel that I managed. I know that Forester wrote much more that will reward listeners, and I am determined to listen more.
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