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Readers who love sea fights, sword duels and underdog stands will find plenty here. It suits anyone drawn to Nelson and to stories where faith and laughter share the page with danger.
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Picture a huge man on a grey horse, driving it down a Sussex lane in the August dusk, blood on his neckcloth. He reaches the harbour at Newhaven, and the horse drops dead beneath him. Why would one rider burst a loyal animal's heart? In The Gentleman, the answer is a plot to seize Lord Nelson in the summer of 1805, while Napoleon waits at Boulogne with an army.
Alfred Ollivant wrote this romance of the sea as a salute to the Royal Navy and to English courage. It follows Kit Caryll, a fifteen-year-old midshipman on his first night at sea. You get a drunken gunner, a cliff climb, a siege in a flint cottage, and a charming French general who quotes poetry.
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- 1A rider's fury sends a boy to seaFree
- 2A sloop of drunks and old heroes
- 3A smuggler lugger meets a King's ship
- 4Two privateers and a boarding in the calm
- 5A dying commander hands over the trust
- 6A cliff, a brave enemy and a lost bottle
- 7A flint fort, a Parson and a daring swim
- 8A besieged cottage and a run through the drain
- 9Faith and the eternal child under fire
- 10Honour among enemies and boys among men
- 11How the story is told, in scenes, symbols and moods
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A rider's fury sends a boy to sea
The story opens above Boulogne in July 1805, with Napoleon looking across the sea toward England. A huge riding officer named Big Jerry Ram arrives on his dying grey, flings himself into a boat, and finds its helmsman is a cool young midshipman. The boy is Kit Caryll, and he has little patience for Jerry's rudeness.
Kit teases the big man about a ride for a drink. Jerry answers with plain dignity that he bred, broke and loved that horse. Kit is ashamed at once, and the two begin to like each other.
Jerry explains the chase. A gentleman on a blood-chestnut has been crossing Sussex for weeks, carrying dispatches for Napoleon, and smugglers called the Gap Gang keep the roads clear for him. The only way left to stop him is by sea. Kit listens wide-eyed at the helm as the boat approaches his first ship, the little sloop Tremendous.
Courage often hides inside rough, comic people.
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- LengthAbout 94,200 words
- Reading timeAbout 6 h 35 min
Questions about Il Gentiluomo: Romanzo del mare
Who is the Gentleman in the book?
He is a French general of Irish blood, nicknamed Fighting Fitz, who rides across Sussex carrying dispatches for Napoleon. He is brave, witty and chivalrous, and he repeatedly spares Kit even though they are enemies.
Is The Gentleman a true story?
It is a novel, though set in the real summer of 1805, when Napoleon massed an invasion army at Boulogne and Nelson was hunting the French fleet. Nelson, Pitt and Napoleon appear, while Kit and his companions are invented.
Who are Parson Joy and Piper?
Harry Joy is a retired Black Borderers captain and swordsman who lives in a fortified cottage and calls his sword Polly. Ralph Piper is a legless old sailor who served under Nelson and mixes deep faith with sharp shooting.
What is the main message of the book?
The book argues that courage, laughter and faith can carry even a young person through great danger. It also praises honour among enemies and the loyalty of small, odd groups of people who stand together for a cause.
Cite this edition
Ollivant, Alfred. The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-gentleman-a-romance-of-the-sea.
Ollivant, A. (2026). The gentleman: A romance of the sea. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-gentleman-a-romance-of-the-sea (Original work published 1908)
Ollivant, Alfred. The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-gentleman-a-romance-of-the-sea.
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