"The Merlin" is the tale of Nathan Cross, raised in the hard case life of London s canals and rivers in the late 18th Century who has risen to the rank of gunner in Nelson s Navy through a combination of ability with a dash of thieving and smuggling on the side. Accidentally viewed as something of a hero, he knows better and avoids getting into anybodies line of ? re if possible.
From his early involvement in the Spithead mutiny he has become a member of the outlawed reform societies in England and has a sneaking sympathy with the politics of his enemy, the French.
His life is cast...
"The Merlin" is the tale of Nathan Cross, raised in the hard case life of London s canals and rivers in the late 18th Century who has risen to the ...
