Armada: The Story of Thomas Hobbs is the fifteenth book in the My Story series. It is also the fifth book in the series with a male protagonist. The book was written by Jim Eldridge. It was published by Scholastic UK on September 20, 2002 with Bryan Perrett's Crimea.
Dedication[]
- "To my wife, Lynne"
Book description[]
- "April 1587
Now I saw the Spanish ships clearly. Even from this distance I could see the men on board scurrying around the upper decks, and knew they were hurrying to their stations, ready for battle. But we had been too quick for them. "FIRE!!" roared Mr Belson from the centre of the gundeck. Jones thrust his smoking taper into the back of the cannon and sparks flared from out the hole. "Back!" Jones shouted, and we all leapt away – just in time because a loud explosion filled the area around us with smoke, bright sparks and flames..."
Plot[]
Epilogue[]
Historical Note[]
Characters[]
- Main article: List of Armada characters
Author[]
- Main article: Jim Eldridge
Jim Eldridge is an author of over one hundred books. He has also worked as a radio, film and television screenwriter. Armada is Eldridge's second book for My Story. He is also the author of The Trenches, Flying Ace, Spy Smuggler, Desert Danger, Roman Invasion, The Sweep's Boy, Pyramid of Secrets, Standing Alone, Dodger!, London Stories, and Codename Céline.
Notes[]
- The portrait on the cover is a detail of the c. 1550 portrait of Giovanni de' Medici by Agnolo Bronzino. The background is a detail of a painting of the Spanish Armada by Norman Wilkinson.[2][3]
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