Captain Vinegar's commission

Captain Vinegar #1

by Philip Glazebrook

In nineteenth century England, Tresham Pitcher, in need of money, pretends to be Captain Vinegar, an expert on the Far East, and convinces a publisher to give him an advance on a travel book.

Two young Englishmen journey into the Ottoman Empire in 1850. Captain Vinegar is the leader of the party and his journals and dispatches determine the direction of the expedition, while his mysterious commission becomes its ultimate object.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Inka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hard book to follow, however really interesting.

[Dick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Likely to be an autobiographical sketch of Glazebrook's alter egos, part travel memoir, part social commentary on coming of age but all a wonderful romp through the emotional trials of not belonging in the Victorian years. For Tresham Pitcher, caught between the judgement of aristocracy and his brunt economic realities, adventure beckons. Through the fabrication of Captain Vinegar he finds a new self, one capable and not possessing the sensitivities and self awareness that brought on such pain in this unforgiving age. This is an adventure novel in spirit and body.