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MORRIS, Ronald. The Captain's Lady.MORRIS, Ronald. The Captain's Lady. London, Chatto & Windus, [1985]. 8vo. Original boards with illustrated dust wrappers (not price clipped); pp. 178, plates after photographs; apart from previous bookdealers pencil annotation to endpapers; a very good copy. First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author and with tipped in card by him, accompanying the book. 'In 1945, the 15 year old Ronald Morris joined the Mercury, a training ship for boys

MORRIS, Ronald. The Captain's Lady. London, Chatto & Windus, [1985].

8vo. Original boards with illustrated dust-wrappers (not price-clipped); pp. 178, plates after photographs; apart from previous bookdealers pencil annotation to endpapers; a very good copy.

First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author and with tipped in card by him, accompanying the book. 'In 1945, the 15-year-old Ronald Morris joined the Mercury, a training ship for boys under the command of C.B. Fry, the famous cricketer. But Fry's rule was only notional; in reality it was run, with a rod of iron, by his wife, then in her eighties. Many suffered miserably; at least one boy died. Yet the story of how she came to rule the ship is perhaps even more extraordinary. Beatie was a stunning beauty, at the age of fourteen catching the eye of Charles Hoare - a married man, and heir to a banking fortune. The ensuing affair provoked a scandal and the couple removed themselves to the Isle of Wight where Hoare bought the barque Illovo, re-named it Mercury and converted it to a training ship for boys. Initially run on progressive lines, the ship's rule became harsh when Hoare died and Beatie, now married to C.B. Fry, took control. In 1914 Winston Churchill, First Sea Lord, sent the hulk of HMS Gannet to replace the former Illovo, now based on the River Hamble. Despite the extreme treatment of the boys, the RN seized on the survivors knowing they were disciplined to the nth degree, and they often rose swiftly through the ranks. In Easter 2004, HMS Gannet, fully restored, was opened as an exhibit at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham' (advertisement for a new edition).

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Lisse
Phoenix, US
★★★★★ 5
A great book by a great journalist
Format: Hardcover
The China Matrix is another great book by the great journalist Lee Smith. The book is written in a very easy to read format. I have learned so many things that I didn't know before, and I simply can't put it down. Lee opened my eyes about the way Washington D.C. works, and I really miss his Epoch TV show, Over the Target. I wish more shows invited him on because he has a great insight when it comes to domestic and international affairs. To whoever wants to learn more about the way the Chinese Community Party works, I recommend to get this book and read it.
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Brett Norton
New York, US
★★★★★ 3
Misses some important context, but a solid book
Format: Audiobook
I can't give it the 3.5 stars it deserves. Smith is an outstanding writer and has long view China as an adversary that we intentionally do not pay attention to given the elites make large amounts of money working with the CCP. In this book he demonstrates that happened from the get go, starting with Kissinger. Rarely, if ever, were American interests ever viewed as the lens with which to see China, only as a way to make money for power brokers and businesses alike. He points to Trumps long standing opposition to the way the international trade system evolved and the way it harmed middle class Americans. All of this is outstanding, but the book loses many points trying to cover for terrible protectionist economic policies. We certainly may have gone too far in hollowing out the industrial base, but 100% of Americans benefitted from lower price and more selections. It is not the purpose of the book, but a look at overall US business policy has been to harm Amercians, one need look no further than mass immigration, legal and illegal that drive down wages at the lower/middle end. Nor does the book bother with looking at general business mindless following each other for yet another new fad, from six sigma to who moved my cheese. Again, not what the book is about, but he tries to make the claim that all of this is China and elite policy driving toward this outcome when that data is not supported. Overall, it is a better than worse book that one should read if for no other reason than to see how far we have actually bent over for China for gains that are mostly illusory for business access. That China still uses the elites to gain access not just to markets but US citizen minds is the real problem. Smith does a good job pointing that out
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Grayfox41
New York, US
★★★★★ 5
Yet, so many US consumers take a knee to Chinese imports.
Format: Kindle
My first response to Lee Smith's "The Chinese Matrix" is anger with the CCP. But, they did what treasonous US politicians and investors permitted in exchange for wealth and power. The current situation reminds me of the Chinese finger trap - a small tube of woven reeds just large enough to insert a finger into each end. When naturally trying to withdraw the fingers from opposite ends, the woven reeds constricted. Escape was contrary to natural instinct. Likewise, to extract our country from the Chinese Matrix will require unnatural sacrifice.
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@Grampa_Steve
San Leandro, US
★★★★★ 5
Comprehensive and bold analysis of US foreign policy with China.
Format: Kindle
Lee Smith takes the reader through the many years of China appeasement from Kissenger and Nixon to the present where China continues to suck the power of the US toward its goal of global domination.
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Steve
Pawtucket, US
★★★★★ 5
Excellent and relevant hid
Format: Hardcover
Translation was superb. Author’s insights on the human condition still very relevant for today’s world.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2026

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