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**Title:** A Stain in the Blood: The Remarkable Voyage of Sir [[Kenelm Digby]]
**Author:** [[Joe Moshenska]]
**Year:** 2016
**Pages:** 576
**Media:** Hardback
**ISBN:** 0434022896
**Publication:** [[2016]], William Heinemann Ltd
- [[∙Melvil Decimal System (DDC)]]
- [[9 - History and Geography]]
- [[94 - Europe]]
- [[942 - England and Wales]]
- [[942.0 - England]]
- [[942.06 - 1603–1714, House of Stuart and Commonwealth periods]]
- [[942.062 - Charles I 1625-49]]
**Price:** £13.60
**From:** Amazon
**Condition:** New
**Bought:** 2016-05-14
**Started:** 2016-07-11
**Finished:** 2016-08-24
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## Review
I enjoyed the first half of the book going over Digby's early years. But the second half recounting his sea adventures was decent but felt a little rushed and the book ends rather abruptly.