The Lively Lady and Captain Caution Author:Kenneth Roberts Two historical novels, yarns of the War of 1812 and the privateers that were America's chief substitute for a navy. There is mighty gusto in the book... The Lively Lady stands quite high in the aristocracy of historical romance... — Captain Caution is powerful writing that describes the British hulks, the prisoners and their escape that sets Ro... more »berts novel apart from most historical novelists.« less