Talk:Claude Martin

G M Naug - author of The Ferenghi Quartet, novels based on the life of Claude Martin
Under "external links", this article lists "Seeds of Empire A biographical novel based on the life of Claude Martin." This novel was the first in a series of four called "The Ferenghi Quartet", by G.M. Naug. The series was completed and published by the author in February 2012. The four titles are: Seeds of Empire, Banners of the Sun, Precipice of Power and Salute to the Gods. All are narrated in the first person by a character named (and based on) Claude Martin. Details are posted on the website www.palmerhiggsbooks.com.au. 211.28.208.140 (talk) 23:31, 20 March 2012 (UTC) Robert Dalvean (robert.dalvean@gmail.com) 211.28.208.140 (talk) 14:18, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Breaking news

EWG committee member Gwayne Naug has been mentioned in the reports of the Victorian State Parliament (Hansard).

Here’s the relevant excerpt (slightly edited).

PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD)

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

FIFTY-SEVENTHPARLIAMENT

FIRST SESSION

Wednesday, 20 February 2013 (Extract from book 2) GwayneNaug

Mrs KRONBERG (Eastern Metropolitan)—It is my great pleasure to announce that MsGwayne Naug of Eltham has recently published the fourth in her series of historical novels.

Seeds of Empire, Banners of the Sun, Precipice of Power and Salute to the Gods are the four volumes of the Ferenghi Quartet, which the author, Ms Naug, promised us back in 2008, when Seeds of Empire was published. Since that time MsNaug has dedicated herself to developing our insight into the life of the narrator, Claude Martin, a Frenchman who was born in 1735 and died in 1800. He was an ‘architect, engineer, soldier of fortune, cartographer, botanist, astronomer and chivalrous lover’ who ‘played an important role in the stability and development of the honourable East India Company at the courts of the Moguls’.

Writing the quartet would be a remarkable feat for anybody, but it is even more remarkable considering that MsNaug entered her ninth decade a little while back. What a stunning achievement! Those of us who know her well are very proud of Gwayne’s commitment to such an erudite project. What a legacy and what a great read! Our heartfelt thanks go out to her.

Please note that these books are all available as either paperbacks or Kindle e-books. Check out the e-book option at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=Gwayne+Naug&rh=n%3A133140011%2Ck%3AGwayne+Naug. 211.28.208.140 (talk) 15:39, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Another Claude Martin
The former director general of the WWF here. Jackiespeel (talk) 09:36, 18 September 2017 (UTC)