Description
Product ID: | 9780006499275 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Aubrey-Maturin |
Title: | The Letter of Marque |
Authors: | Author: Patrick O’Brian |
Page Count: | 336 |
Subjects: | Adventure / action fiction, Adventure, Historical adventure fiction, Napoleonic War fiction, Historical fiction, Historical adventure, Napoleonic War fiction, Historical fiction, Atlantic Ocean, c 1800 to c 1900 |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Thrown out of the navy for a crime he did not commit, Jack Aubrey has lost everything he held most dear. Thrown out of the navy for a crime he did not commit, Jack Aubrey has lost everything he held most dear.In command of his beloved Surprise, but in a civilian capacity, Jack Aubrey must navigate a world apart from anything he has previously known, his friend Stephen Maturin at his side. Together they embark on a voyage which, if successful, might just restore Aubrey to the rank, and the raison d''etre, whose loss he so much regrets.Fate is fickle and few people can ever truly be trusted, but has Jack Aubrey’s luck run out?‘Patrick O’Brian is unquestionably the Homer of the Napoleonic wars.’JAMES HAMILTON‐PATERSON‘My hero is Patrick O’Brian. It’s basically impossible to write that well.’DAVID MAMET |
Imprint Name: | HarperCollins |
Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 1997-07-10 |