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It is the dawn of the nineteenth century; Britain is at war with Napoleon's France. Jack Aubrey, a young lieutenant in Nelson's navy, is promoted to command of H.M.S. Sophie, an old, slow brig unlikely to make his fortune. But Captain Aubrey is a brave and gifted seaman, his thirst for adventure and...

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Main Author: O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000 (Author)
Other Authors: Tull, Patrick (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language:English
Published: Prince Frederick : Recorded Books Inc., 2008.
Edition:Unabridged.
Series:O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000. Aubrey/Maturin novels ; 1.
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Maturin, Stephen (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Great Britain > History, Naval > 19th century > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Sea fiction.
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Here is the maiden voyage of O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series, which follows the unique friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. O'Brian renders in riveting detail the life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.Patrick O'Brian can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time. --Observer Excerpted from Master and Commander: Book by Patrick O'Brian All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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