The letter of Marque
Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast as a ship's surgeon to mask his discreet activities on behalf of British Intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his former...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
2022, c1988.
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| Series: | O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000. Aubrey/Maturin novels ;
12. |
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| Summary: | Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast as a ship's surgeon to mask his discreet activities on behalf of British Intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his former ship the Surprise to command as a privateer, more politely termed a letter of marque. Together they sail on a desperate mission against the French, which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace. |
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| Physical Description: | 274 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781324020523 |
