The Far Side of the World (Aubrey Maturin Series)
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Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for Cape Horn, determined to intercept an American frigate before it can wreak havoc on the British whaling trade. As always, he is accompanied by intelligence operative Stephen Maturin, and as always, Aubrey has no idea of what his companion is up to. Another impeccably written adventure, by the end of which you should be able to identify a mizzen topsail in your sleep.
Thoma Flanagan, New York Times Book Review
These eccentric, improbable novels seem to have been written by Patrick O'Brian to please himself in the first instance, and thereafter to please those readers who may share his delight in precision of language, odd lands and colors, a humane respect for such old-fashioned sentiments as friendship and honor. Like Aubrey and Maturin playing Mozart duets beneath a Pacific moon, he works elegant variations on the tradition of the seafaring adventure story.
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey Maturin Series)
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey Maturin Series),Patrick O'Brian,W. W. Norton & Company,0393308626,19th century,Fiction,Fiction - Historical,General,Great Britain,Historical - General,History,History, Naval,Naval operations, British,Sea & Ocean,United States,War & Military,War of 1812,Modern fiction
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