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Fortunately, Maturin returns from a mission in Chile with news that may help restore Aubrey to good favor with both his beloved navy and wife. Then, off to Gibraltar: Napoleon has escaped from Elba.
The Yellow Admiral is a change of pace, a reversion to the themes of the earlier novels in the Aubrey/Maturin series. Much of the story takes place on land, giving scope to O'Brian's fascination with the landscape, physical and social, of early nineteenth-century England. In vivid glimpses of various rural pursuits, and nuanced observation of politics and domestic arrangements, O'Brian proves himself ever more surely to be the heir of Jane Austen. Not to say there aren't some rousing and bloody sea-battles!
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The higher one climbs, the further there is to fall. As war with Napoleon seemingly draws to a close, opportunities for advancement are limited and Jack Aubrey faces the ultimate indignity the possibility of being yellowed, or retired, and set aside with no squadron of his own. But the blockade of Brest presents dangers to equal those of the furthest shores.Who poses the greater threat to a naval man through and through? A resurgent Bonaparte or the Admiralty itself?On every page [OBrian] reminds us with noble artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people dont, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives.RICHARD SNOW, New York TimesThese novels are a brilliant achievement. They display staggering erudition on almost all aspects of eighteenth-century life.Times Literary Supplement The higher one climbs, the further there is to fall. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780006499640
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. 40th Anniversary ed. The Yellow Admiral – the 18th novel in the collection hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written – sets the fall and rise of Jack Aubrey in brilliant counterpoint to the fall and rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. Life ashore may once again be the undoing of Jack Aubrey. Even Jack’s exploits. Seller Inventory # DADAX0006499643
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the eighteenth book in the series. Seller Inventory # B9780006499640
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Book Description Condition: New. Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the eighteenth book in the series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232. Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780006499640