Post Captain (Aubrey-Maturin series, Book 2)
[Read by Simon Vance]
The high-seas excitement continues in this second installment of Patrick O'Brian's highly acclaimed series.
''We've beat them before and we'll beat them again.''
In 1803, Napoleon smashes the Peace of Amiens, going to war once again. This is doubly alarming news for Captain Jack Aubrey, who is taking refuge in France from his creditors. He is interned but soon escapes from his French debtor's prison, fleeing across the French countryside to lead a ship into battle. After managing to avert a possible mutiny, he pursues his quarry straight into the mouth of a French-held harbor. Stephen Maturin's struggles, with himself as much as with a proud and intelligent woman, are woven into Aubrey's, straining their friendship at times to the breaking point.
The high-seas excitement continues in this second installment of Patrick O'Brian's highly acclaimed series.
''We've beat them before and we'll beat them again.''
In 1803, Napoleon smashes the Peace of Amiens, going to war once again. This is doubly alarming news for Captain Jack Aubrey, who is taking refuge in France from his creditors. He is interned but soon escapes from his French debtor's prison, fleeing across the French countryside to lead a ship into battle. After managing to avert a possible mutiny, he pursues his quarry straight into the mouth of a French-held harbor. Stephen Maturin's struggles, with himself as much as with a proud and intelligent woman, are woven into Aubrey's, straining their friendship at times to the breaking point.
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About the Author:
PATRICK O'BRIAN (1914-2000) was born Richard Patrick Russ in England. During the Second World War, he and his wife were involved in British secret-service activities. After the war, he changed his name to Patrick O'Brian and began his career as a novelist, biographer, and translator. In the 1990s, Mr. O'Brian, then in his seventies, achieved the critical and popular recognition that was his due.
Review:
''They're funny, they're exciting, they're informative. There are legions of us who gladly ship out time and time again under Captain Aubrey.'' --New Yorker
''Master and Commander raised almost dangerously high expectations . . . Post Captain triumphantly surpasses them . . . a brilliant book.'' --Mary Renault - English writer best known for her historical novels
''It has been said that this series is some of the finest historical fiction of our time . . . Aubrey and Maturin have been described as better than Holmes and Watson, the equal of Quixote and Panza . . . All this is true. And the marvel is, it hardly says enough.'' --Los Angeles Times
''Patrick O'Brian can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time.'' --Observer
''Earphones Awards winner Simon Vance juggles multiple characters, accents, and dramatic and comedic scenes with aplomb . . . Vance's warm, welcoming voice captures colorful characters, entertaining relationships . . . Readers in search of a handful of excellent companions with whom to spend many enjoyable hours will be hail and well met.'' --AudioFile
''Master and Commander raised almost dangerously high expectations . . . Post Captain triumphantly surpasses them . . . a brilliant book.'' --Mary Renault - English writer best known for her historical novels
''It has been said that this series is some of the finest historical fiction of our time . . . Aubrey and Maturin have been described as better than Holmes and Watson, the equal of Quixote and Panza . . . All this is true. And the marvel is, it hardly says enough.'' --Los Angeles Times
''Patrick O'Brian can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time.'' --Observer
''Earphones Awards winner Simon Vance juggles multiple characters, accents, and dramatic and comedic scenes with aplomb . . . Vance's warm, welcoming voice captures colorful characters, entertaining relationships . . . Readers in search of a handful of excellent companions with whom to spend many enjoyable hours will be hail and well met.'' --AudioFile
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- PublisherBlackstone Audio
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 148295513X
- ISBN 13 9781482955132
- BindingAudio CD
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