Synopsis
The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series. "The best sea story I have ever read."―Sir Francis Chichester
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About the Author
One of our greatest contemporary novelists, Patrick O’Brian is the author of the twenty volumes of the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series, as well as many other books, including Testimonies, The Golden Ocean, The Unknown Shore, and biographies of Joseph Banks and Picasso.
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Master and Commander (Aubrey / Maturin Novels - Book 1)
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. VERY GOOD+ in a Very Good dust jacket. DJ has a single small edge tear. Gently read if at all. No marks and tight and square binding. 411 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. . . . . . This historical novel introduces readers to Captain Jack Aubrey of the British Royal Navy and Stephen Maturin, a physician and intelligence agent, set during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century. The story begins with the two main characters meeting by chance at a concert and quickly forming a close friendship when Aubrey is appointed as Master and Commander of H.M.S. Sophie, inviting Maturin to join as the ship?s surgeon.? *Master and Commander* is celebrated for its sweeping naval adventure, detailed depiction of life aboard ship, and vivid characterization. The novel is praised for its authenticity, the interplay of music and naval life, and the enduring friendship between Aubrey and Maturin. The volume is published by W. W. Norton & Company, and the particular 1994 hardcover edition fits standard dimensions for trade hardcovers (8.6 x 6 x 1.5 inches) and falls under the historical fiction category. The series is considered one of the finest naval sagas ever written, with *Master and Commander* being called *the best sea story I have ever read* by Sir Francis Chichester. Seller Inventory # 2511060004
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Master and Commander
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W. W. Norton, New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0393037010
ISBN 13: 9780393037012
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ISBN 0-393-03701-0. Hardback. First Norton Uniform Edition, as indicated by descending numeration on copyright page. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition price-clipped Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Seller Inventory # 112834
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