Master and Commander - Softcover

O'Brian, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393325172 ISBN 13: 9780393325171

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2003

Synopsis

"The best sea story I have ever read."―Sir Francis Chichester

It is the dawn of the nineteenth century; Britain is at war with Napoleon's France. Jack Aubrey, a young lieutenant in Nelson's navy, is promoted to command of H.M.S. Sophie?, an old, slow brig unlikely to make his fortune. But Captain Aubrey is a brave and gifted seaman, his thirst for adventure and victory immense. With the aid of his friend Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and secret intelligence agent, Aubrey and his crew engage in one thrilling battle after another, their journey culminating in a stunning clash with a mighty Spanish frigate against whose guns and manpower the tiny ?Sophie? is hopelessly outmatched.

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Review:

The opening salvo of the Aubrey-Maturin epic, in which the surgeon introduces himself to the captain by driving an elbow into his ribs during a chamber-music recital. Fortunately for millions of readers, the two quickly make up. Then they commence one of the great literary voyages of our century, set against an immaculately-detailed backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. This is the place to start--and in all likelihood, you won't be able to stop.

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About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0393325172
• ISBN 13: 9780393325171
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 459