The Fortune of War
Title | The Fortune of War PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick O'Brian |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 342 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780393037067 |
Aubrey and Maturin are caught in the outbreak of the War of 1812.
The Fortune of War (Vol. Book 6) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
Title | The Fortune of War (Vol. Book 6) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick O'Brian |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 368 |
Release | 2011-12-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0393088499 |
"A marvelously full-flavored, engrossing book, which towers over its current rivals in the genre like a three-decker over a ship's longboat." —Times Literary Supplement Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Navy. He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel. But the War of 1812 breaks out while they are en route. Bloody actions precipitate them both into new and unexpected scenes where Stephen's past activities as a secret agent return on him with a vengeance.
The Mauritius Command
Title | The Mauritius Command PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick O'Brian |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 356 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780393037043 |
Stephen Maturin brings Captain Jack Aubrey secret orders to lead an expedition against the French islands of Mauritius and La Reunion, but the conduct of two of his own officers threatens the success of the mission.
The Surgeon's Mate
Title | The Surgeon's Mate PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick O'Brian |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 392 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780393037074 |
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are ordered home by dispatch vessel to bring the news of their latest victory to the government. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought in the French intelligence network in the New World, and the attentions of two privateers soon become menacing. The chase that follows is as thrilling and unexpected as anything O'Brian has written. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Desolation Island (Aubrey-Maturin, Book 5)
Title | Desolation Island (Aubrey-Maturin, Book 5) PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick O’Brian |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 346 |
Release | 2011-12-19 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0007429363 |
On Desolation Island, with the known world out of reach, uneasy alliances are sometimes forged...
Master and Commander
Title | Master and Commander PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick O'Brian |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 433 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0007255837 |
Set sail for the read of your life! Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Now these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback by Harper Perennial with stunning new jackets.
Treason's Harbour
Title | Treason's Harbour PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick O'Brian |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780393037098 |
"The finest writer of sea-stories in the English language."--J. de Courcy Ireland