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Master and Commander

Patrick O'Brian

4/5 ( ratings)

As the Royal Navy takes part in the wars against Napoleonic France, young Jack Aubrey receives his first command, the small, old, and slow HMS Sophie. Accompanied by his eccentric new friend, the physician and naturalist Stephen Maturin, Aubrey does battle with the naval hierarchy, with his own tendency to make social blunders, and with the challenges of forging an effective crew -- before ultimately taking on enemy ships in a vivid, intricately detailed series of sea battles.

Language: English

Pages: 464

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: August 17, 1990

ISBN: 0393307050

ISBN 13: 9780393307054

Master and Commander

Patrick O'Brian

4/5 ( ratings)

As the Royal Navy takes part in the wars against Napoleonic France, young Jack Aubrey receives his first command, the small, old, and slow HMS Sophie. Accompanied by his eccentric new friend, the physician and naturalist Stephen Maturin, Aubrey does battle with the naval hierarchy, with his own tendency to make social blunders, and with the challenges of forging an effective crew -- before ultimately taking on enemy ships in a vivid, intricately detailed series of sea battles.

Language: English

Pages: 464

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: August 17, 1990

ISBN: 0393307050

ISBN 13: 9780393307054

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