Master and Commander (Aubrey-Maturin series, Book 1)(Library Edition) (Aubrey-Maturin (Audio))
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786188375 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 485 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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O'Brian's prose, so immediate and yet so distinctly capturing the language and culture of the English navy in the first moments of the 19th century, rolls effortlessly off the tongue of actor Robert Hardy. As Aubrey sails his ship into battle, we don't need the sounds of cannon to share this moment with him; Hardy's voice is the ideal instrument. (Running time: 4.5 hours, three cassettes) --Lou Schuler. Never for a second do we doubt that this is the way an English naval officer would have expressed himself in 1800, and that these are the sights, sounds, and emotions he enc
I can't give a better recommendation than that For my commentary on this book, I'll reference the tags that Amazon asks you to choose between for the plot, mood, pace, and characters. Patrick O'Brian's work, and 'Master and Commander' in particular, is not served well by these kinds of choices. There are surprising plot elements, and ones that are foreshadowed long in advance. There are parts of the book that are light-hearted and hopeful, and parts that are very dark. The pace is slow as a walk on the island of Mahon, and fast as. Cracking good stuff! This is the first volume in O'Brian's wonderful series about the life and career of Jack Aubrey and his friend and companion Stephen Maturin, a surgeon and spy, who joins him on his very first command, the Sophie.I only gave this first volume four stars because as others have mentioned it is a bit slow, in the beginning, as there are so many characters that need to be introduced, along with some background to give them context, and a lot of historical information necessary for the rea. "Simply the best" according to New Yorker. I've read every book in the series (20? I think, and then there are some chapters of an unfinished one). I wish there were more. If this series grabs you, you will experience the joy of knowing there are 15, then 10, then 5, more books to read. And the misery of reading the last one, knowing that's it. Though each book is complete to itself, it is a completely sequential series, each one picking up where the prior one left off.I had to adjust to the writing style. It's different. It s
O'Brian renders in riveting detail the life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle.. With the aid of his friend Stephen Maturin, 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. When Jack Aubrey, a young lieutenant in Nelson's navy, is promoted to captain, he inherits command of HMS Sophie, an old, slow brig unlikely to make his fortune. Library Edition Audiobook CD in vinyl case. Read by Simon Vance Here is the maiden voyage of Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed 'Aubrey-Maturin' series, which follows the unique friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent. But Captain Aubrey is a brave and gifted seaman, his thirst for adventure and victory immense. It is the dawn of the nineteenth century; Britain is at war with Napoleon's France