Post Captain (Aubrey-Maturin series, Book 2)(Library Edition) (Aubrey-Maturin (Audio))
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786188332 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 381 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In 1803, Napoleon smashes the Peace of Amiens, and Captain Jack Aubrey, taking refuge in France from his creditors, is interned. He escapes from France, from debtor's prison, and from a possible mutiny and pursues his quarry straight into the mouth of a French-held harbor. Library Edition Audiobook CD in vinyl case Read by Simon VanceThe excitement continues in Post Captain, the second installment of Patrick O'Brian's highly acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series, following Master and Commander. Stephen Maturin's struggles, with himself as much as with a proud and intelligent woman, are woven into Aubrey's, straining their friendship at times to the breaking point.
O'Brian can't be beat! Wonderful, historical novel set during the Napoleonic Wars full of action so real you will smell the smoke and hear the roar of cannons. This is a series for anyone who loves Naval history set in the early 1800's.O'Brian writes a cracking good story that is not only filled with action, but also the political views of the era, natural history as it was understood then, philosophy and fascinating details of the everyday lives of both office. UrbanMonique said Must Read!. The best nautical historical fiction for the late eighteenth, early nineteenth century British navy there is, hands down. O'Brian researched exhaustively to produce this series, and the accuracy is spot on. More to the point, they're infinitely readable, with laudable chracter development and environmental description that puts you firmly in the midst of what you're reading. There is such a wealth of description, you'll want a dictionary,. Napoleonic Naval epic. Geoffrey Lawson Someone who has 283 reviews hardly needs another one, but for the record here it is. This was a good read, early 19th century and the action parts were gripping and suspenseful. The author obviously knows his Napoleonic Navy through and through, even down to the correct Navy slang and mannerisms of the time. The conversations between the male protagonists and their feminine counterparts are sometimes dull but never the less, this book wou
And again, his adventures are cleverly counterpointed by those of his alter ego Stephen Maturin. In short order the captain is interned, makes his escape across the French countryside, and leads a ship into battle. The year is 1803, and that scalawag Napoleon Bonaparte has gone to war again. For Captain Jack Aubrey, who has fled to France to escape his creditors, this is doubly alarming news.