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Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. H.M.S. Surprise follows the variable fortunes of Captain Jack Aubrey's career in Nelson's navy as he attempts to hold his ground against admirals, colleagues and the enemy, accepting a mission to convey a British ambassador to the East Indies. The voyage takes him and his friend Stephen Maturin to the strange sights and smells of the Indian sub-continent, and through the archipelago of spice islands where the French have a near-overwhelming superiority. Rarely has a novel managed to convey more vividly the fragility of a sailing ship in a wild sea. Rarely has a historical novelist combined action and lyricism of style in the way that O' Brian does. His superb sense of place, brilliant characterisation, and a vigour and joy of writing lift O'Brian above any but the most exalted of comparisons.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780006499176
eBay Product ID (ePID)91250904
Product Key Features
Book TitleHms Surprise
AuthorPatrick O'Brian
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year1997
GenreHistorical
Number of Pages416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPatrick O'brian
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom