The Commodore
Author: O'Brian, Patrick
ISBN: 9780006499329
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 1997
Pages: 352
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 20mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
To whom does one’s true allegiance lie?
Jack Aubrey’s long service has at last been rewarded with promotion to the rank of commodore, and a squadron of ships to command. His new commission is twofold – first, inhibit the slave trade off the coast of West Africa, and then, on his return, intercept a French fleet loaded with weapons intended for the disaffected Irish.
But will the conflict of loyalties be insurmountable for his friend, and Irishman, Stephen Maturin?
‘His novels are . . . as delicately perceptive about the human condition as the Jane Austen novels that O’Brian himself so much admired.’
CHRISTINA HARDYMENT, Independent
‘One of the most brilliantly sustained pieces of historical fictional writing this century.’
JAMES TEACHER, Spectator
ISBN: 9780006499329
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 1997
Pages: 352
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 20mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
To whom does one’s true allegiance lie?
Jack Aubrey’s long service has at last been rewarded with promotion to the rank of commodore, and a squadron of ships to command. His new commission is twofold – first, inhibit the slave trade off the coast of West Africa, and then, on his return, intercept a French fleet loaded with weapons intended for the disaffected Irish.
But will the conflict of loyalties be insurmountable for his friend, and Irishman, Stephen Maturin?
‘His novels are . . . as delicately perceptive about the human condition as the Jane Austen novels that O’Brian himself so much admired.’
CHRISTINA HARDYMENT, Independent
‘One of the most brilliantly sustained pieces of historical fictional writing this century.’
JAMES TEACHER, Spectator
