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24%OFFPatrick O’brian - BLUE AT THE MIZZEN - 9780006513780 - V9780006513780
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BLUE AT THE MIZZEN

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Description for BLUE AT THE MIZZEN Paperback. Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the twentieth book in the series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
For a man of war, peacetime is the ultimate challenge.

Leaving behind them a Europe still taking stock after the definitive battle of Waterloo, Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin set sail for Chile. But even with the newly minted peace, life at sea remains beset with danger and imminent disaster, and the political turmoil of the South American continent is equal to any threat they have yet faced.

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‘Beyond his superbly elegant writing, wit and originality, [O’Brian] showed an understanding of the nature of a floating world at the mercy of the wind and sea which has never been surpassed.’
MAX HASTINGS, Evening Standard

‘From the opening page I was addicted to what I judge to be one of the greatest cycles of storytelling in the English language.’
WILLIAM WALDEGRAVE, Daily Telegraph

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006513780
SKU
V9780006513780
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98

About Patrick O’brian
Patrick O’Brian was born in 1914 and published his first book, Caesar, when he was only fifteen. In the 1960s he began work on the idea that, over the next four decades, evolved into the twenty-novel long Aubrey–Maturin series (with an extra unfinished volume published posthumously). In 1995 he was awarded the CBE, and in 1997 he received an honorary ... Read more

Reviews for BLUE AT THE MIZZEN
‘If O’Brian’s novels have become a cult, this is because they are truly addictive. . . They are, quite magnificently, adventure yarns whose superb authenticity never distracts from the sheer thrill of the action.’ Caroline Moore, Sunday Telegraph ‘The Aubrey–Maturin novels, by Patrick O’Brian, are so addictive that ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for BLUE AT THE MIZZEN


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