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- Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
- ISBN: 0393314596
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101784605
- Release Date: April 1, 1996
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #63435 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #7435 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #109 in Historical - General (See Top 100 Historical - General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Commodore" by Patrick O'Brian to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Commodore"Browse more products related to "Patrick O'Brian"Review"One fears that 'The Commodore', the 17th novel by Patrick O'Brian in the Aubrey-Maturin series, will not quite come up to the standard. Fear not." "The time of genuine mourning for our civilization's lost values--those values of enlightened humanism, based on loyalty and decency, generosity and honor, which for all their superficial differences Aubrey and Maturin constantly reflect--may indeed be over. But until we have something worthy to replace them, there's still a curious consolation to be found in going through the motions of sailing that lost past over and over at the relaxed narrative pace which is Patrick O'Brian's stylistic signature, so like a calm, deep, grandly serene, only occasionally troubled sea's." "At the risk of alienating the self-improving reader, let me say that these books are, in fact, extraordinarily exciting, with adventure very much on the page. Patrick O'Brian is indeed the true heir of Captain Marryat (1792-1848), another witty and intelligent writer who has been tarred with the genre brush." "A brilliantly imagined world that one scarcely wishes ever to leave....Patrick O'Brian is unquestionably the Homer of the Napoleonic wars." Publisher's noteHaving survived a long and desperate adventure in the Great South Sea, Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin return to England to very different circumstances. For Jack it is a happy homecoming, at least initially, but for Stephen disastrous: his little daughter appears to be autistic, incapable of speech or contact, while his wife, Diana, unable to bear this situation, has disappeared, her house being looked after by the widowed Clarissa Oakes. Much of The Commodore takes place on land, in sitting rooms and drafty castles, but the roar of the great guns is never far from our hearing. Aubrey and Maturin are sent on a bizarre decoy mission to the fever-ridden lagoons of the Gulf of Guinea to suppress the slave trade, but their ultimate destination is Ireland. There the French are mounting an invasion that will test Aubrey's seamanship and Maturin's resourcefulness as a secret intelligence agent, and the climax of the story is one of those grand and thrilling fleet actions on which the supremacy of the British Navy was founded. AnnotationCaptain Jack Aubrey and the surgeon Stephen Maturin must sail to West Africa and confront slave traders. THE COMMODORE is the 17th installment in the series, which follows Aubrey through his career in the British Navy. If You Enjoy "The Commodore (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Commodore (Paperback)" by Patrick O'Brian (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Historical - General Bestsellers
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