The Letter Of Marque #12

Author: Patrick O'Brian

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  • : 20.99 AUD
  • : 9780006499275
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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  • : August 1997
  • : 197mm X 130mm
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  • : Aubrey/Maturin Ser.
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Description

Thrown out of the navy for a crime he did not commit, Jack Aubrey has lost everything he held most dear.


 


In command of his beloved Surprise, but in a civilian capacity, Jack Aubrey must navigate a world apart from anything he has previously known, his friend Stephen Maturin at his side. Together they embark on a voyage which, if successful, might just restore Aubrey to the rank, and the raison d'etre, whose loss he so much regrets.

Awards

Winner of Heywood Hill Literary Prize 1995.

Author description

Patrick O'Brian, until his death in 2000, was one of our greatest contemporary novelists. He is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey--Maturin tales and the biographer of Joseph Banks and Picasso. He is the author of many other books including Testimonies, and his Collected Short Stories. In 1995 he was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime's contribution to literature. In the same year he was awarded the CBE. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He lived for many years in South West France and he died in Dublin in January 2000.