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Master & commander

First in the series. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin form a friendship in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy is described.

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  • "It is the dawn of the nineteenth century; Britain is at war with Napoleon's France. Jack Aubrey, a young lieutenant in Nelson's navy, is promoted to command of H.M.S. Sophie, an old, slow brig unlikely to make his fortune. But Captain Aubrey is a brave and gifted seaman, his thirst for adventure and victory immense. With the aid of his friend Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and secret intelligence agent, Aubrey and his crew engage in one thrilling battle after another, their journey culminating in a stunning clash with a mighty Spanish frigate against whose guns and manpower the tiny Sophie is hopelessly outmatched.-Back cover."
  • "This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N. and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars."
  • "First in the series. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin form a friendship in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy is described."@en
  • "Introduces Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, in the age of the Napoleonic wars."
  • "This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, Royal Navy, and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life about the man-of-war in Nelson's navy are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of the broadsides as the great ships close in battle."@en
  • "Jack Aubrey has just received his promotion to Captain - and his first big ship, the brig Sophie. Their task is to guard the English merchantmen against Napoleon's raiders and Algerian pirates. Although Sophie is old, slow and small, and the crew inexperienced, Jack is determined to capture the prize which will make him his fortune."@en
  • "Jack Aubrey has just received his promotion to Captain - and his first big ship, the brig Sophie. Their task is to guard the English merchantmen against Napoleon's raiders and Algerian pirates. Although Sophie is old, slow and small, and the crew inexperienced, Jack is determined to capture the prize which will make him his fortune."
  • "O'Brian writes about the friendships of his characters, the shipboard duels and terrors during the."
  • "The first book in the Aubrey/Mautrin series introduces Royal Navy Lieutenant Jack Aubrey and his shipboard surgeon, Stephen Mautrin."@en
  • "First in an ongoing series of Napoleanic Era fiction, Navy Lieutenant Jack Aubrey and his Royal shipboard surgeon, Stephen Maturin face casualties, disease, and disaster on the ship Sophie."@en
  • "This first in the series introduces us to its two main characters: the ambitious and libidinous Jack Aubrey, anxious to have his own ship and make his fortune; and Stephen Maturin, an eccentric surgeon straight from the pages of Dickens."@en
  • "This first in the series introduces us to its two main characters: the ambitious and libidinous Jack Aubrey, anxious to have his own ship and make his fortune; and Stephen Maturin, an eccentric surgeon straight from the pages of Dickens."
  • "Royal Navy Lieutenant Aubrey and his shipboard surgeon, Stephen Maturin, lead exciting lives not only on solid ground but at sea."@en
  • "Jack Aubrey has just been promoted to Captain, and with this Captaincy comes his first ship, the brig Sophie. His task is to guard English merchantmen in the Mediterranean against Napoleon's raiders and Algerian pirates, but Sophie is old, slow and far too small to carry the guns needed. She also has no surgeon until Jack comes across Stephen Maturin, an Irish physician without sea legs but keen on adventure. As for the rest of the crew most are inexperienced or just plain daft but Jack is determined to make Sophie into a true man-of-war and capture the prize that will make his fortune."
  • "First in the series of Jack Aubrey novels. Establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars."@en
  • "First in the series of Jack Aubrey novels. Establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars."
  • ""This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Matruin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrp of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy are faultlesly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle."--Container."@en
  • "Follows the unique friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars."@en
  • "Royal Navy Lieutenant Jack Aubrey and his shipboard surgeon, Stephen Maturin face many adventures on the rolling decks of the Sophie."@en
  • "This, the first in the series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the flood, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the road of broadsides as the great ships close in battle."
  • "This, the first in the series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the flood, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the road of broadsides as the great ships close in battle."@en
  • "Jack Aubrey commands the Royal Navy brig, 'Sophie', as he and his crew battle the French and Spanish in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic wars. Followed by "Post Captain.""@en
  • "A captain of the Royal Navy commands the brig Sophie as he and his crew along with the ship's surgeon battle the French and Spanish in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic wars."
  • "This, the first in the series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers and sailors, the food, the floggings, the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle."@en
  • "This, the first in the series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers and sailors, the food, the floggings, the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle."

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