Picture 1 of 1
Picture 1 of 1
The Letter of Marque by Patrick O'Brian (Paperback, 1997)
Book Corner UK (33961)
99.9% positive Feedback
Price:
£10.20
Ships today if you order in the next Ships today if you order in the next 9h 51m
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
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.Fate is fickle and few people can ever truly be trusted, but has Jack Aubrey’s luck run out?‘Patrick O’Brian is unquestionably the Homer of the Napoleonic wars.’JAMES HAMILTON‐PATERSON‘My hero is Patrick O’Brian. It’s basically impossible to write that well.’DAVID MAMET.
- Buy it nowThe Letter of Marque by Patrick O’Brian (Paperback Book)
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Information
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 twelfth book in the series. Jack Aubrey is a naval officer, a post-captain of experience and capacity. When The Letter of Marque opens he has been struck off the Navy List for a crime he has not committed. With Aubrey is his friend and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also an unofficial British intelligence agent. Maturin has bought for Aubrey his old ship the Surprise, so that the misery of ejection from the service can be palliated by the command of what Aubrey calls a 'private man-of-war' - a letter of marque, a privateer. Together they sail on a voyage which, if successful, might restore Aubrey to the rank, and the raison d'etre, whose loss he so much regrets. Around these simple, ostensibly familar elements Patrick O'Brian has written a novel of great narrative power, exploring his extraordinary world once more, in a tale full of human feeling and rarely matched in its drama.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780006499275
eBay Product ID (ePID)87346393
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Letter of Marque
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
TopicBooks
GenreHistorical
AuthorPatrick O'Brian
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight180 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPatrick O'brian
All listings for this product
![The Letter of Marque (Aubrey-Maturin) by Patrick O’Brian [Paperback]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gIAAAeSwSbVofgjR/s-l225.jpg)
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 01 Apr, 2020
Absorbing,with great characters
The book was so good I bought all I could find in this series with the Hero Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen MaturinVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Mar, 2019
Hard back (in excellent condition) at paper back price.
Lucky buy, good value. Completed my Aubrey / Maturin collectionVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 May, 2018
11th book in the series of Master and Commander
What you expect if you've read the other 10 Good condition and arrived quickly.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 May, 2024
Fantastic!
These books are beautifully written, they make gripping reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Sep, 2021
Fantastic series of books
Excellent as alwaysVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Jun, 2024
All good.
All good.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
