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The Final Unfinished Voyage Of Jack Aubrey by Patrick O'Brian (Hardcover, 2004)
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Jack has seen his illegitimate son ably discharging important duties. Sophie and his daughters are with him; Brigid is with her father, she's thriving, and Stephen is with a woman who is very dear to him.
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At the time of his death, Patrick O'Brian had begun to write a novel to follow on from Blue at the Mizzen. These are the chapters he had completed of the final voyage of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin - the greatest friendship of modern literature The story picks up from the end of Blue at the Mizzen when Jack Aubrey receives the news, in Chile, of his elevation to flag rank: Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron, with orders to sail to the South Africa station. This new novel, unfinished and untitled at the time of O'Brian's death, would have been a chronicle of that mission, and much else besides. As the novel opens, we are able to visit these friends we have followed so very far in a rare state of almost perfect felicity. Jack has seen his illegitimate son ably discharging important duties. Sophie and his daughters are with him; Brigid is with her father, she's thriving, and Stephen is with a woman who is very dear to him. Jack, at last, is flying a rear-admiral's flag aboard a ship of the line. The chapters left on O'Brian's death are presented here both in printed version - including his corrections to the typescript - and a facsimilie of his manuscript, which goes several pages beyond the end of the typescript and includes marginal notes by O'Brian. And so this great `roman fleuve' comes to an end with Jack, with his `sacred blue flag', sailing through fair, sweet days - Stephen with his dissections and new love, Killick muttering darkly over the toasted cheese... Of course, we would rather have had the whole story; instead we have this proof that O'Brian's powers of observation, his humour and his understanding of his characters were undiminished to the end. `There is nothing in this century that rivals Patrick O'Brian's achievement in his chosen genre. His novels embrace with loving clarity the full richness of the 18th-century world. They embody the cruelty of battle, the comedy of men's lives, the uncertain fears that plague their hearts; and yet, not far away, is the vision of an ideal existence.' Amanda Foreman, New York TimesProduct Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007194698
eBay Product ID (ePID)88928494
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey
AuthorPatrick O'Brian
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2004
Number of Pages192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height247mm
Item Width204mm
Item Weight742g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPatrick O'brian
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 01 Apr, 2024
A great insight into the author's style and method.
All the Aubrey/Maturin novels (all twenty of them!) are beautifully written, factually fascinating and correct, and therefore compelling reading. Highly recommended! This volume details the writer's last, unfinished, work, and gives a fascinating insight into his writing philosophy, research method, and style.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Jun, 2016
Last Journey
Have loved the whole series of this author all 24 books a shame he never finished the last book left in the air to what befell them all, perhaps one day some one will complete the tale.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 May, 2024
perfect
perfectVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Sep, 2018
Good value quick delivery
Excellent valueVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
