- Ship captains, Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character), Naval History, Ship physicians
Ship captainsJack Aubrey (Fictitious character)Naval HistoryShip physiciansStephen Maturin (Fictitious character)Surprise (Frigate : 1796-1802)FictionFiction, historical, generalFiction, sea storiesAubrey, jack (fictitious character), fictionMaturin, stephen (fictitious character), fictionNapoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction
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Classical in form, cool, earnest and nostalgic.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the book
- Author
- Patrick O'Brian
- First published
- June 30, 1999
- Pages
- 415
- Publisher
- Collins, Random House Audio, Chivers Press
- Editions
- 33
- Language
- French, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780006499176
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Subjects
- Ship captains
- Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character)
- Naval History
- Ship physicians
- Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character)
- Surprise (Frigate : 1796-1802)
- Fiction
- Fiction, historical, general
- Fiction, sea stories
- Aubrey, jack (fictitious character), fiction
- Maturin, stephen (fictitious character), fiction
- Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction
First sentence
“'But I put it to you, my lord, that prize-money is of essential importance to the Navy.”
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