- Ship captains, Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character), Naval History, Ship physicians
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Classical in form, earnest, cool and nostalgic.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Patrick O'Brian
- First published
- 1994
- Pages
- 351
- Publisher
- Harper Collins Publisher Canada, W W Norton & Co Inc, Chivers Press
- Editions
- 27
- Language
- Polish, English
- ISBN
- 9785557107952
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