Find The Commodore by O'Brian, Patrick at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. · Much of The Commodore takes place on land, in sitting rooms and in drafty castles, but the roar of the great guns is never far from our hearing. Aubrey and Maturin are sent on a bizarre decoy mission to the fever-ridden lagoons of the Gulf of Guinea to suppress the slave www.doorway.ru: Brilliance Audio. The Commodore (Vol. Book 17) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) - Kindle edition by O'Brian, Patrick. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Commodore (Vol. Book 17) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)/5().
The Commodore. by Patrick O'Brian. Chapter One. Thick weather in the chops of the Channel and a dirty night, with the strong north-east wind bringing rain from the low sky and racing cloud: Ushant somewhere away on the starboard bow, the Scillies to larboard, but never a light, never a star to be seen; and no observation for the last four days. By Patrick O'Brian - The Commodore: Patrick O'Brian: Books - www.doorway.ru Skip to main www.doorway.ru Hello Select your address Books Hello, Sign in. Account Lists Account Returns Orders. Cart All. Best Sellers Gift Ideas Prime New Releases. Patrick O'Brian knew so much about the age of fighting sail in Great Britain, and he brings it to the written page, along with living, breathing characters. I feel as though I am there on the heaving deck fighting a storm as the green water pours over the deck and the crew clutch the ropes to avoid being washed overboard, or a hot frigate.
'The Commodore' by Patrick O’Brian represents a sort of homecoming for its characters, and a significant promotion for one of them. It is here that Jack Aubrey is given a promotion and put in charge of a squadron of ships with two aims: the first being to damage and disrupt the African slave trade (then only recently made illegal in England), and the second to stop a French squadron landing troops in Ireland. The Commodore once again showcases Patrick O'Brian's sly wit, command of the English language and knowledge of the early 19th century. This knowledge includes all things nautical, of course, along with zoology, art, music, politics, medicine and the "natural philosophy" (science) of the time. The Commodore (Vol. Book 17) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) - Kindle edition by O'Brian, Patrick. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Commodore (Vol. Book 17) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels).
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