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O'Brian, Patrick

Blue at the Mizzen

HarperCollins, 1999

30.00 €

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Year of publication
1999
ISBN
0002259591
Place of printing
London
Author
O'Brian, Patrick
Publishers
HarperCollins
Edition
1st UK Edition
Keyword
HISTORICAL FICTION ROYAL NAVY SEA STORIES NAPOLEONCS WARS AUBREY, MATURIN
Cover description
Fine
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

The title of this book, which seems to dance in the breeze, intimates that Jack Aubrey, lucky Jack Aubrey, is going to win the prize on which he has long set his heart. For once at the outset of the story he is neither financially embarrassed nor under some unmerited professional cloud. But time is gaining on him. His spirits, his energy, his zest for life and its pleasures are not what they were. He has reached the top of the Captain's list and the odds against his promotion to flag rank are lengthening. On the other hand, his old shipmate Stephen Maturin has lost none of his spark. Recovering from the loss of his wife, he finds passion for natural history happily combines with a tenderer emotion. And in the revolutionary politics of South America, whither the Surprise is bound, his expertise in intelligence work is indispensable.262p.