2005, ISBN: 9780099497059

Harper Collins. 1973. Paperback. Good. Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the gr eatest series of historical novels ever written. Now these evoca… Plus…

Harper Collins. 1973. Paperback. Good. Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the gr eatest series of historical novels ever written. Now these evocative storie s are being re-issued in paperback by Harper Perennial with stunning new ja ckets. H.M.S. Surprise follows the variable fortunes of Captain Jack Aubrey 's career in Nelson's navy as he attempts to hold his ground against admira ls, colleagues and the enemy, accepting a mission to convey a British ambas sador to the East Indies. The voyage takes him and his friend Stephen Matur in to the strange sights and smells of the Indian sub-continent, and throug h the archipelago of spice islands where the French have a near-overwhelmin g superiority. Rarely has a novel managed to convey more vividly the fragil ity of a sailing ship in a wild sea. Rarely has a historical novelist combi ned action and lyricism of style in the way that O' Brian does. His superb sense of place, brilliant characterisation, and a vigour and joy of writing lift O'Brian above any but the most exalted of comparisons. ., Harper Collins, 1973, 2.5, London: Vintage. 2005. Paperback. Good. Good condition, name written on first page.In the bitter winter of 1847, fr om an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea s ets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of fleeing refugees. Among the m are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt Lord Meridith and h is family, an aspiring novelist, a maker of revolutionary ballads, all brav ing the Atlantic in search of a new home. Each is connected more deeply tha n they can possibly know. But a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, h ungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution. The twenty-six day jour ney will see many lives end, others begin afresh. In a spellbinding story o f tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the further the ship sails towards t he Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past which will never let them go. ., Vintage, 2005, 2.5<

2005, ISBN: 9780099497059

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2006, ISBN: 0099497050

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2006, ISBN: 0099497050

[EAN: 9780099497059], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Vintage Books USA], O'CONNOR JOSEPH STAR OF THE SEA READING GUIDE EDITION, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition.… Plus…

[EAN: 9780099497059], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Vintage Books USA], O'CONNOR JOSEPH STAR OF THE SEA READING GUIDE EDITION, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<