The Commodore

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. All twenty books are being re-issued by Harper Perennial with stunning new jackets.

First sentence: 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 star-board bow, the Scillies to larboard, but never a light, never a star to be seen; and no observation for the last four days.

Year

1995

Language

English

Publisher

Blackstone Audio Inc.

Editions

22

Reader rating

4.2 / 5 (5)

Pages

200

ISBN

9781433204357

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