Patrick O'Brian
Author
Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c1996
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
261 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jack Aubrey fears for his career as his hopes of achieving the rank of admiral dim in the face of peace, but he is offered a reprieve when Stephen Maturin brings news that the Chileans are seeking English officers to lead their navy and then he receives notice that Napoleon has escaped from Elba.
Author
Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
1991, c1979
Edition
Norton pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
329 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
En route home, Aubrey and Maturin find themselves in deep trouble when their ship engages the U.S.S. Constitution in battle-and loses. Aubrey, now a POW in Boston, waits for word of a prisoner exchange, while Maturin renews a most cherished friendship.