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.