The Letter of Marque
by Patrick O'Brian
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In The Letter of Marque, Jack is once again aboard his beloved Surprise but stripped of his post captaincy for a crime he did not commit. Bought by Stephen, the Surprise has become a privateer. Sailing into French waters, the two concoct a desperate mission which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from his state of disgrace. A nighttime battle with an unusual climax, a jewel of great value and Stephen's fondness for opium make this segment of O'Brian's masterful series both original and profoundly exciting.
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Ship captains, Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character), Naval History, Ship physicians, Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character), Fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, action & adventure, Sea stories, Aubrey, jack (fictitious character), fiction, Maturin, stephen (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, History, Naval, Fiction, historical, Blind, books and reading, Large type booksPlaces
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The Letter of Marque
May 1999, Thorndike Press
Hardcover
in English
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0786219254 9780786219254
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"Ever since Jack Aubrey had been dismissed from the service, ever since his name, with its now meaningless seniority, had been struck off the list of post-captains, it had seemed to him that he was living in a radically different world; everything was perfectly familiar, from the smell of seawater and tarred rigging to the gentle heave of the deck under his feet; but the essence was gone and he was a stranger."
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"Ever since Jack Aubrey had been dismissed from the service, ever since his name, with its now meaningless seniority, had been struck off the list of post-captains, it had seemed to him that he was living in a radically different world; everything was perfectly familiar, from the smell of seawater and tarred rigging to the gentle heave of the deck under his feet; but the essence was gone and he was a stranger."
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