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Yellow Admiral by Patrick O'Brian (1996, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393040445
ISBN-139780393040449
eBay Product ID (ePID)374499
Product Key Features
Book TitleYellow Admiral
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAction & Adventure, Historical, Sea Stories
Publication Year1996
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorPatrick O'Brian
Book SeriesAubrey/Maturin Novels Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16.9 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-024149
ReviewsThe experience of reading O'Brian is that of gracious acceptance at one of the banquets of life's feast. . . . It's hard not to find him irresistible., Taken as a whole, the Aubrey/Maturin novels are by a long shot the best things of their kind, so much better than the competition that comparisons long ago ceased to be relevant: they are uniquely excellent., I haven't read novels [in the past ten years] except for all of the Patrick O'Brian series. It was, unfortunately, like tripping on heroin. I started on those books and couldn't stop., Starred Review. O'Brian is at the top of his elegant form here. He offers a wealth of sly humor . . . some sly set pieces . . . characters who are palpably real and, as always, lapidary prose. This is splendid storytelling from a true master.
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number18
Dewey Decimal823/.914
SynopsisLife ashore may once again be the undoing of Jack Aubrey in The Yellow Admiral, Patrick O'Brian's best-selling novel and eighteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series. Aubrey, now a considerable though impoverished landowner, has dimmed his prospects at the Admiralty by his erratic voting as a Member of Parliament; he is feuding with his neighbor, a man with strong Navy connections who wants to enclose the common land between their estates; he is on even worse terms with his wife, Sophie, whose mother has ferreted out a most damaging trove of old personal letters. Even Jack's exploits at sea turn sour: in the storm waters off Brest he captures a French privateer laden with gold and ivory, but this at the expense of missing a signal and deserting his post. Worst of all, in the spring of 1814, peace breaks out, and this feeds into Jack's private fears for his career. Fortunately, Jack is not left to his own devices. Stephen Maturin returns from a mission in France with the news that the Chileans, to secure their independence, require a navy, and the service of English officers. Jack is savoring this apparent reprieve for his career, as well as Sophie's forgiveness, when he receives an urgent dispatch ordering him to Gibraltar: Napoleon has escaped from Elba., "There are those already planning this afternoon's trip to the bookstore. Their only reaction is: Thank god, Patrick O'Brian is still writing. To you, I say, not a moment to lose."--John Balzar, Los Angeles Times, Life ashore may once again be the undoing of Jack Aubrey in The Yellow Admiral , Patrick O'Brian's best-selling novel and eighteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series. Aubrey, now a considerable though impoverished landowner, has dimmed his prospects at the Admiralty by his erratic voting as a Member of Parliament; he is feuding with his neighbor, a man with strong Navy connections who wants to enclose the common land between their estates; he is on even worse terms with his wife, Sophie, whose mother has ferreted out a most damaging trove of old personal letters. Even Jack's exploits at sea turn sour: in the storm waters off Brest he captures a French privateer laden with gold and ivory, but this at the expense of missing a signal and deserting his post. Worst of all, in the spring of 1814, peace breaks out, and this feeds into Jack's private fears for his career. Fortunately, Jack is not left to his own devices. Stephen Maturin returns from a mission in France with the news that the Chileans, to secure their independence, require a navy, and the service of English officers. Jack is savoring this apparent reprieve for his career, as well as Sophie's forgiveness, when he receives an urgent dispatch ordering him to Gibraltar: Napoleon has escaped from Elba., Fortunately, Jack is not left to his own devices. Stephen Maturin returns from a mission in France with the news that the Chileans, to secure their independence, require a navy, and the service of English officers. Jack is savoring this apparent reprieve for his career, as well as Sophie's forgiveness, when he receives an urgent dispatch ordering him to Gibraltar: Napoleon has escaped from Elba.
LC Classification NumberPR6029.B55Y45 1996
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- 07 Aug, 2019
Great reading.
If you enjoy historical fiction and detailed, accurate accounts of seafaring then this book and the entire series is for you. Although each book stands on its own, strongly recommend beginning with the first book in this series.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Apr, 2021
A Great Read!!!!
A great story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Feb, 2020
Always Good
Another good read in Mr O'Brian's masterpiece!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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