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Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O'Brian (1992, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393309606
ISBN-139780393309607
eBay Product ID (ePID)173385
Product Key Features
Book TitleReverse of the Medal
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAction & Adventure, Sea Stories, Historical
Publication Year1992
FeaturesReprint
GenreFiction
AuthorPatrick O'Brian
Book SeriesAubrey/Maturin Novels Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsI fell in love with his writing straightaway, at first with Master and Commander. It wasn't primarily the Nelson and Napoleonic period, more the human relationships. ...And of course having characters isolated in the middle of the goddamn sea gives more scope. ...It's about friendship, camaraderie. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin always remind me a bit of Mick and me., O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin volumes actually constitute a single 6,443-page novel, one that should have been on those lists of the greatest novels of the 20th century., The Aubrey-Maturin series... far beyond any episodic chronicle, ebbs and flows with the timeless tide of character and the human heart., [O'Brian's] Aubrey-Maturin series, 20 novels of the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars, is a masterpiece. It will outlive most of today's putative literary gems as Sherlock Holmes has outlived Bulwer-Lytton, as Mark Twain has outlived Charles Reade., The best historical novels ever written... On every page Mr. O'Brian reminds us with subtle artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people don't, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives., [O'Brian's] attention to period speech and detail is uncompromising, and while the cascades of nautical lore can be dizzying, both aficionados and newcomers will be swept up by the richness of Mr. O'Brian's prodigious imagination., 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., It has been something of a shock to find myself--an inveterate reader of girl books--obsessed with Patrick O'Brian's Napoleonic-era historical novels... What keeps me hooked are the evolving relationships between Jack and Stephen and the women they love., I devoured Patrick O'Brian's 20-volume masterpiece as if it had been so many tots of Jamaica grog.
Series Volume Number11
Dewey Decimal823/.914
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisCaptain Jack Aubrey, R. N., ashore after a successful cruise, is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make certain investments in the City. This innocent decision ensnares him in the London criminal underground and in government espionage--the province of his friend Stephen Maturin. Is Aubrey's humiliation and the threatened ruin of his career a deliberate plot? This dark tale is a fitting backdrop to the brilliant characterization and sparkling dialogue which O'Brian's readers have come to expect.
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- Jan 30, 2024
Great read!
This was the one book I was missing in the series. Exactly what I needed. Was the next one up to read. Excellent book series, enjoying it very much.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 30, 2021
A Great Read
Awesome storyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 21, 2021
Great title
Great book, very trilling..Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
