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The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-Maturin, Book 21)
Patrick O’Brian
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Description for The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-Maturin, Book 21)
Paperback. At the time of his death, Patrick O'Brian had begun to write a novel to follow on from Blue at the Mizzen, the twentieth book in the classic series. These are the chapters he had completed of the final voyage of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin - the greatest friendship of modern literature Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
The adventure continues . . .
The adventure continues . . .
At the time of his death, Patrick O'Brian had begun to write the twenty-first book in his famous and much-loved Aubrey–Maturin series. The chapters he left behind are presented here, both in printed version and a facsimile of his manuscript, which goes several pages beyond the end of the typescript and includes O’Brian’s own marginal notes.
The story picks up from the end of Blue at the Mizzen when Jack Aubrey receives the ... Read more
‘This fragment is both delightful and tantalising, with hints of a plot that might have involved Jack and Stephen with St Helena or Napoleon himself.’
Literary Review
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007358434
SKU
9780007358434
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Ref
99-1
About Patrick O’Brian
Patrick O’Brian was born in 1914 and published his first book, Caesar, when he was only fifteen. In the 1960s he began work on the idea that, over the next four decades, evolved into the twenty-novel long Aubrey–Maturin series (with an extra unfinished volume published posthumously). In 1995 he was awarded the CBE, and in 1997 he received an honorary ... Read more
Reviews for The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-Maturin, Book 21)
‘If O’Brian’s novels have become a cult, this is because they are truly addictive. . . They are, quite magnificently, adventure yarns whose superb authenticity never distracts from the sheer thrill of the action.’ Caroline Moore, Sunday Telegraph ‘The Aubrey–Maturin novels, by Patrick O’Brian, are so addictive that ... Read more