Patrick O'Brian
Paperback | Pages: 348 pages Rating: 4.35 | 13024 Users | 479 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin #4) |
| Author | : | Patrick O'Brian |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 348 pages |
| Published | : | May 17th 1991 by W. W. Norton Company (first published 1977) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure |
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Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half pay without a command—until Stephen Maturin arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope under a commodore's pennant, there to mount an expedition against the French-held islands of Mauritius and La Réunion. But the difficulties of carrying out his orders are compounded by two of his own captains—Lord Clonfert, a pleasure-seeking dilettante, and Captain Corbett, whose severity pushes his crew to the verge of mutiny.Point Books Concering The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin #4)
| Original Title: | The Mauritius Command |
| ISBN: | 039330762X (ISBN13: 9780393307627) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Aubrey & Maturin #4 |
| Characters: | Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Barrett Bonden, Thomas Pullings |
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Ratings: 4.35 From 13024 Users | 479 ReviewsCritique About Books The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin #4)
Brilliant and tense. I love the way OBrian uses the texture of his prose to manipulate tension without feeling like hes manipulating tension.Perhaps this was the wrong book to choose as my intro to this series. I mistakenly thought the series had aspects of Enlightenment scientific pursuits amidst the naval stuff, but if it's there in other books, it's entirely missing in this - in the first 40% anyway, at which point I gave up, through attempting not to die of boredom. Endless descriptions of ships and sailing terminology in minute and tedious detail, requiring a glossary (included) for those who care enough to want to understand
[9/10]Still the best nautical adventure I've read in years, although this volume is slightly diferrent than the first three books. The change comes from a shift in focus from the developing friendship between Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, including their romantic entanglements on shore, to a greater portion of the book dedicated to actual naval battles. Until now the plot was basically Jack climbing slowly the ladder of command in the Navy, receiving a new ship, forging a battle-ready crew
Didn't want to put this one down. Lucky Jack Aubrey gets his first chance to act as commodore, tasked to overcome apparently superior Napoleonic defenders off the coast of Africa. Along the way, Aubrey has to manage a largely inferior group of commanders--one who's capable enough, but plagued by jealousy; another who torments his crew almost to the point of mutiny; and another whose stolidity is welcome, but whose lack of imagination threatens the mission. Meanwhile, Dr. Maturin, in his capacity
"You cannot blame the bull because the frog burst: the bull has no comprehension of the affair"- Patrick O'Brian, The Mauritius Command This is my fourth Aubrey/Maturin novel (obviously) and I have yet to read one that I wasn't completely in love with. There is just too much to love about O'Brian's writing: his knowledge, his wit, his humor, his details, his affection for all his characters, his various digressions. Some of my favorites in this book:- Dr. Maturin's discussion with Mr. Farquhar
Didn't want to put this one down. Lucky Jack Aubrey gets his first chance to act as commodore, tasked to overcome apparently superior Napoleonic defenders off the coast of Africa. Along the way, Aubrey has to manage a largely inferior group of commanders--one who's capable enough, but plagued by jealousy; another who torments his crew almost to the point of mutiny; and another whose stolidity is welcome, but whose lack of imagination threatens the mission. Meanwhile, Dr. Maturin, in his capacity
I have been so absorbed in these books that I keep forgetting to take time to review them in turn - aside from discussions and over-excited bouncing with mutual online friends who already know the series, that is.I love this series so much, for all the reasons I outlined in Master & Commander - the depth and breadth of O'Brian's knowledge and research is outstanding, breathtaking and yet the level of writing mastery he shows in his portrayal of character and plot makes these books utterly
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