Desolation Island [electronic resource]
Patrick O'Brian2005
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Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series
of historical novels ever written.Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of
Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon, Stephen Maturin,
sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a
beautiful and dangerous spy - and a treacherous disease which decimates the
crew.The ingredients of a wonderfully powerful and dramatic O'Brian novel are
heightened by descriptive writing of rare quality. Nowhere in contemporary prose
have the majesty and terror of the sea been more effectively rendered than in
the thrilling chase through an Antarctic storm in which Jack's ship,
under-manned and out-gunned, is the quarry not the hunter.
Main title:
Desolation Island [electronic resource] / Patrick O'Brian
Author:
Patrick O'Brian, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins UK, 2005
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (77 MB, 02:49:50 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Robert Hardy
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780007217366
Language:
English
BRN:
449626
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eAudiobook |