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| Original Title: | Master and Commander 20 Volume Set |
| ISBN: | 0999913492 (ISBN13: 9780999913499) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin |
Patrick O'Brian
Hardcover | Pages: 113 pages Rating: 4.76 | 1169 Users | 122 Reviews
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Comprising:Master & Commander;
Post Captain;
H.M.S. 'Surprise';
The Mauritius Command;
Desolation Island;
The Fortune of War;
The Surgeon's Mate;
The Ionian Mission;
Treason's Harbour;
The Far Side of the World;
The Reverse of the Medal;
The Letter of Marque;
The Thirteen-Gun Salute;
The Nutmeg of Consolation;
The Truelove/Clarissa Oakes;
The Wine-Dark Sea;
The Commodore;
The Yellow Admiral;
The Hundred Days;
Blue at the Mizzen.
Present Appertaining To Books Master and Commander: 20 Volume Set
| Title | : | Master and Commander: 20 Volume Set |
| Author | : | Patrick O'Brian |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 113 pages |
| Published | : | October 4th 2003 |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Classics. Literature. War. Military Fiction |
Rating Appertaining To Books Master and Commander: 20 Volume Set
Ratings: 4.76 From 1169 Users | 122 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books Master and Commander: 20 Volume Set
The ultimate bromance. I loved this entire series for its impeccable history, lovable characters, humor, tragedy and sharp sense of human nature and dynamics. A vivid portrait of the state of science and natural history, society and sea life during the Napoleonic wars. Each book has a picture of a ship with all the parts listed in the front. Admittedly did not understand everything about the sea battles. Could not put them down and was moved to chills/laughter/tears at several intervalsWhen I say I'm 'currently reading' the series, it's true, but then --- it's always true, for when I finish I begin again. I'm currently on my 17th lap through the books. I have never looked up anything Patrick O'Brian has written about in this series and found it untrue. And of course the writing is outstanding. Imagine as an author to have 6,500 pgs. for character development!!
I will quote my wife here: "I don't care about England, I don't want to know anything about their navy, and I certainly don't give a shit about English naval battles in the 19th century. But once I got started on these books I couldn't stop."And I will quote myself, speaking to a friend: "I was just thinking, hey, I haven't heard from those two guys in a while. The big loud sailor and his naturalist friend. Then I realized the reason why I hadn't heard from them: they are characters in a book.
The first book, Master and Commander, is essentially the opening chapter of a 20-volume novel set against the naval engagements of the Napoleonic wars. Jane Austen on a boat. Although the quality dims over the last five volumes, the first fifteen are faultless. I marvel at, to quote A.S. Byatt, O'Brian's 'prodigal specificity', his humane touch, his humor and subtlety, the perfect balance of exuberance and restraint, his unerring eye for the exact word, the comic detail, and his ability to
If you can make it through the first 3/4 of the first book Master and Commander to the 1st tall ship battle, you will read all 20 books. Spectacular details on tall ships, international Napoleonic war, early medicine, food and spies. You will definitely start drinking port and saying things like "Sir, the bottle stands before you" to get someone pouring their glass and passing it on.
Picked up the first of these from a side table at a Marrshfield, Mass. B&B and never put them down, through 20 volumes. Peerless historical fiction, one great novel spread over 20 books, one man composed of the personalities of two most different yet devoted of friends. Yes, like its time, the Aubrey-Maturin Series is very male, and peopled with a great deal of testosterone-washed personages. But the women characters, few though they be, stand in well-drawn relief to the dominant maleness.
Warning: Spoilers BIGTIME!UPDATE 2/4/2011 I am now on The Wine Dark Sea" , number 16, and only have six books left in this 21 book series, and I am already starting to grieve.Most recently learned that the male platypus has a "venomous spur" that is highly toxic and can be deadly. Two new characters, Sarah and Emily, two 5/6 year old black islanders, the only survivors of a hideous smallpox epidemic brought to their island by a whaling ship, have added an interesting element to the ship's
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