Front Cover |
Book Details |
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Genre |
Fiction |
Subject |
Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character); Maturin, Stephen (Fictitious character); Napoleonic Wars |
Publication Date |
11/1/1994 |
Format |
Hardcover (8.7
mm)
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Publisher |
W. W. Norton & Company |
Language |
English |
Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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Description |
The 5th novel in Patrick O'Brian's hugely successful Aubrey/Maturin Series
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 that decimates the crew. With a Dutch man-of-war to windward, the under-manned, out-gunned Leopard sails for her life into the freezing waters of the Antarctic where, in mountainous seas, the Duthman closes... |
Personal Details |
Rating |
0 |
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Product Details |
LoC Classification |
PZ3.O1285De 1979 |
Dewey |
823/.9/14 |
ISBN |
0393037053 |
Edition |
Norton uniform ed. |
Series |
Aubrey & Maturin Novels |
Cover Price |
$22.50 |
No. of Pages |
325 |
First Edition |
No |
Rare |
No |
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Original Details |
Original Publication Year |
1978 |
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