| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Fiction |
| Subject |
Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character); Maturin, Stephen (Fictitious character); Napoleonic Wars |
| Publication Date |
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 |
Read by Tim Pigott-Smith
3 cassettes/ approx. 5 hours
The 15th installment in the Aubrey/Maturin series.
This splendid installment in Patrick O'Brian's widely acclaimed series of Aubrey/Maturin novels is in equal parts mystery, adventure, and psychological drama. A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the Friendly Isles (Tonga) at French instigation, and Captain Aubrey, R.N., is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order. But stowed away in the cabletier is an escaped female convict. To the officers, Clarissa Harvill is an object of awkward courtliness and dangerous jealousies. Aubrey himself is won over and indeed strongly attracted to this woman who will not speak of her past. But only Aubrey's friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin, can fathom Clarissa's secrets: her crime, her personality, and a clue identifying a hightly placed English spy in the pay of Napoleon's intelligence service.
In a thrilling finale, Patrick O'Brian delivers all the excitement his many readers expect: Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise impose a brutal pax Britannica on the islanders in a pitched battle against a band of headhunting cannibals. |
| Personal Details |
| Rating |
0 |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
PR6029.B55C57 1992 |
| Dewey |
823/.914 |
| ISBN |
0393031098 |
| Edition |
Norton uniform ed. |
| Series |
Aubrey & Maturin Novels |
| Cover Price |
$24.00 |
| No. of Pages |
256 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Original Details |
| Original Publication Year |
1992 |
| Notes/Review |
| Originally published under title: Clarissa Oakes. |
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