Verlag: Harpercollins Publishers Mär 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 0008609756 ISBN 13: 9780008609757
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The first ever collection of poems by the acclaimed author of the Aubrey/Maturin series of Napoleonic naval adventures.
Verlag: Harpercollins Publishers Jan 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0006499171 ISBN 13: 9780006499176
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Far from familiar seas, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew must test themselves to the very limits of human endurance. Following a daring rescue, Jack Aubrey accepts a new command and a new commission to a far-flung destination. Ahead of him and his crew are the new sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and the terrifying hazards of an archipelago of islands in the East Indies, where their French enemies have near overwhelming superiority. 'Combines adventure and the art of the novel with an astonishing finesse.'FRANCIS SPUFFORD 'Few, very few, books have made my heart thump with excitement. HMS Surprise managed it.'HELEN LUCY BURKE, Irish Times.
Verlag: Harpercollins Publishers Sep 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0006512119 ISBN 13: 9780006512110
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The war is over, the armies dispersed, and the former Emperor of the French has been consigned to a Mediterranean island, yet now he is marching again on Paris with an ever-growing army. Commodore Jack Aubrey and his convoy are tasked with destroying enemy shipyards along the Adriatic coast and cutting off the financial support from that quarter, in a fast and furious race to stop the Corsican from regaining all he's lost. All is to play for and everything is at stake. 'Patrick O'Brian is far and away the best of the Napoleonic story tellers, and The Hundred Days is one of the best in the series; a classic naval adventure, crammed with incident, superbly plotted and utterly gripping.'BERNARD CORNWELL 'Patrick O'Brian is a joy to read.' Irish Independent.
Verlag: Harpercollins Publishers Aug 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0006499325 ISBN 13: 9780006499329
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jack Aubrey's long service has at last been rewarded with promotion to the rank of commodore, and a squadron of ships to command. His new commission is twofold - first, inhibit the slave trade off the coast of West Africa, and then, on his return, intercept a French fleet loaded with weapons intended for the disaffected Irish. But will the conflict of loyalties be insurmountable for his friend, and Irishman, Stephen Maturin 'His novels are . . . as delicately perceptive about the human condition as the Jane Austen novels that O'Brian himself so much admired.'CHRISTINA HARDYMENT, Independent 'One of the most brilliantly sustained pieces of historical fictional writing this century.'JAMES TEACHER, Spectator.
Verlag: Harpercollins Publishers Aug 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0006499317 ISBN 13: 9780006499312
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With a beleaguered Britain already facing war on two fronts - against Napoleon's armies in Europe but also against the young and vigorous United States - the objective of ship's surgeon and spy Stephen Maturin is to light the touch paper of Peruvian revolutionary fervour, all while Captain Jack Aubrey engages with their many and varied enemies at sea. Will revolution in South America tip the balance Britain's way 'The truth is that we aficionados scarcely feel them to be novels at all. They are a world of their own, a world full of excitement, mystery, charm and good manners of which we have ourselves become participating citizens.'JAN MORRIS, Observer '[O'Brian] goes on that very small shelf reserved for authors who, disregarding aptitudes, spin a story out of the heart and soul of their experience and the joy of living.' Times Literary Supplement.
Verlag: Harpercollins Publishers Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0006499295 ISBN 13: 9780006499299
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On foreign shores, and far from home, a friend can become a foe in a heartbeat.
Verlag: Harpercollins Publishers Apr 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 0008525439 ISBN 13: 9780008525439
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Complete Short Stories is the most comprehensive collection of O¿Brian¿s short fiction ever published. An essential volume, certain to enchant O¿Brian admirers as well as readers who are fortunate enough to be journeying with him for the very first time.