H.M.S. Surprise

by Patrick O'Brian

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Amid sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent explore ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming local superiority. Somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies the prize that could make him rich - ships sent by Napoleon to attack the China Fleet.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780393307610
ISBN10	0393307611
Series/Work	OL11687342W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	W.W. Norton
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Aubrey, jack (fictitious character), fiction English literature Fiction Fiction, action & adventure Fiction, historical Fiction, historical, general Fiction in English Fiction, sea stories History, Naval Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character) Large type books Maturin, stephen (fictitious character), fiction Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction Naval History Seamanship Ship captains Ship physicians Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character) Surprise (Frigate : 1796-1802)

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