The Letter of Marque

Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast as a ship's surgeon to mask his discreet activities on behalf of British Intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his former ship the Surprise to command as a privateer, more politely termed a letter of marque. Together they sail on a desperate mission against the French, which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace.

About the author

One of our greatest contemporary novelists, Patrick O’Brian is the author of the twenty volumes of the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series, as well as many other books, including Testimonies, The Golden Ocean, The Unknown Shore, and biographies of Joseph Banks and Picasso.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick O'Brian
• Publisher: Blue Guides Limited of London
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.08.1992
• EAN: 9780393309058
• ISBN: 978-0-393-30905-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 196 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 259 g
• Series: Aubrey-Maturin (Paperback); Aubrey/Maturin Novels; Aubrey/Maturin Novels
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies