The Yellow Admiral

Informationen zum Autor Patrick O’Brian was born in 1914 and published his first book, Caesar , when he was only fifteen. In the 1960s he began work on the idea that, over the next four decades, evolved into the twenty-novel long Aubrey–Maturin series (with an extra unfinished volume published posthumously). In 1995 he was awarded the CBE, and in 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He died in January 2000 at the age of 85. Klappentext The higher one climbs, the further there is to fall. As war with Napoleon seemingly draws to a close, opportunities for advancement are limited and Jack Aubrey faces the ultimate indignity - the possibility of being 'yellowed', or retired, and set aside with no squadron of his own. But the blockade of Brest presents dangers to equal those of the furthest shores. Who poses the greater threat to a naval man through and through? A resurgent Bonaparte or the Admiralty itself? 'On every page [O'Brian] reminds us with noble artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people don't, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives.' RICHARD SNOW, New York Times 'These novels are a brilliant achievement. They display staggering erudition on almost all aspects of eighteenth-century life.' Times Literary Supplement Zusammenfassung The higher one climbs, the further there is to fall.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Patrick Brian, O&apos, Patrick O’Brian, Patrick O’Brian, Patrick OâEUR(TM)Brian, Patrick OBrian, Patrick O'Brian
• Editore: Harper Collins Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.1997
• EAN: 9780006499640
• ISBN: 978-0-00-649964-0
• Pagine: 267
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 197 mm x 17 mm
• Serie: Harper Collins Paperbacks; Master & Commander; Harper Collins Paperbacks; Master & Commander; Aubrey-Maturin; Aubrey/Maturin Series
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Adventure, Gibraltar, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, France, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, FICTION / Medical, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Sea stories, Historical adventure fiction, Napoleonic War fiction, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages