Desolation Island (Aubrey/Maturin, 5)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780786184088 (0786184086)
Publish date: September 1st 2004
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Military,
Espionage,
Action,
Maritime
Series: Aubrey & Maturin (#5)
I've had this on Mt. TBR for years and now it is the Classic Serial starting Sunday. Bargain!BBC BLURB: August, 1811. Jack Aubrey sets sail for Australia in his new command, HMS Leopard. His mission - to transport a group of convicts to Botany Bay, including a woman, Louisa Wogan, who has been spyi...
After some time on land, Captain Aubrey finally gets a ship again--an old ship with a terrible reputation, it's true, but at least it's a ship. With him sail his old friend, Dr. Maturin, and a berth full of convicts. But they rapidly run into problems--gaol fever, then a storm that nearly destroys...
Read the Goodreads summary for this book. Go on, I can wait...... Sounds pretty salacious, doesn't it? There's a"rescue" of a prominent historical figure, the threat of a "treacherous disease," and a James Bond-esque "beautiful and dangerous spy." Wow, talk about Hollywooding it up to titillate and ...
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