The Final, Unfinished Voyage Of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey & Maturin, #21)
At the time of his death, Patrick O'Brian had begun to write a novel to follow on from Blue at the Mizzen, the twentieth book in the classic series. These are the chapters he had completed of the final voyage of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin -- the greatest friendship of modern literature
At the time of his death, Patrick O'Brian had begun to write a novel to follow on from Blue at the Mizzen, the twentieth book in the classic series. These are the chapters he had completed of the final voyage of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin -- the greatest friendship of modern literature
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007358434 (0007358431)
Publish date: April 1st 2010
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Series: Aubrey & Maturin (#21)
*tears*I started the first book in this series in January, and determined to read through them all by the end of the year. (Could have read them all in a much shorter time, of course, but I wanted to draw it out, and make the experience last as long as possible. But, now its over, and I'm not ready....
A disappointment only because O'Brian died before he could finish it.Of interest, beyond speculating about where he was taking the story, is the manuscript that occupies the facing page in this volume. Here we get a glimpse of O'Brian's train of thought as he wrote and how he went about creating.
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