The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey/Maturin Book 11) - Patrick O'Brian • BookLikes (ISBN:0393037118)

The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey/Maturin Book 11)

by: Patrick O'Brian (author)

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"An overwhelming, outstanding novel...!"—Irish TimesCaptain Jack Aubrey, R. N., ashore after a successful cruise, is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make certain investments in the City. This innocent decision ensnares him in the London criminal underground and in government espionage—the province of his friend Stephen Maturin. Is Aubrey's humiliation and the threatened ruin of his career a deliberate plot? This dark tale is a fitting backdrop to the brilliant characterization and sparkling dialogue which O'Brian's readers have come to expect.

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Format: hardcover

ISBN: 9780393037111 (0393037118)

Publish date: November 17th 1994

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Pages no: 288

Edition language: English

Category:

Adventure, Novels, Literature, European Literature, British Literature, Historical Fiction, War, Military, Thriller, Action, Maritime

Series: Aubrey & Maturin (#11)

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Captain Jack Aubrey and his particular friend, Dr. Steven Maturin, return to England. Within days of his arrival, Jack's credulous nature (at least on land) and kind heart put him in the crosshairs of a political scandal. While he withstands imprisonment and trial, Steven tries to figure out the t...

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This is the eleventh in the Aubrey/Maturin series of novels, which stretches to twenty volumes completed in the author's lifetime and a 21st published posthumously having (I assume) been finished or at least tidied up by another.Aubrey and Maturin sail around a bit then arrive in Britain, where Aubr...

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