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Title: The Letter of Marque
Subtitle: Aubrey-Maturin, Book 12
Author: Patrick O'Brian
Narrator: Robert Hardy
Format: Abridged
Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-16-05
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Around these simple, ostensibly familiar elements Patrick O'Brian has written a novel of great narrative power, exploring his extraordinary world once more, in a tale full of human feeling and rarely matched in its drama.
Critic Reviews:
"Delicacy and generosity of feeling are constant themes in O'Brian's novels." The Letter of Marque is both serious and light-hearted, true and sentimental, as comic opera can be. (London Review of Books)
Members Reviews:
I highly recommend the book!
What a great account of friendship at it's best. I really love it when O'Brian details the strong bonds between the friends in these books. Forced to account for the true theme of this book, I would say friendship, love of friends. There is a lot going on in the book and things are looking up for Aubrey and it is all possible because of his relationships with those around him. O'Brian has made Aubrey a sucker for every scheme ever developed on land and, although he is a slow learner in this environment, he does learn and grow. He is lucky to have the friends he does because they create the opportunities for Aubrey to change his fortunes. His fortunes change in interesting ways that are worth reading about so for the small expense of the book you can expect really good entertainment that sets up the great opportunities in the future for Aubrey. Even Maturin's fortunes are looking up in every respect. I highly recommend the book.
Another Masterpeice
"Letter of Marque" is 12th in the 20 novel Aubrey-Maturin series, featuring Captain Jack Aubrey and his companion ship surgeon Stephen Maturin, set in the early 1800s. "Letter of Marque" one a episode in a grand epic, and as such the plot is of secondary importance.
SUMMARY
Jack Aubrey has been dismissed from the Royal Navy and is in low spirits. However, Stephen Maturin, now rich by inheritance, purchases the frigate "Surprise" and a "letter of Marque", i.e., an authorization to operate as a privateer. However, Stephen is still in the intelligence service, and the resulting missions are a mixture of intelligence collecting and profit making. The privateering goes well making Jack wealthy and popular. Later Stephen journeys to Sweden and is reconciled with his wife, Diana. In the meantime, partly as a result of the death of Jack's father, Jack acquires a seat in Parliament, and sufficient influence to be given assurance that he will soon be reinstated in the Royal Navy.
COMMENTS
"Letter of Marque" is a typical installment in the saga, filled with fascinating characters, battles, sea lore, and insights into early. There is virtually no mystery or suspense, but rather high adventure. Many men will wish that Stephen simply divorce and forget Diane, but of course, that's easier said than done.
THE VERDICT
I have lost track of how many times I have read the entire series start to finish-- somewhere between six and ten times, and I look forward to re-reading the series again and again.
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Title: The Letter of Marque
Subtitle: Aubrey-Maturin, Book 12
Author: Patrick O'Brian
Narrator: Robert Hardy
Format: Abridged
Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-16-05
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Around these simple, ostensibly familiar elements Patrick O'Brian has written a novel of great narrative power, exploring his extraordinary world once more, in a tale full of human feeling and rarely matched in its drama.
Critic Reviews:
"Delicacy and generosity of feeling are constant themes in O'Brian's novels." The Letter of Marque is both serious and light-hearted, true and sentimental, as comic opera can be. (London Review of Books)
Members Reviews:
I highly recommend the book!
What a great account of friendship at it's best. I really love it when O'Brian details the strong bonds between the friends in these books. Forced to account for the true theme of this book, I would say friendship, love of friends. There is a lot going on in the book and things are looking up for Aubrey and it is all possible because of his relationships with those around him. O'Brian has made Aubrey a sucker for every scheme ever developed on land and, although he is a slow learner in this environment, he does learn and grow. He is lucky to have the friends he does because they create the opportunities for Aubrey to change his fortunes. His fortunes change in interesting ways that are worth reading about so for the small expense of the book you can expect really good entertainment that sets up the great opportunities in the future for Aubrey. Even Maturin's fortunes are looking up in every respect. I highly recommend the book.
Another Masterpeice
"Letter of Marque" is 12th in the 20 novel Aubrey-Maturin series, featuring Captain Jack Aubrey and his companion ship surgeon Stephen Maturin, set in the early 1800s. "Letter of Marque" one a episode in a grand epic, and as such the plot is of secondary importance.
SUMMARY
Jack Aubrey has been dismissed from the Royal Navy and is in low spirits. However, Stephen Maturin, now rich by inheritance, purchases the frigate "Surprise" and a "letter of Marque", i.e., an authorization to operate as a privateer. However, Stephen is still in the intelligence service, and the resulting missions are a mixture of intelligence collecting and profit making. The privateering goes well making Jack wealthy and popular. Later Stephen journeys to Sweden and is reconciled with his wife, Diana. In the meantime, partly as a result of the death of Jack's father, Jack acquires a seat in Parliament, and sufficient influence to be given assurance that he will soon be reinstated in the Royal Navy.
COMMENTS
"Letter of Marque" is a typical installment in the saga, filled with fascinating characters, battles, sea lore, and insights into early. There is virtually no mystery or suspense, but rather high adventure. Many men will wish that Stephen simply divorce and forget Diane, but of course, that's easier said than done.
THE VERDICT
I have lost track of how many times I have read the entire series start to finish-- somewhere between six and ten times, and I look forward to re-reading the series again and again.