Master and Commander

O,Brien, P: 2022, Harper London, softcover, 430 pages. Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian is the first novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series and follows Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars, from Aubrey’s eerste bevel over de sloep HMS Sophie tot zijn gevechten tegen Franse en Spaanse tegenstanders in de Middellandse Zee. The book combines detailed age-of-sail naval action with character-driven scenes of friendship, music and shipboard life, showing both the harsh discipline and the camaraderie of life in the Royal Navy of the early 19th century. ISBN 9780006499152 In good condition