by Patrick O'Brian · HarperCollins · audioCD · ISBN 9780007160853
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«Master and Commander» is the naval historical novel by Patrick O'Brian published by HarperCollins in 2003 as an audiobook (4 CDs, in English).
Jack Aubrey, promoted to his first naval command, meets Stephen Maturin, a penniless physician and naturalist whom he appoints as surgeon of HMS Sophie. Together they sail the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars, with battles inspired by real exploits of Lord Cochrane. The novel recreates life aboard a Royal Navy warship and the friendship between the two characters.
First instalment of the Aubrey/Maturin series (original 1969). Abridged version, 4 hours 24 minutes, narrated by Robert Hardy; edition tied to the film starring Russell Crowe.
For audiobook listeners who enjoy historical fiction from the Napoleonic era, sea stories and memorable characters.
Patrick O'Brian, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series. These sea novels are set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centre on the friendship of the English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series, the first of which is Master and Commander, is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially finished 21st novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript.
