by Patrick O'Brian · HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LTD · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007157877
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«The Far Side of the World» is the historical adventure novel by Patrick O'Brian, published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd in paperback (368 pages, in English).
In the midst of the War of 1812, Captain Jack Aubrey is tasked with intercepting an American frigate threatening British whaling trade. To do so, he crosses the South Atlantic, rounds Cape Horn, and pursues his quarry across the Pacific, accompanied by his friend Stephen Maturin, who has his own interests in the world of espionage. Storms, loss of life, and other misfortunes test the voyage.
Tenth instalment of the Aubrey-Maturin series, originally published in 1984. This 2003 edition was published with the mention «Now a Major Motion Picture» on the cover.
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.
