by Patrick O'Brian · WW Norton & Co · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780393324761
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«The Far Side of the World» is Patrick O'Brian's naval adventure novel, published by WW Norton & Co in hardback (406 pages, in English).
In the War of 1812, Captain Jack Aubrey sails toward Cape Horn to intercept an American frigate threatening British whalers. He is accompanied by surgeon Stephen Maturin. Aboard HMS Surprise, the voyage to the Pacific faces storms, murder, shipwreck, and a desperate rescue.
It is the tenth volume of the Aubrey/Maturin series. The novel was originally published in 1984; this edition is from 2003.
For readers of historical naval adventures, including those curious about the literary origin of the film Master and Commander.
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.
