by Patrick O'Brian · Harper · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780006499183
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«The Mauritius Command» is the naval adventure novel by Patrick O'Brian, published by Harper in paperback (400 pages, in English).
Jack Aubrey is ashore and without a command until Stephen Maturin, surgeon and secret agent, brings him confidential orders to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope as commodore. Two troublesome captains, one frivolous and one who drives the crew to mutiny, complicate the mission.
Fourth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin saga. The action is inspired by the real 1810 campaign in the Indian Ocean.
For readers of historical fiction and naval adventures, especially those who follow the Aubrey-Maturin saga.
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.
