"It has been said that this series is some of the finest historical fiction of our time....Aubrey and Maturin have been described as better than Holmes and Watson, the equal of Quixote... Læs mere
Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself.
Set amongst the rolling vineyards and gentle courtyards of a small seaside village in Catalonia, Patrick O'Brian's second novel is a poignant story of tumultuous love, complex faith and one man's desperate bid to reclaim his humanity.
Amiens-traktaten har sikret freden mellem England og Frankrig, så da Jack Aubrey og Stephen Maturin vender hjem efter deres togt i Middelhavet, kan de tage hul på det søde overklasseliv. Men... Læs mere
Amiens-traktaten har sikret freden mellem England og Frankrig, så da Jack Aubrey og Stephen Maturin vender hjem efter deres togt i Middelhavet, kan de tage hul på det søde overklasseliv. Men... Læs mere
"Den første kommando" er begyndelsen på serien om kaptajn Jack Aubrey og hans ven, skibslægen Stephen Maturin. Her præsenteres læserne for hele det farverige univers i begyndelsen... Læs mere
Amiens-traktaten har sikret freden mellem England og Frankrig, så da Jack Aubrey og Stephen Maturin vender hjem efter deres togt i Middelhavet, kan de tage hul på det søde overklasseliv. Men... Læs mere
The Complete Short Stories is the most comprehensive collection of O’Brian’s short fiction ever published. An essential volume, certain to enchant O’Brian admirers as well as readers who are fortunate enough to be journeying with him for the very first time.
"There are those already planning this afternoon's trip to the bookstore. Their only reaction is: Thank god, Patrick O'Brian is still writing. To you, I say, not a moment to lose."-John Balzar, Los Angeles Times
The sixteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series, and Patrick O'Brian's first bestseller in the United States.
The first ever collection of poems by the acclaimed author of the Aubrey/Maturin series of Napoleonic naval adventures.
Jack Aubrey er blevet gift, og sammen med sin kone Sophia Williams er han blevet far til tvillingepiger. Men livet på land er trist, når man kun er på halv gage, så da hans ven og... Læs mere