Post Captain, Patrick OBrian
Post Captain, Patrick OBrian
3 Rating(s)
List: $29.99 | Sale: $21.00
Club: $14.99

Post Captain

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Narrator: Patrick Tull

Unabridged: 19 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/10/2008

Synopsis

The Peace of Amiens has left Aubrey with no ship, no enemy to pursue and no possibility of prize money to supplement his meager income. His decision to seek refuge from his troubles-and creditors-in France proves doubly disastrous.

About Patrick O'Brian

Patrick O’Brian (1914–2000), a translator and author of biographies, was best known as the author of the highly acclaimed Aubrey–Maturin series of historical novels. Set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars ,this twenty-volume series centers on the enduring friendship between naval officer Jack Aubrey and physician and spy Stephen Maturin. The Far Side of the World, the tenth book in the series, was adapted into a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. The film was nominated for ten Oscars, including Best Picture. He wrote acclaimed biographies of Pablo Picasso and Sir Joseph Banks. He also translated many works from the French, among them the novels and memoirs of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Lacouture’s biographies of Charles de Gaulle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brad on August 27, 2020

Post Captain makes me wonder if Patrick O'Brian originally intended Master and Commander as a one off (and if you know the answer please don't tell me. I like not knowing). Master and Commander is a great book, and our introduction to Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin is a great hook, bu......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on October 07, 2009

Patrick O'Brian, you have exposed yourself. Exposed yourself as a Jane Austen wannabe, that is. One who is a bit sniffily about the fact that Jane (quite unfairly, I'm sure!) did not give us the thoughts of the male half of the regency romance equation. The first 200 pages of this novel do really read......more

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on October 30, 2018

My friend, Jose, regularly re-read the whole Aubrey-Maturin series. He found it so rich that diving back into it was a constant pleasure. This is not my first time through, and O'Brian's work holds my attention as firmly as it did initially. In Post Captain, we find Aubrey in dire financial straits (......more

Goodreads review by Jim on July 25, 2015

I almost gave this 3 stars, but I have too many reservations. I almost abandoned the book early on. I don't care for O'Brian's style - it's too Victorian. Sure, that's a plus for some, but I hate it & the story was very uneven. The first third of the book with threads running all the way through con......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List