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Title details for The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian - Available

The Fortune of War

#6 in series

by Patrick O'Brian
Simon Vance
Audiobook
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After nearly losing the Leopard to the ocean, Captain Jack Aubrey, RN, and his diminished crew sail into harbor in the Dutch East Indies. There Aubrey finds himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Royal Navy, but not before some forceful arguing with Admiral Drury. Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel, but the War of 1812 breaks out while they are en route. Bloody actions precipitate them both into new and unexpected scenes where Stephen's past activities as a secret agent return on him with a vengeance.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Aubrey & Maturin

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 22, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781481580199
      • File size: 302598 KB
      • Duration: 10:30:24

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 8-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Patrick O'Brian's British characters, Captain Jack Aubrey and his shipmate, Dr. Stephen Maturin, suffer a shipwreck, weeks in a lifeboat, and capture by an American vessel. Taken to Boston, they become involved in the intricacies of politics that lead to the War of 1812. Narrator John Lee produces spirited conversations for O'Brian's characters, thereby resuscitating a tranquil novel shy on the scheming and naval action readers have come to expect from this series. Lee discovers ample opportunity to exercise his laudable skill at accents; he employs various levels of British English, a credible Boston inflection, and a corny "Peter Sellers" French worthy of a smile. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      This adventure novel features Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Steven Maturin aboard various ships of war and imprisoned in Boston during the War of 1812. The slow and deliberate reading has a lilting quality. This is probably Brown's attempt to match the quality of speech to what he believes may have been used in England in the early nineteenth century. This comes off fairly well but grows a little tiresome from time to time. The sound quality of the recording and quality of Brown's voice are both excellent, and the story holds the attention of the listener. J.D.N. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Text Difficulty:8-12

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