by Patrick O'Brian · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788435016810
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The Far Side of the World is an exciting novel by Patrick O'Brian, belonging to the Aubrey and Maturin series. In this installment, Jack Aubrey is tasked with intercepting American ships harassing British whalers in American waters. This task becomes a double mission: to investigate the situation and resolve the problem in the most appropriate way. Considered one of the best novels in the series, it immerses the reader in a naval adventure full of intrigue and action on the high seas.
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.
