by Patrick O'Brian · HarperCollins · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780006499152
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«Master and Commander» is the first novel in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin saga, published by HarperCollins in paperback (448 pages, in English).
In 1800, with Britain at war against Napoleonic France, Jack Aubrey, recently promoted to captain, takes command of HMS Sophie. He befriends Stephen Maturin, the ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, and patrols the Mediterranean engaging in combat, with life aboard a warship and historical detail as backdrop.
First installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series, comprising twenty-one titles; the work was originally published in 1969.
For those who enjoy historical fiction, naval battles, and Napoleonic-era settings.
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.
