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TITLE:
The Aubrey-Maturin chronicles / Volume II [sound recording (CD)] Patrick O'Brien.
Publication Date:
1987
Publication Information:
London : Harper Collins,
Edition:
Unabridged.
Volume:
bks. 4 - 6
Physical Description:
9 sound discs (11 hr.) in 1 container.
Subject Term:
Series:
Additional Contributors:
Contents:
Mauritius Command -- Desolation Island -- Fortune of War
Performer:
Read by Robert Hardy.
Summary:
Mauritius command: During the Napoleonic wars, British naval captain Jack Aubrey, charged with capturing the French islands of Reunion and Mauritius, must first cope with his fellow commanders
Desolation Island: Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin sail to Australia with a hold full of convicts, including a dangerous spy, while the crew is decimated by disease and their ship, the "Leopard," is pursued by a Dutch man-of-war.
Fortune of war: Jack Aubrey, commander of the best-armed frigate in the Royal Navy, leaves the Dutch East Indies to return to England in a dispatch vessel, but the outbreak of the War of 1812 delays his journey and draws him into bloody battle.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780007319312
General Note:
Compact discs (CDs)
