The Mauritius Command |
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| Author:
| O'Brian, Patrick |
| Read by:
| Pigott-Smith, Tim |
| Series title: | Aubrey-Maturin Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-375-40875-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1999 |
| Publisher: | Random House Audio Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Audio cassette |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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Read by Tim Pigott-Smith 3 Cassettes, Approx. 5 1/4 hours The 4th installmentin Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half pay without a command--until Stephen Maturin arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope under a commodore's pennant, there to mount an expedition against the French-held islands or Mauritius and LaReunion. But the difficulties of carrying out his orders are compounded by two of his own...
More DescriptionRead by Tim Pigott-Smith 3 Cassettes, Approx. 5 1/4 hours The 4th installmentin Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half pay without a command--until Stephen Maturin arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope under a commodore's pennant, there to mount an expedition against the French-held islands or Mauritius and LaReunion. But the difficulties of carrying out his orders are compounded by two of his own captains--Lord Clonfert, a pleasure-seeking dilletante, and Captain Corbett, whose severity pushes his crew to the verge of mutiny.