The Wine-Dark Sea, Paperback - Patrick O'Brian

Reducere. Their ship, theSurprise, is now also a privateer, the better to escape diplomatic complications from Stephen's mission, which is to ignite the revo...

Peter Straub called Robert Aickman 'this century's most profound writer of what we call horror stories'. Aickman's 'strange stories' (his preferred...

Reducere. Leonardo Sciascia was an outstanding and controversial presence in twentieth-century Italian literary and intellectual life. Writing about his nati...

A revisionist history of medicine, in which blood plays the starring rolePublisher: Basic BooksAuthor(s): Dhun SethnaNumber of pages: 384Publicatio...

Reducere. Diane LeBow's stories, like her life, take you to places and experiences you've probably never imagined. They are passionate, poignant, funny, some...

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Reducere. Now in its second edition, this expanded work catalogs every person, animal, ship and cannon mentioned by name in the 21 books of Patrick O'Brian's...

An intimate portrait of Patrick O'Brian, written by his stepson Nikolai Tolstoy.

Xavier is a tragic figure, damned by what he perceives as a lack of feeling; Madeleine is to be his salvation. Unfortunately she does not return hi...

Reducere. British naval officer Jack Aubrey and surgeon Stephen Maturin, with his great love, Diana Villiers, speed home to England with news of their latest...

Reducere. Captain Jack Aubrey arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the British ...

Set amongst the rolling vineyards and gentle courtyards of a small seaside village in Catalonia, Patrick O'Brian's second novel is a poignant story...

Reducere. The Wager was parted from Anson's squadron in the fierce storms off Cape Horn and struggled alone up the coast of Chile until she was driven agains...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Patrick O'BrianEverything about Picasso, except his physical stature, was on an enormous scale. No painter of the first ran...

Reducere. Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as commander: the fourteen-gun ship HMS Sophie. Me...

Reducere. Napoleon, escaped from Elba, pursues his enemies across Europe like a vengeful phoenix. If he can corner the British and Prussians before their Rus...

Reducere. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, veterans now of many battles, return in this novel to the seas where they first sailed as shipmates. But Jack is n...

Reducere. Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old frie...

Patrick Os Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. H.M.S. Surprise follows the va...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th...

Latest historical maritime adventure in paperback from Patrick O'Brian. A sequel to The Commodore, it is concerned with Napoleon Bonaparte's flight...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written.

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written.

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th...

Reducere. In H.M.S. Surprise, British naval officer Jack Aubrey and surgeon Stephen Maturin face near-death and tumultuous romance in the distant waters plou...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Reinstated to the Navy List, Jac...

Reducere. Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia ...

DescriptionA richly illustrated account of the story of ancient vinicultureThe history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine. This ...

Reducere. This collection includes both of the greatest Greek stories ever told and numbers amongst the most important works of Western literature. "The Illi...

At the time of his death, Patrick O'Brian had begun to write a novel to follow on from Blue at the Mizzen, the twentieth book in the classic series...

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Tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating quest for the perfect drink. This title offers information on what we know about h...

Reducere. One of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history's most legendary maritime explorers. Patrick O'Brian's ...

DescriptionDive deep with Gail Gibbons as she explains the mechanics and discoveries of deep-sea exploration. Dive deep with Gail Gibbons as she ex...

Reducere. Wine-Dark Deep Book Two - Encounter at JupiterContinue the Epic Voyage of the Spaceship Ulysses and its Crew!Having narrowly escaped the rebellion ...