Clea
Lawrence Durrell
Clea brings the Quartet to a haunting close, as Darley returns to Alexandria to make amends and attempts to find happiness with the lovely and gifted painter Clea Montis.
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Mountolive
Lawrence Durrell
In Mountolive, the political and social tensions in Egypt come to the foreground when the young English diplomat David Mountolive befriends the Hosnani family, and embarks on an affair with the beautiful matriarch Leila.
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Clarissa Oakes
Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey and Maturin set off on their homeward voyage, but between warring Pacific islands and a mysterious female stowaway, the HMS Surprise must chart a treacherous course. The fifteenth Aubrey-Maturin installment.
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The Commodore
Patrick O'Brian
After adventures in the South Seas Captain Aubrey and Stephen Maturin return to England. However, their homecoming is far from tranquil with Maturin beset by family problems and Aubrey almost immediately dispatched to West Africa to fight the slave trade, a noble mission which may have a concealed purpose. The seventeenth instalment of the Aubrey- Maturin series.
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Desolation Island
Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey and Maturin set sail for Australia to rescue Governor William Bligh from the settlers rebelling against his rule. The fifth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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The Far Side of the World
Patrick O'Brian
This was the book which was chosen as a basis for the successful film starring Russell Crowe. With the many dramatic events as the Surprise searches for the USS Norfolk around the Cape and all the way to the naturalist’s paradise, the Galapagos Islands, it makes a good choice. The tenth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series
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The Fortune of War
Patrick O'Brian
War has broken out between Britain and America. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are caught up in further webs of international intrigue in this sixth novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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H.M.S. Surprise
Patrick O'Brian
Jack Aubrey is back in England and bankrupt. His only escape is to board H.M.S. Surprise as part of a naval entourage accompanying the king’s ambassador to the East Indies. The third installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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The Ionian Mission
Patrick O'Brian
After his many dashing expeditions, Jack Aubrey is posted in the decrepit Worcester (more a floating coffin than a ship of the line) to blockade work. The French fleet lies in Toulon and the British squadrons patrol outside, longing for a full fleet action and a chance to prove themselves in battle. The eighth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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The Letter of Marque
Patrick O'Brian
No longer Captain Aubrey RN, but simply plain Mr Aubrey, Jack sets sail in the Surprise determined to prey upon enemy shipping, to recover his fortune if her can and - far more importantly - seek reinstatement in the navy. The twelfth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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Master and Commander
Patrick O'Brian
The first ever Aubrey-Maturin adventure sees Captain Jack Aubrey take charge of his first command, HMS Sophie. To read Patrick O’Brian is to experience life at sea in the days of thrill of a skirmish with an Algerian quarter-galley.
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The Mauritius Command
Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey, cast ashore and suffocated by a landlubber’s life, joins Maturin on a mission to take the French-occupied islands of Mauritius and La Réunion. The fourth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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The Nutmeg of Consolation
Patrick O'Brian
After a shipwreck and battling pirates, Aubrey and Maturin finally make their way to Australia. However, this prison colony at the edge of the world gives few opportunities for respite. The fourteenth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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Post Captain
Patrick O'Brian
A fragile peace with France has come, but for Aubrey and Maturin, the realisation soon dawns that peace can hold as many perils as war. Post Captain follows the bestselling Master & Commander.
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The Reverse of the Medal
Patrick O'Brian
The Reverse of the Medal's central episode was modelled on the real-life disgrace of Lord Thomas Cochrane. This larger-than-life ‘fighting captain’ was the inspiration for many writers, from Marryat who served with him as a midshipman to C. S. Forester and O’Brian. The eleventh installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series
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