H. M. S. Surprise (Vol. Book 3) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)


Cover of the book H. M. S. Surprise (Vol. Book 3) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) by Patrick O'Brian, W. W. Norton & Company
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Author: Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 9780393088465
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: May 17, 1991
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 9780393088465
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: May 17, 1991
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"The best historical novels ever written."—Richard Snow, New York Times Book Review

Third in the series of Aubrey-Maturin adventures, this book is set among the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and in the distant waters ploughed by the ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming local superiority. But somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies the prize that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams: the ships sent by Napoleon to attack the China Fleet...

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"The best historical novels ever written."—Richard Snow, New York Times Book Review

Third in the series of Aubrey-Maturin adventures, this book is set among the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and in the distant waters ploughed by the ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming local superiority. But somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies the prize that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams: the ships sent by Napoleon to attack the China Fleet...

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