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The Yellow Admiral

By Patrick O’Brian
Series: Aubrey-Maturin
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The Yellow Admiral by Patrick O’Brian follows Captain Jack Aubrey as he faces the challenges of naval warfare during the Napoleonic Wars. Amid political intrigue and personal conflicts, Aubrey navigates the tensions of military life while dealing with the potential threat to his career. The novel intertwines adventure with a rich depiction of early 19th-century life, focusing on themes of duty, honour, and the complexities of friendship.
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This book may appeal to you if you're a fan of naval adventure intertwined with historic detail, as it follows the gripping challenges and exploits of life at sea. If you enjoy narratives rich with maritime strategy, deep character development, and the suspense of battle, this might be your perfect read.

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The Yellow Admiral

The higher one climbs, the further there is to fall.

An immersive historical action-adventure novel

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Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. All eighteen books are being re-issued in hardback by HarperCollins with stunning new jackets to coincide with a new film based on the adventures, and to introduce these modern classics to a new generation.

The Yellow Admiral—the eighteenth novel in the sequence hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written—sets the fall and rise of Jack Aubrey in brilliant counterpoint to the fall and rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Life ashore may once again be the undoing of Jack Aubrey. Even Jack's exploits at sea turn sour in the storm waters off Brest. Worst of all, in the spring of 1814, peace breaks out. However, Stephen Maturin returns from a mission in France with news that the Chileans require the service of English officers.

Jack is savouring this reprieve for his career when he receives an urgent despatch ordering him to Gibraltar: Napoleon has escaped from Elba.

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The Yellow Admiral by Patrick O'Brian garners high praise for its vibrant and detailed portrayal of the Napoleonic wars, with O'Brian likened to the Homer of his time. The prose is hailed as illuminating and enriching to English literature, delivering a captivating experience. The book is celebrated for its accuracy in depicting maritime life and its deep character development, considered a standout in its genre.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780006499640

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 1997

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Patrick O'Brian, one of our greatest contemporary novelists, is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey--Maturin tales and the biographer of Joseph Banks and Picasso. His first novel, Testimonies, and his Collected Short Stories have recently been republished by HarperCollins. In 1995 he was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime's contribution to literature. In the same year he was awarded the CBE. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He died in January 2000 at the age of 85.

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