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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000.     Subjects     Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.     Ship captains -- Fiction.     Ship physicians -- Fiction.     Frigates -- Fiction.     Voyages and travels -- Fiction.     Revenge -- Fiction.     Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction.     United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000.       by title:      The fortune of war /...       by call number:      FICTION OBR     Search the Web     O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000.     Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.     Ship captains -- Fiction.     Ship physicians -- Fiction.     Frigates -- Fiction.     Voyages and travels -- Fiction.     Revenge -- Fiction.     Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction.     United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The fortune of war / Patrick O'Brian. by O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000. HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. Call #: FICTION OBR Subjects Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.   Ship captains -- Fiction.   Ship physicians -- Fiction.   Frigates -- Fiction.   Voyages and travels -- Fiction.   Revenge -- Fiction.   Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction.   United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Fiction. Series O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000. Aubrey & Maturin ; 6. ISBN:  9780006499190 (trade pbk.) Description:  357 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Notes:  Originally published 1979. Includes the essay Black, choleric & married? and an excerpt from The surgeon's mate, by Patrick O'Brian. Summary:  Captain Jack Aubrey, RN, and his diminished crew sail into harbor in the Dutch East Indies. There Aubrey finds himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Royal Navy, but not before some forceful arguing with Admiral Drury. Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel, but the War of 1812 breaks out while they are en route. Bloody actions precipitate them both into new and unexpected scenes where Stephen's past activities as a secret agent return on him with a vengeance. Genre:  Sea stories Historical fiction. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Fiction FICTION OBR Adult Trade Paperback Books Checked out Jun 22, 2024 Add Copy to MyList J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION OBR Adult Trade Paperback Books Checked out Jun 17, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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