The Far Side of the World (Aubrey/Maturi
by O'Brian, Patrick | PB | VeryGood
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 0393308626
- EAN
- 9780393308624
- Publication Year
- 1992
- Series
- Aubrey/Maturin Novels
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Item Weight
- 13 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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The inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
ISBN-10
0393308626
ISBN-13
9780393308624
eBay Product ID (ePID)
140919
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Series
Aubrey/Maturin Novels
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
00-001834
Group
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
eoeI havene(tm)t read novels [in the past ten years] except for all of the Patrick Oe(tm)Brian series. It was, unfortunately, like tripping on heroin. I started on those books and couldne(tm)t stop.e, Gripping and Vivid'š a Whole, Solidly Living WORLD for the Imagination to Inhabit., "I haven't read novels [in the past ten years] except for all of the Patrick O'Brian series. It was, unfortunately, like tripping on heroin. I started on those books and couldn't stop.", eoeThe Aubrey-Maturin seriese far beyond any episodic chronicle, ebbs and flows with the timeless tide of character and the human heart.e, "Gripping and Vivid Audio... a Whole, Solidly Living WORLD for the Imagination to Inhabit.", "These eccentric, improbably novels seem to have been written by Patrick O'Brian to please himself in the first instance, and thereafter to please those readers who may share his delight in precision of language, odd lands and colors, a humane respect for such old-fashioned sentiments as friendship and honor. Like Aubrey and Maturin playing Mozart duets beneath a Pacific moon, he works elegant variations on the tradition of the seafaring adventure story.", eoeI fell in love with his writing straightaway, at first with Master and Commander. It wasne(tm)t primarily the Nelson and Napoleonic period, more the human relationships. eAnd of course having characters isolated in the middle of the goddamn sea gives more scope. eIte(tm)s about friendship, camaraderie. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin always remind me a bit of Mick and me.e, "Patrick O'brian Is Unquestionably the Homer of the Napoleonic Wars.", Eoepatrick Oe (Tm) Brian Is Unquestionably the Homer of the Napoleonic Wars.E, It has been something of a shock to find myself-an inveterate reader of girl books-obsessed with Patrick O'Brian's Napoleonic-era historical novels'Š What keeps me hooked are the evolving relationships between Jack and Stephen and the women they love., "The Aubrey-Maturin series... far beyond any episodic chronicle, ebbs and flows with the timeless tide of character and the human heart.", Eoea WORLD of Enchanting Fictional Surfaces.E, "There Is Not a Writer Alive Whose Work I Value over HIS.", eoeThe best historical novels ever writtene On every page Mr. Oe(tm)Brian reminds us with subtle artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people done(tm)t, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives.e, "I fell in love with his writing straightaway, at first with Master and Commander. It wasn't primarily the Nelson and Napoleonic period, more the human relationships. ...And of course having characters isolated in the middle of the goddamn sea gives more scope. ...It's about friendship, camaraderie. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin always remind me a bit of Mick and me.", Eoegripping and Vivide a Whole, Solidly Living WORLD for the Imagination to Inhabit.E, eoeI devoured Patrick Oe(tm)Briane(tm)s 20-volume masterpiece as if it had been so many tots of Jamaica grog.e, The Aubrey-Maturin series'Š far beyond any episodic chronicle, ebbs and flows with the timeless tide of character and the human heart., eoeThese eccentric, improbably novels seem to have been written by Patrick O'Brian to please himself in the first instance, and thereafter to please those readers who may share his delight in precision of language, odd lands and colors, a humane respect for such old-fashioned sentiments as friendship and honor. Like Aubrey and Maturin playing Mozart duets beneath a Pacific moon, he works elegant variations on the tradition of the seafaring adventure story.e, Gripping and Vivid Audio… a Whole, Solidly Living WORLD for the Imagination to Inhabit., The best historical novels ever written… On every page Mr. O'Brian reminds us with subtle artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people don't, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives., "It has been something of a shock to find myself--an inveterate reader of girl books--obsessed with Patrick O'Brian's Napoleonic-era historical novels... What keeps me hooked are the evolving relationships between Jack and Stephen and the women they love.", "I Devoured Patrick O'brian's 20-Volume Masterpiece As IF It HAD Been So Many Tots of Jamaica Grog.", These eccentric, improbably novels seem to have been written by Patrick O'Brian to please himself in the first instance, and thereafter to please those readers who may share his delight in precision of language, odd lands and colors, a humane respect for such old-fashioned sentiments as friendship and honor. Like Aubrey and Maturin playing Mozart duets beneath a Pacific moon, he works elegant variations on the tradition of the seafaring adventure story., "The best historical novels ever written... On every page Mr. O'Brian reminds us with subtle artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people don't, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives.", [O'Brian's] Aubrey-Maturin series, 20 novels ofthe Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars, is a masterpiece. It will outlive mostof today's putative literary gems as Sherlock Holmes has outlivedBulwer-Lytton, as Mark Twain has outlived Charles Reade., eoeOe(tm)Briane(tm)s Aubrey-Maturin volumes actually constitute a single 6,443-page novel, one that should have been on those lists of the greatest novels of the 20th century.e, Eoethere Is Not a Writer Alive Whose Work I Value over HIS.E, eoeIt has been something of a shock to find myselfe"an inveterate reader of girl bookse"obsessed with Patrick Oe(tm)Briane(tm)s Napoleonic-era historical novelse What keeps me hooked are the evolving relationships between Jack and Stephen and the women they love.e, The Aubrey-Maturin series… far beyond any episodic chronicle, ebbs and flows with the timeless tide of character and the human heart., O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin volumes actuallyconstitute a single 6,443-page novel, one that should have been on those listsof the greatest novels of the 20th century., "A WORLD of Enchanting Fictional Surfaces.", The best historical novels ever written'Š On every page Mr. O'Brian reminds us with subtle artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people don't, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives., eoe[Oe(tm)Briane(tm)s] Aubrey-Maturin series, 20 novels of the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars, is a masterpiece. It will outlive most of todaye(tm)s putative literary gems as Sherlock Holmes has outlived Bulwer-Lytton, as Mark Twain has outlived Charles Reade.e
Publication Date
1992-04-17
Series Volume Number
10
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Copyright Date
1984
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