The Letter of Marque (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393028744)

Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast as a ship's surgeon to mask his discreet activities on behalf of British Intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his former ship the Surprise to command as a privateer, more politely termed a letter of marque. Together they sail on a desperate mission against the French, which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace.

Author: Patrick O'Brian
ISBN-10: 0393028747
ISBN-13: 9780393028744
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 08/17/1990
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.86w x 1.09d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/1990
Publishers Weekly 07/06/1990