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Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself. What was daily life in Nelson's navy really like, for everyone from the captain down…
In this, the first of Patrick O'Brian's much lauded Aubrey-Maturin novels, discover a vibrant world conjured by a master storyteller, rich with detail and character. 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte is the biggest threat to peace yet seen.Newly promoted to command…
"Hrozivý starý“ Leopard vplouvající do zátoky admirálské základny na Ostrovech koření působí jako přízrak. Loď i její nepočetná posádka prošli těžkou zkouškou, která na nich zanechala jasně patrné stopy, a potíže během plavby je zdržely natolik, že v…
The Complete Short Stories is the most comprehensive collection of O'Brian's short fiction ever published. An essential volume, certain to enchant O'Brian admirers as well as readers who are fortunate enough to be journeying with him for the very first…
The first novel Patrick O'Brian ever wrote about the sea - and the precursor to the famous Aubrey-Maturin series. The Golden Ocean is the first novel Patrick O'Brian ever wrote about the sea. The novel shares the same sense of excitement and the rich…
The second book Patrick O'Brian wrote about the sea and a brilliant sequel to The Golden Ocean. As in The Golden Ocean, The Unknown Shore tells the tale of another ill-fated ship on Anson's expedition round the world - the Wager. Parted from her squadron…
This special hardback edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of first publication with a brand-new foreword by O'Brian's stepson and biographer, Nikolai Tolstoy, and artist's note by Geoff Hunt, and includes the complete text of the previously unavailabl
Miért lett a könyv víme éppen Bumm!? Miért jött össze három férfi, látszólag teljesen különböző indokkal, hogy feltűnően alaposan megvitassa az ősrobbanásról szóló könvy szövegét? A válasz egyszerű: úgy gondolják, hogy minden kíváncsi, érdeklődő emberi…