About “Master and Commander”
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this opening novel introduces ambitious Royal Navy lieutenant Jack Aubrey, newly handed command of the small brig-sloop Sophie, and the impoverished, sharp-witted physician Stephen Maturin, whom he takes aboard as ship's surgeon. Their unlikely friendship grows amid Mediterranean cruises, prize-hunting, and a daring action against a far larger Spanish frigate.
Book details
- First published
- 1969
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