Master and Commander (Aubrey-Maturin)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Patrick O\\\'brian 著
• 出版社 W.W. Norton & Co.
• 出版时间 2004-01
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9780393325171
• 定价 168.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 412页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

3cassettes/41/2hoursReadbyRobertHardyAbridgedAudioBookcontainsanillustrationofthesailsofasquare-riggedship."Thebesthistoricalnovelseverwritten..."-"TheNewYorkTimesBookReview"This,thefirstinthesplendidseriesofJackAubreynovels,establishesthefriendshipbetweenCaptainAubrey,RoyalNavy,andStephenMaturin,ship'ssurgeonandintelligenceagent,againstthethrillingbackdropoftheNapoleonicwars.Detailsoflifeaboardaman-of-warinNelson'snavyarefaultlesslyrendered:theconversationalidiomoftheofficersinthewardroomandthemenonthelowerdeck,thefood,thefloggings,themysteriesofthewindandtherigging,andtheroadofbroadsidesasthegreatshipscloseinbattle.

【作者简介】

InadditiontotwentyvolumesinthehighlyrespectedAubrey/Maturinseries,PatrickO'Brian'smanybooksincludeTestimonies,TheGoldenOcean,andTheUnknownShore.O'BrianalsowroteacclaimedbiographiesofPabloPicassoandSirJosephBanksandtranslatedmanyworksfromtheFrench,amongthemthenovelsandmemoirsofSimonedeBeauvoirandJeanLacouture'sbiographiesofCharlesdeGaulle.HepassedawayinJanuary2000attheageof85.