21by Patrick O'Brian | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Historical" |
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| Pages: | 79 |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Date Added: | 05/09/2009 |
| Date Read: | 05/09/2009 |
| Notes: | Subtitle: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey This book is unfinished in that only three chapters were completed before Patrick O'Brian died, but also in that what is here is raw and unpolished. Jack sails the Surprise to Rio where he takes over his squadron as Admiral of the Blue. He sends home and has Sophie and his daughters join him on the ship. Stephen has Brigid come too, with his fiancee Christine and her brother, Edward. Jack sails for South Africa. On board is a soldier named Miller who pays unwanted attention to Christine. When Stephen approaches him, Miller calls him a liar and slaps him. Miller, an expert with pistols, intends to kill Stephen, but Stephen, as the injured party, gets to chose the weapons and soon disarms Miller and forces an apology. That's pretty much were things end. |
| My Rating: | 5 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2009-05-09 22:01:16
