Commander by Stephen Taylor
Pellew's humanity, fondness for subordinates, and blind love for his family, and the warmth and intimacy of his letters, make him a hugely engaging figure. Stephen Taylor gives him at last the biography he deserves.
"If Pellew’s life, fired in the kiln of O’Brian’s genius, gave us Jack Aubrey, both our interest and gratitude ought to be ongoing and deep" -- Charles Finch - USA Today
"Taylor is clarity itself…he has also contributed handily to our appreciation of the workings and vagaries of the Royal Navy." -- Katherine A. Powers - Christian Science Monitor
"An entertaining, swashbuckling adventure, filled to the brim with derring-do." -- Daily Telegraph
"[Pellew] is skilfully conjured up in Stephen Taylor’s commendable biography. Fans of Forester and O’Brian will enjoy this tale of Pellew’s meteoric rise." -- Sunday Times
"Meticulous archival research vividly presents a real-life hero whose deeds provided material for C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey." -- Publishers Weekly
"Taylor is clarity itself…he has also contributed handily to our appreciation of the workings and vagaries of the Royal Navy." -- Katherine A. Powers - Christian Science Monitor
"An entertaining, swashbuckling adventure, filled to the brim with derring-do." -- Daily Telegraph
"[Pellew] is skilfully conjured up in Stephen Taylor’s commendable biography. Fans of Forester and O’Brian will enjoy this tale of Pellew’s meteoric rise." -- Sunday Times
"Meticulous archival research vividly presents a real-life hero whose deeds provided material for C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey." -- Publishers Weekly
Stephen Taylor, a former journalist working at The Times in London, is the author of Storm and Conquest and Commander. He lives in Windsor, England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393347067 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393347060 |
| Title | Commander |
| Author | Stephen Taylor |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2013-12-20 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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