The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by O'brian Patrick

The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by O'brian Patrick

Sumptuous boxed gift edition of five omnibus hardbacks containing all 21 novels in the Aubrey/Maturin series.

Patrick O’Brian is one of the most compelling and brilliant novelists of his time with a huge and dedicated band of admirers in all manner of placesBeyond his superbly elegant writing, wit and originality, he showed an understanding of the nature of a floating world at the mercy of the wind and the sea which has never been surpassed’ Max Hastings

Any contemporary novelist should recognize in Patrick O'Brian a Master of the Art.' Sunday Telegraph

‘The best historical novels ever written’ New York Times Book Review

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Patrick O’Brian, until his death in 2000, was one of our greatest contemporary novelists. He is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey–Maturin tales and the biographer of Joseph Banks and Picasso. He is the author of many other books including Testimonies, and his Collected Short Stories. In 1995 he was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime’s contribution to literature. In the same year he was awarded the CBE. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He lived for many years in South West France and he died in Dublin in January 2000.

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ISBN 13	9780008189280
ISBN 10	0008189285
Title	The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels
Author	Patrick O'brian
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2016-10-20
Number of pages	2999
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