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    A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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    “Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ...
    Binding
    Paperback
    Weight
    0 lbs
    Product Group
    Book
    IsTextBook
    No
    ISBN
    9780393310160
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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
    ISBN-10
    0393310167
    ISBN-13
    9780393310160
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    712424

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    True Love
    Number of Pages
    304 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    1993
    Topic
    Sea Stories, Historical, Action & Adventure
    Features
    Reprint
    Genre
    Fiction
    Author
    Patrick O'Brian
    Book Series
    Aubrey/Maturin Novels Ser.
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.5 in
    Item Weight
    8.6 Oz
    Item Length
    8.3 in
    Item Width
    5.5 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    91-044345
    TitleLeading
    The
    Reviews
    I fell in love with his writing straightaway, at first with Master and Commander. It wasn't primarily the Nelson and Napoleonic period, more the human relationships. ...And of course having characters isolated in the middle of the goddamn sea gives more scope. ...It's about friendship, camaraderie. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin always remind me a bit of Mick and me., O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin volumes actually constitute a single 6,443-page novel, one that should have been on those lists of the greatest novels of the 20th century., What lifts The Truelove into the highest ranks of fiction is what it shares with the rest of its author's writing: page after page of unmistakably original insights into the mysteries of the world., The Aubrey-Maturin series... far beyond any episodic chronicle, ebbs and flows with the timeless tide of character and the human heart., The best historical novels ever written... On every page Mr. O'Brian reminds us with subtle artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people don't, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives., [O'Brian's] Aubrey-Maturin series, 20 novels of the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars, is a masterpiece. It will outlive most of today's putative literary gems as Sherlock Holmes has outlived Bulwer-Lytton, as Mark Twain has outlived Charles Reade., [O'Brian's] Aubrey-Maturin series, 20 novels of the RoyalNavy in the Napoleonic Wars, is a masterpiece. It will outlive most of today'sputative literary gems as Sherlock Holmes has outlived Bulwer-Lytton, as MarkTwain has outlived Charles Reade, I haven't read novels [in the past ten years] except for all of the Patrick O'Brian series. It was, unfortunately, like tripping on heroin. I started on those books and couldn't stop., It has been something of a shock to find myself--an inveterate reader of girl books--obsessed with Patrick O'Brian's Napoleonic-era historical novels... What keeps me hooked are the evolving relationships between Jack and Stephen and the women they love., I devoured Patrick O'Brian's 20-volume masterpiece as if it had been so many tots of Jamaica grog.
    Dewey Edition
    20
    Series Volume Number
    15
    Dewey Decimal
    823/.914
    Edition Description
    Reprint
    Synopsis
    A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the sandwich islands at French instigation, and Captain Aubrey, R. N., Is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order. But stowed away in the cable-tier is an escaped female convict. To the officers, Clarissa Harvill is an object of awkward courtliness and dangerous jealousies. Aubrey himself is won over and indeed strongly attracted to this woman who will not speak of her past. But only Aubrey's friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin, can fathom Clarissa's secrets: her crime, her personality, and a clue identifying a highly placed English spy in the pay of Napoleon's intelligence service. In a thrilling finale, Patrick O'Brian delivers all the excitement his many readers expect: Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise impose a brutal pax Britannica upon the islanders in a pitched battle against a band of headhunting cannibals., The fifteenth installment in Patrick O'Brian's widely claimed series of Aubrey-Maturin novels is equal parts mystery, adventure, and psychological drama.
    LC Classification Number
    PR6029.B55C57 1992

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