The Yellow Admiral (Paperback, Reissue)

There were no golden handshakes for these deemed beyond their usefulness in the days of Captain Jack Aubrey RN. Their Lordships of the Admiralty appointed a fellow to the rank of rear admiral in a non-existent squadron - the Yellow Squadron - without the pay and prestige of a true blue rear-admiral. And Jack Aubrey cannot be sure how their Lordships will look on him. He has spoken out in Parliament against the government's naval policy and made himself unpopular with his opposition to a neighbour's inclosure policy. At sea, the blockade of Brest proves every bit as perilous as Jack's more far-flung escapades. All the O'Brian ingredients are here; humanity, an infallible ear for period dialogue and a sharp eye for human follies. (Kirkus UK)

The Yellow Admiral ? the eighteenth novel in the sequence hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written ? sets the fall and rise of Jack Aubrey in brilliant counterpoint to the fall and rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Life ashore may once again be the undoing of Jack Aubrey. Even Jack?s exploits at sea turn sour in the storm waters off Brest. Worst of all, in the spring of 1814 peace breaks out. But Stephen Maturin returns from a mission in France with news that the Chileans require the service of English officers. Jack is savouring this reprieve for his career when he receives an urgent despatch ordering him to Gibraltar: Napoleon has escaped from Elba.

General

Imprint:	HarperCollinsPublishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1997
Authors:	Patrick O'Brian
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	267
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-649964-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > Historical adventure
LSN:	0-00-649964-3
Barcode:	9780006499640

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