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Master and Commander

Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 1

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Master and Commander

Written by: Patrick O'Brian
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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Master and Commander is the first of Patrick O’Brian’s now famous Aubrey-Maturin novels, regarded by many as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. It establishes the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey RN and Stephen Maturin, who becomes his secretive ship’s surgeon and an intelligence agent. It displays the qualities which have put O’Brian far ahead of any of his competitors: his depiction of the detail of life aboard an early 19th century man-of-war, of weapons, food, conversation and ambience, of the landscape and of the sea. O’Brian’s portrayal of each of these is faultless and the sense of period throughout is acute. His power of characterisation is above all masterly. Ric Jerrom reads this classic sea story from Patrick O’Brien.

©2014 Audible, Inc.; 1970 The Estate of the late Patrick O’Brien CBE
Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction War Military
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I don't go in for this sort of story much at my age but found it immediately engrossing. Good fun, great detail, and extremely talented narrator. Probably the best fit of any voice actor to any book I've listened to. Altogether, well worth it.

Fun story, good narration

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Enjoyed every minute, narration and character accents were spot on. Looking forward to Post Captain.

Excellent

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If your a fan of the time period, late 1700s and early 1800s. This a great novel, some parts were abit hard to follow written in old English. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Excellent story and Narration

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Simply stunning storytelling. You have to work with both the 18th century and specifically Royal Navy terminology and way to speak but it is gloriously brought to life by Ric Jerrom illuminating Patrick O’Brian’s fascinating novel where he is able to make seemingly mundane activities through to superbly descriptive sea actions totally engrossing.

Linguistic workout

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Ric Jerrom's Narration was excellent! Fantastic story. I read this book a very long time ago and it was amazing to hear it through again.

Loved it

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