1813: Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast as a ship's surgeon to mask his discreet activities on behalf of British intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his former ship the Surprise to command as a privateer, more politely termed a letter of marque. Together they sail on a desperate mission against the French, which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace.
The Letter of Marque
- Details
- By: Patrick O’Brian
- Title: The Letter of Marque
- Series: Jack Aubrey
- First Published by: Collins
- First Published Place: UK
- First Published Format: HC
- First Published Date: 1988