The nutmeg of consolation
O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000199707UU
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In The Nutmeg of Consolation, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin begin stranded on an uninhabited island in the Dutch East Indies, attacked by ferocious Malay pirates. They contrive their escape, but after a stay in Batavia and a change of ship, they are caught up in a night chase in the fiercely tidal waters and then embroiled in the much more insidious conflicts of the terrifying penal settlements of New South Wales. It is one of O'Brian's most accomplished and gripping books.
Main title:
The nutmeg of consolation / Patrick O'Brian.
Author:
O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000, author
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd , 1997.
Collation:
320 p. : 1 ill., stration ; 20x13 cm.
Notes:
Paperback. B-format paperback.Originally published: 1991.Originally published: London: Collins, 1991.
Awards:
Winner of Heywood Hill Literary Prize 1995.
ISBN:
9780006499299 (pbk)0006499295 (pbk)
Dewey class:
AF
Local class:
FFICFT
Language:
English
Subject:
Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character) -- FictionAubrey, Jack (Fictitious character) -- FictionMaturin, Stephen (Fictitious character) -- FictionMaturin, Stephen (Fictitious character) -- FictionNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- FictionSeafaring life -- History -- 19th century -- FictionDutch East Indies -- FictionNew South Wales -- FictionSea storiesHistorical fictionSea stories
BRN:
515870