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884:, the Admiralty discusses what to do with the Spanish gold seized during the battle, for which the victorious British captains and their crews, including Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, expect a substantial share of the prize money, as was usual. However, the huge amount of bullion seized leads the Admiralty to declare it a
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Admiralty" and thus is not to be shared out with the captors. Jack is disheartened to hear that his reward will be much less than he and Sophia had expected. The First Lord also makes a blunder by mentioning the name of intelligence agent Stephen Maturin during the proceedings, putting Maturin
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pretends to be badly damaged while speeding back to the China Fleet to warn them and organise a defence. Though some of the merchant captains want to flee before Linois arrives, Jack convinces them that the only way out of the situation is to fight. The largest ships of the China Fleet are disguised
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until he can pay off his debts. His marriage to Sophia
Williams is deferred, as her mother insists that he be debt-free. Sir Joseph Blaine visits Stephen, who tells him of his capture and Aubrey's predicament, requesting that Jack be advanced his pending reward and released. Blaine promises to help,
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pursues and burns a French supply ship, from which Jack gains valuable loot: a gunboat and a French signal book. When
Stephen fails to show up at the rendezvous point, Jack learns from a Catalan revolutionary that his friend has been captured by French intelligence and is being held in Port Mahon in
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Admiralty itself, on the technicality that Spain had not yet legally declared war on England and therefore the treasure cannot be considered a war prize. The same result was also decided in real life, with the British captains receiving far smaller rewards than they might otherwise
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repairs. As a personal reward, Canning offers Jack the opportunity to transport a chest of jewels as freight, which will earn him a portion of the cargo's value upon his arrival in
England. Knowing the money will be enough to clear the last of his debts so he can marry Sophia, he immediately writes
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gave the orders attributed to Aubrey, disguising several of the larger East
Indiamen as Royal Navy men-of-war and forming the line of battle which successfully intimidated Linois into abandoning the pursuit after only a brief exchange of fire. Dance was celebrated for his aggressive tactics during
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liked the plot but, unlike the other reviewers, found the nautical detail sometimes overwhelming. They enjoy seeing the environment through
Maturin's eyes, and appreciate what drives Aubrey to engage with French admiral Linois, as Aubrey wants enough prize money to marry his true love. In sum,
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to refit after the storms and rest the ambassador. Stephen meets a local street child, a girl named Dil, who eagerly shows him around the city. He is watching a parade with Dil when he sees Diana Villiers, who has returned to Bombay ahead of her companion, the wealthy merchant Richard Canning.
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During the refit, Stephen asks Diana for her answer to his marriage proposal, but Canning suddenly appears. In a fit of jealousy he slaps Stephen, who responds by challenging him to a duel. Canning's shot hits Stephen in the ribs, but Stephen's hits Canning in the heart, killing him. Stephen
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the former home of Admiral Harte, which Jack knows well. Jack and a rescue party use the captured gunboat and the French signals to slip into port unmolested. They storm the house and rescue Stephen, who has been brutally tortured, and kill most of the French interrogators.
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1005:, and several times found myself forced to pace about the deck to calm my pulse....Patrick O'Brian's erudition is phenomenal, as is his capacity for creating another completely believable world. He convinces with his total accuracy even in tiny details."
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off the coast of Portugal, in which several Spanish treasure ships were intercepted carrying the price of Spain's entry into the war on the side of France. On the quibble that Spain had not yet formally entered the war, the new
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they are compelled to find solid ground to help him recover. Pullings recommends a tiny beach surrounded by jungle, and they hastily bring the ambassador to it, where he dies a few hours later. Their mission now void,
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slowly makes her way south in the Atlantic Ocean. He is appointed acting lieutenant when the second lieutenant is lost in the storm. He is always seeking female companions in port, sometimes leaving the ship without
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recovers Stephen, who remarks that the days under the hot sun have restored his health after the torture. The ship then stops in Brazil for repairs. This is Stephen's first time in the
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as captain of a brig in the action, at which point he has inherited the title "Lord Narborough", which suggests that "Lord Garron" was his courtesy title as the eldest son of a peer.
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under his loyal friend Heneage Dundas and finds that Sophia is aboard. Jack wants to get married immediately, but Sophia insists they do it properly, when they return to England.
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until Bombay, where he joins his uncle, an admiral, for likely promotion. He does his work, but does not have the authority needed for best operation of the ship.
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when Hamond is required to attend Parliament; in reality, Hamond was present during the battle. This battle also features in the 1962 novel
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the battle and later knighted for his heroism, while Linois was criticized for failing to capture the extremely valuable fleet.
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Mr Johnstone of America: Man who Villiers joined in Madeira (called "Mr. Johnson" in later books).
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Stephen Maturin during the wars against Napoleonic France.
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Anne Chotzinoff Grossman, Lisa Grossman Thomas (2000).
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2004, April Blackstone Audio audio CD Library edition
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1992 Recorded Books audio CD, narrator Patrick Tull
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1351:2004, March Blackstone Audiobooks Audio CD edition
1532:– via Editorial Reviews at Barnes and Noble.
1406:2011, W. W. Norton & Company; e-book edition
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1275:1998, August Random House Audio audio cassette
1209:1993, February ISIS Audio Books audio cassette
1133:Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
339:, so he explores the jungle and returns with a
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1013:The novel was adapted in three parts in the
1329:2002, January Chivers Large Print hardback
2051:The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey
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1145:1973, USA, J. B. Lippincott, hardback
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600:Mr Nicolls: Second lieutenant aboard
557:Lord Garron: Third lieutenant on HMS
550:Mr Randall: Second lieutenant on HMS
674:Charles-Alexandre LĂ©on Durand Linois
644:Preserved Killick: Aubrey's steward.
577:Mr John Dashwood: Lieutenant on HMS
538:Mr Simmons: First lieutenant on HMS
496:, and then appointed Captain of HMS
1676:Horowitz, Mark (8 September 1991).
680:, in charge of the French squadron.
590:Mr Hervey: First lieutenant on HMS
492:: Captain in the Royal Navy on HMS
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1384:2004, July Books on Tape audio CD
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347:for mail, where Jack learns that
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1381:/ 978-0-7861-8633-4 (USA edition)
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1359:/ 978-1-4159-0399-5 (USA edition)
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1294:/ 978-0-7862-1934-6 (USA edition)
1283:/ 978-0-375-40524-2 (USA edition)
1228:/ 978-0-393-03703-6 (USA edition)
1206:/ 978-1-4025-2828-6 (USA edition)
1195:/ 978-0-393-30761-0 (USA edition)
1187:1991, May W. W. Norton paperback
1166:1976, Fontana; Paperback edition
1153:/ 978-0-397-00998-5 (USA edition)
1081:Cecilia Williams / Miss Agatha –
299:Aubrey and Maturin depart in the
1633:"Patrick O'Brian – HMS Surprise"
1403:/ 978-0-00-725585-6 (UK edition)
1348:/ 978-1-84283-262-2 (UK edition)
1337:/ 978-0-7540-1460-7 (UK edition)
1305:/ 978-0-7540-2350-0 (UK edition)
1272:/ 978-0-397-00998-5 (UK edition)
1261:/ 978-0-00-105331-1 (UK edition)
1250:/ 978-0-00-649917-6 (UK edition)
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1217:/ 978-1-85089-876-4 (UK edition)
1184:/ 978-0-00-614181-5 (UK edition)
276:, to pick him up at Port Mahon.
2177:The Last Pool and Other Stories
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1494:The Top 5 Aubrey–Maturin Novels
991:Helen Lucy Burk writing in the
570:Mr Fielding: Lieutenant on HMS
470:Jack overtakes the frigate HMS
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16:1973 novel by Patrick O'Brian
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245:Shortly after the events of
219:Captain Jack Aubrey and his
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952:Valerie Webster writing in
855:as acting commander of HMS
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258:First Lord of the Admiralty
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641:sailing in the Atlantic.
633:Barret Bonden: Aubrey's
354:Refitted and repainted,
166:PZ3.O1285 Hac PR6029.B55
2184:Collected Short Stories
1995:The Thirteen-Gun Salute
1602:H.M.S. Surprise reviews
1520:Pumphrey, Mark (1996).
924:that occurred in 1799.
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1395:2007 Harper paperback
1063:Lieutenant Pullings –
128:First hardback edition
2236:Aubrey–Maturin series
2138:The Road to Samarcand
1932:The Mauritius Command
1801:David Miller (2003).
1782:Brian Lavery (2003).
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1111:Lieutenant Nichols –
1069:Lieutenant Simmons –
564:The Mauritius Command
561:. He is met again in
209:Aubrey–Maturin series
189:The Mauritius Command
61:Aubrey–Maturin series
2209:Joseph Banks: A Life
1988:The Letter of Marque
1911:Master and Commander
1099:Midshipman Callow –
1051:Sir Joseph Blaine –
1039:Preserved Killick –
399:sets sail for home.
2231:1973 British novels
1786:. Conway Maritime.
1710:. British Library.
1657:. Fantastic Fiction
1577:. Editorial Reviews
1140:Publication history
933:Battle of Pulo Aura
402:They encounter the
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2083:List of characters
2044:Blue at the Mizzen
2030:The Yellow Admiral
1960:The Ionian Mission
1953:The Surgeon's Mate
1946:The Fortune of War
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