H.M.S. Surprise

Pages: 359
Published: 1999
Language: English

Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend, the surgeon and spy Stephen Maturin, set sail for the Indian Ocean aboard the frigate Surprise. Their mission involves a long voyage to protect British interests against the French during the Napoleonic Wars. Along the way, they face naval battles, political maneuvering, and the harsh realities of life at sea.

Prose complexity: 10/10

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Patrick O'Brian

Patrick O'Brian (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000) was an English novelist and translator, best known for the twenty-volume Aubrey–Maturin series of Napoleonic-era naval novels — beginning with Master and Commander (1969) — following the friendship between Royal Navy captain Jack Aubrey and physician-naturalist Stephen Maturin. He was born Richard Patrick Russ in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England, and adopted the name Patrick O'Brian after the Second World War, presenting himself for...