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The Nutmeg of Consolation

The Nutmeg of Consolation

AdventureHistorical Fiction
Published
1991
Language
English

Synopsis

Shipwrecked on a remote island after the loss of HMS Diane in a typhoon, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew build a makeshift schooner to reach Batavia while Stephen Maturin pursues his naturalist interests ashore. A new ship, a diplomatic posting in New South Wales, and the wildlife of the Australian outback all test the pair before the voyage continues.

Prose complexity
7/10

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Genres

Adventure Historical Fiction

About the author

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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...

Characters

Jack AubreyProtagonist

Captain of the HMS Surprise, a skilled and pragmatic naval commander.

Stephen MaturinProtagonist

A surgeon-turned-spy with an extensive knowledge of botany and medicine; Jack's close friend and confidant.

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