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The Reverse of the Medal

The Reverse of the Medal

ClassicsHistorical Fiction
Pages
286
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

Captain Jack Aubrey returns to London after a successful mission only to be lured into a disastrous investment scheme. Accused of stock market fraud, he faces a legal battle that threatens to strip him of his rank and reputation. While Jack fights for his honor in court, Stephen Maturin works behind the scenes to uncover the conspiracy that set his friend up for ruin.

Prose complexity
10/10

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Genres

Classics Historical Fiction Military Adventure

Authors

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Patrick Ob4brian

Patrick O'Brian wrote the Aubrey-Maturin series, a collection of historical novels that includes The Reverse of the Medal. His stories follow a British sea captain and a naval surgeon

P
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

All characters in The Reverse of the Medal

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