TY - BOOK AU - O'Brian,Patrick TI - Post captain : : This book set him at the very top of his genre' Mary Renault SN - 0002216574 AV - PR6029.B55 P67 U1 - 823.914 PY - 1972/// CY - London : PB - Collins KW - Aubrey, Jack KW - Maturin, Stephen KW - Ship physicians KW - Fiction KW - Ship captains KW - Great Britain KW - History, Naval KW - 19th century KW - Historical fiction KW - gsafd KW - Sea stories N2 - In 1803, Napoleon smashes the Peace of Amiens, going to war once again. This is doubly alarming news for Captain Jack Aubrey, who is taking refuge in France from his creditors. He is interned but soon escapes from his French debtor's prison, fleeing across the French countryside to lead a ship into battle. After managing to avert a possible mutiny, he pursues his quarry straight into the mouth of a French-held harbor. Stephen Maturin's struggles, with himself as much as with a proud and intelligent woman, are woven into Aubrey's, straining their friendship at times to the breaking point. The high-seas excitement continues in this second installment of Patrick O'Brian's highly acclaimed series ER -