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HMS Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin #3)

HMS Surprise (Aubrey/Maturin, # 3) - Patrick O'Brian

bookshelves: summer-2010, historical-fiction, seven-seas, play-dramatisation, napoleonic, war

Recommended for: Radio 4 listeners
Read from August 18 to 20, 2010
 

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1/3. blurb - Naval battles, political intrigue and romantic rivalry are all to the fore in Patrick O'Brian's novel, set in 1804-5 in England, India and on the high seas. Captain Jack Aubrey engages the Spanish at sea and the French on land - but falls victim to enemies at home.

Starring David Robb as Aubrey

Broadcast on:
BBC Radio 4, 2:15pm Wednesday 18th August 2010
Duration:
45 minutes


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