The Unknown Shore

Fiction & Literature, Historical
Cover of the book The Unknown Shore by Patrick O'Brian, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 9780393344424
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: October 17, 1996
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 9780393344424
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: October 17, 1996
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

An immediate precursor to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series, displaying all the splendid prose and attention to detail that O'Brian's readers expect.

Patrick O'Brian's first novel about the sea, The Golden Ocean, took inspiration from Commodore George Anson's fateful circumnavigation of the globe in 1740. In The Unknown Shore, O'Brian returns to this rich source and mines it brilliantly for another, quite different tale of exploration and adventure.

The Wager was parted from Anson's squadron in the fierce storms off Cape Horn and struggled alone up the coast of Chile until she was driven against the rocks and sank. The survivors were soon involved in trouble of every kind. A surplus of rum, a disappearing stock of food, and a hard, detested captain soon drove them into drunkenness, mutiny, and bloodshed. After many months of privation, a handful of men made their way northward under the guidance of a band of Indians, at last finding safety in Valparaiso.

This saga of survival is the background to the adventures of two young men aboard the Wager: midshipman Jack Byron and his friend Tobias Barrow, an alarmingly naive surgeon's mate. Patrick O'Brian's many devoted readers will take particular interest in this story, as Jack and Toby form a kind of blueprint for Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, the famed heroes of the great Aubrey/Maturin series to come.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An immediate precursor to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series, displaying all the splendid prose and attention to detail that O'Brian's readers expect.

Patrick O'Brian's first novel about the sea, The Golden Ocean, took inspiration from Commodore George Anson's fateful circumnavigation of the globe in 1740. In The Unknown Shore, O'Brian returns to this rich source and mines it brilliantly for another, quite different tale of exploration and adventure.

The Wager was parted from Anson's squadron in the fierce storms off Cape Horn and struggled alone up the coast of Chile until she was driven against the rocks and sank. The survivors were soon involved in trouble of every kind. A surplus of rum, a disappearing stock of food, and a hard, detested captain soon drove them into drunkenness, mutiny, and bloodshed. After many months of privation, a handful of men made their way northward under the guidance of a band of Indians, at last finding safety in Valparaiso.

This saga of survival is the background to the adventures of two young men aboard the Wager: midshipman Jack Byron and his friend Tobias Barrow, an alarmingly naive surgeon's mate. Patrick O'Brian's many devoted readers will take particular interest in this story, as Jack and Toby form a kind of blueprint for Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, the famed heroes of the great Aubrey/Maturin series to come.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Words with Words by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired: Living with Invisible Chronic Illness (New Edition) by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book A Court Divided: The Rehnquist Court and the Future of Constitutional Law by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Soul Machine: The Invention of the Modern Mind by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Morning Meditations: Awaken Your Power to Change by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Fallam's Secret: A Novel by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book The Truelove (Vol. Book 15) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Blandings Castle by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Joseph E. Johnston: A Civil War Biography by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Wherever You Go: A Novel by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book Poor George: A Novel by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book The Twilight of American Culture by Patrick O'Brian
Cover of the book The Saucier's Apprentice: One Long Strange Trip through the Great Cooking Schools of Europe by Patrick O'Brian
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy