The Resource H.M.S. Surprise, Patrick O'Brian
H.M.S. Surprise, Patrick O'Brian
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The item H.M.S. Surprise, Patrick O'Brian represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
Resource Information
The item H.M.S. Surprise, Patrick O'Brian represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- Third in the series of Aubrey-Maturin adventures, this book is set among the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and in the distant waters ploughed by the ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming local superiority. But somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies the prize that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams: the ships sent by Napoleon to attack the China Fleet
- Language
- eng
- Label
- H.M.S. Surprise
- Title
- H.M.S. Surprise
- Statement of responsibility
- Patrick O'Brian
- Title variation
- H. M. S. Surprise
- Subject
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- Historical fiction
- Sea fiction
- Great Britain, Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Maturin, Stephen (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Ship physicians -- Fiction
- Seafaring life -- Fiction
- Ship captains -- Fiction
- Sailing ships -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Third in the series of Aubrey-Maturin adventures, this book is set among the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and in the distant waters ploughed by the ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming local superiority. But somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies the prize that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams: the ships sent by Napoleon to attack the China Fleet
- Cataloging source
- ZHX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1914-2000
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Dewey number
- 823.914
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6029.B55
- LC item number
- H67 1991
- Literary form
- fiction
- Series statement
- The Aubrey/Maturin series
- Series volume
- 3
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Great Britain
- Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character)
- Maturin, Stephen (Fictitious character)
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
- Sailing ships
- Seafaring life
- Ship captains
- Ship physicians
- Great Britain
- Label
- H.M.S. Surprise, Patrick O'Brian
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 405 pages
- Isbn
- 9780006499176
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustration
- System control number
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- ocm85790635
- (OCoLC)85790635
- Label
- H.M.S. Surprise, Patrick O'Brian
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 405 pages
- Isbn
- 9780006499176
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustration
- System control number
-
- ocm85790635
- (OCoLC)85790635
Subject
- Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Great Britain, Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Maturin, Stephen (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction
- Sailing ships -- Fiction
- Sea fiction
- Seafaring life -- Fiction
- Ship captains -- Fiction
- Ship physicians -- Fiction
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