Desolation island
by O'Brian, Patrick
Series: Aubrey & Maturin Series Book 5 Published by : W.W. Norton & Co., (New York :) Physical details: 352 p. ; 20 cm. ISBN:039330812X.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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"First published in 1978 by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd."-- T.p. verso.
Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy―and a treacherous disease that decimates the crew. With a Dutch man-of-war to windward, the undermanned, outgunned Leopard sails for her life into the freezing waters of the Antarctic, where, in mountain seas, the Dutchman closes...
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