Patrick O'Brian Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Jack Aubrey vertritt den Kapitän der Lively beim Blockadedienst im Mittelmeer. Gerade noch hat er mit der Besatzung auf Sophies und seine Verlobung angestoßen, als sich der Wind für ihn dreht: Das Preisgeld für Aubreys jüngste Eroberung an der portugiesischen Küste fällt wesentlich niedriger aus als erwartet, und Jack steckt elftausend Pfund tief in den Schulden. Zwar bekommt sein Schiffsarzt Stephen Maturin ihn vorerst aus dem Gefängnis frei, doch Sophies Mutter besteht darauf, dass die Heirat verschoben wird. Ein unerwarteter Auftrag gibt dem Kapitän neuen Auftrieb: Mit der H. M. S. Surprise soll Aubrey einen britischen Botschafter nach Ostasien befördern. Stephen ist natürlich mit dabei;er hofft, in Indien seine große Liebe Diana wiederzusehen. Ihre Reise führt die beiden Freunde quer über den Atlantik und rund um das Kap der Guten Hoffnung durch den Indischen Ozean, an fremdartige Orte wie Brasilien und die Gewürzinseln und bringt sie mit exotischen Pflanzen, Tieren und Düften in Kontakt. Weit weg von zu Hause erwarten sie Gefahren, die alle ihre bisherigen Abenteuer in den Schatten stellen.

Back in print and now in hardback, the deeply personal and ingenious literary first novel written under Patrick O’Brian’s own name, newly introduced by Nikolai Tolstoy.

Un salon de musique, en 1800. On y écoute le quatuor en ut majeur de Locatelli. L'un des auditeurs bat la mesure. Cela indispose son voisin, un jeune homme triste et pauvre, qui lui donne un coup de poing dans les côtes. L'affront doit être lavé. Ainsi, avec l'un de ces duels qui avaient déjà guidé d'Artagnan vers les Mousquetaires, naît une amitié hors du commun entre Jack Aubrey, lieutenant puis capitaine de la Royal Navy à l'époque des guerres napoléoniennes, et le Dr Stephen Maturin, chirurgien, ornithologue et agent secret de Sa Très Gracieuse Majesté. Réunis en un seul volume, les deux premiers tomes d'une oeuvre pleine de finesse et d'humour au succès mondial.

18. April 1800 in Port Mahon, einem Seehafen der britischen Marine auf Menorca. Jack Aubrey, Leutnant der Royal Navy, ist überglücklich: Er hat sein erstes Kommando erhalten. Zwar ist die altmodische kleine Kriegsslup Sophie mit ihren zwei Masten und vierzehn Kanonen nicht gerade das, was man ein Schiff ersten Ranges nennen würde, aber der frischgebackene Kapitän liebt sie vom ersten Augenblick an. Was ihm noch fehlt, ist ein Schiffsarzt, und den beschert ihm das Schicksal: Als Jack sich nach einer ersten unheilvollen Begegnung mit dem Naturforscher und Philosophen Dr. Stephen Maturin, die fast in einem Duell geendet hätte, beim Abendessen versöhnen will, entdecken die beiden ihre gemeinsame Liebe für die Musik, und Aubrey macht Maturin das Angebot, als Mediziner an Bord zu kommen. Der zweiflerische Maturin ist eine ausgesprochene Landratte, aber wer könnte ihn besser in die Seefahrt einführen als ein taktisch so versierter und talentierter Seemann wie Jack Aubrey? Und so sticht die Sophie mit den beiden neuen Freunden und einer tapferen Mannschaft in See, um einen Handelskonvoi zu begleiten. Doch die Gemütlichkeit währt nicht lange: Das Kriegsschiff steuert auf ehrenvollere - und auch weit gefährlichere - Abenteuer zu …

Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself.

The Complete Short Stories is the most comprehensive collection of O'Brian's short fiction ever published. An essential volume, certain to enchant O'Brian admirers as well as readers who are fortunate enough to be journeying with him for the very first time.

The first ever collection of poems by the acclaimed author of the Aubrey/Maturin series of Napoleonic naval adventures.

Kapitänsleutnant Jack Aubrey genießt seinen verdienten Landurlaub: Fuchsjagden, anständige Musik, hier und da ein Opernbesuch. Sein letztes Gefecht, in dem er mit seiner kleinen Vierzehn-Kanonen-Brigg Sophie die spanische Schebeckenfregatte Cacafuego erobert hat, war monatelang in aller Munde und hat ihm Ruhm und Anerkennung eingebracht. Da erhält Aubrey einen Brief: Sein Prisenagent hat ihn um die verdienten Anteilsgelder betrogen. Nicht nur seine Karriere gerät jetzt in gefährliche Fahrwasser, für die Mutter der jungen Frau, in die er sich verliebt hat, wird er auch zu einem inakzeptablen Heiratskandidaten. Um dem Schuldgefängnis zu entgehen, flieht Aubrey zusammen mit seinem Freund und Schiffsarzt Dr. Stephen Maturin Hals über Kopf außer Landes. Erst als die beiden wieder Planken unter die Füße bekommen, kann Aubrey erneut beweisen, was in ihm steckt. Die zweifelhafte Belohnung für seine Verdienste: Das Kommando der Polychrest, einer schwimmenden Fehlkonstruktion, mit der er Napoleons Truppen in einem ihrer eigenen Häfen attackieren soll …

In this volume, Patrick O’Brian’s two debut novels offer insight into the literary genius behind the Master and Commander series. Caesar, O’Brian’s first novel written at age fourteen, tells the captivating and brutal tale of a unique Panda Leopard, born to a giant panda father and a snow leopard mother. With O’Brian’s characteristic dry wit and precision, readers witness Caesar’s tragic childhood, his capture and taming, and his eventual rise to fatherhood under human masters. Upon publication, the book garnered acclaim, leading to O’Brian being likened to a ‘boy-Thoreau.’ Hussein, O’Brian’s second novel, is an adventurous narrative centered on a young mahout, or elephant handler, navigating life among elephants. Set against the vibrant backdrop of India during the British Raj, this exotic tale encompasses themes of love, murder, vengeance, and triumph, with the New York Times favorably comparing it to Kipling’s Kim, calling it ‘a gorgeous entertainment.’ O’Brian noted that writing this book taught him the fundamentals of storytelling and opened a well of joy that remains. Originally published in 1930 and 1938, these novels were reprinted in 1999 by the British Library, and this new edition presents them together for the first time.

Das ist der unvollendete Band 21 der Reihe Kapitän Jack Aubrey und Doktor Stephen Maturin, an dem Patrick O'Brian bis zu seinem Tod schrieb. Er führt die Handlung des vorhergehenden Bandes „Der Dank der Navy“ fort. Auch wenn nicht bekannt ist, wie O’Brian die Geschichte fortführen wollte, ist es doch interessant, wie er die Geschichte anlegt. So bringt auch dieser unvollendete Roman ein letztes Mal den Genuss, den der Autor uns bereitet hat und lässt uns Abschied nehmen von Aubrey und Maturin. Die Übersetzung erfolgte durch Kapt. Uwe D. Minge, der ein Experte für historische maritime Romane ist.

At the time of his death, Patrick O'Brian had begun to write a novel to follow on from Blue at the Mizzen, the twentieth book in the classic series. These are the chapters he had completed of the final voyage of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin - the greatest friendship of modern literature

A classic Patrick O'Brian novel, back in print after many years.

Die Brigg Wager ist eines der Versorgungsschiffe des Geschwaders von Kommodore Anson bei dessen legendärer Weltumseglung der Jahre 1740/44. Mit an Bord ein Freundespaar, der pfiffige Midshipman Jack Byron und der gelehrte, aber weltfremde Hilfsarzt Tobias Barrow, beide junge Engländer. In den sturmgepeitschten Gewässern vor Kap Hoorn gerät die Wager in Seenot und strandet schließlich vor Patagonien. Ein dramatischer Überlebenskampf der bereits zuvor durch Hunger, Kälte und Krankheit dezimierten Besatzung ums nackte Überleben beginnt?

Il libro dell'ex galeotto della Guiana Francese, Henri Charrière, racconta la storia di un parigino soprannominato "Papillon", condannato nel 1931 a vita per un omicidio che non aveva commesso. Trascorse tredici anni in un inferno di galere, dove la sua unica salvezza fu il desiderio ardente di libertà. Non si lasciò scoraggiare da punizioni disumane, dalla terribile morte di un amico o dai due anni di isolamento. Riuscì a fuggire nel 1944 e trovò un nuovo inizio in Venezuela, reintegrandosi nella società come cittadino onesto. Dopo oltre vent'anni, Charrière decise di immortalare le sue incredibili esperienze e di rivelare gli orrori dei campi penali. Ne risultò un'opera originale che continua a catturare nuove generazioni di lettori, non solo per la maestria narrativa, ma anche per la capacità dell'autore di infondere autenticità e forza artistica nelle sue storie.

This five-volume set is an ideal gift for Patrick O'Brian fans, featuring the chapters of the unfinished novel he was working on before his death. It showcases the beloved Aubrey/Maturin series, celebrated for its continuous narrative and rich storytelling, making it a fitting tribute to O'Brian's literary legacy.

From the moment that Master and Commander , the first of Patrick O'Brian's sequence of 20 novels about the 19th century British Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and his surgeon colleague Stephen Maturin, was published in 1970, critics hailed his work as a masterpiece of historical recreation. Called "the best historical novels ever written" by the New York Times , the books have sold millions of copies. This first full-color illustrated companion to the Aubrey-Maturin series, timed to coincide with the release of the blockbuster Twentieth-Century Fox film adaptation starring Russell Crowe, explains the fascinating physical details of Jack Aubrey's fictional world. An in-depth historical reference, it brings to life the political, cultural, and physical setting of O'Brian's novels. Annotated drawings, paintings, and diagrams reveal the complex parts of a ship and its rigging, weaponry, crew quarters and duties, below-deck conditions, and fighting tactics, while maps illustrate the location featured in each novel.

Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are sent on a decoy mission to the lagoons of the Gulf of Guinea to suppress the slave trade, and ultimately head to Ireland, where the French are building an invasion force.

"The old master has us again in the palm of his hand." ― Los Angeles Times Napoleon has been defeated at Waterloo, and the ensuing peace brings with it both the desertion of nearly half of Captain Aubrey's crew and the sudden dimming of Aubrey's career prospects in a peacetime navy. When the Surprise is nearly sunk on her way to South America―where Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are to help Chile assert her independence from Spain―the delay occasioned by repairs reaps a harvest of strange consequences. The South American expedition is a desperate affair; and in the end Jack's bold initiative to strike at the vastly superior Spanish fleet precipitates a spectacular naval action that will determine both Chile's fate and his own.

Set during the Napoleonic wars. Malta is rife with intrigues between the French and the English.

Kapitein Jack Aubrey krijgt omstreeks 1800 de opdracht de Britse ambassadeur met de HMS Surprise naar Oost-Indië te brengen.

The protagonist of this story is Peter Palafox, son of a poor Irish parson, who signs on as a midshipman, never before having seen a ship. Together with his life-long friend, Peter sets out to seek his fortune, embarking on a journey of danger, disappointment, and excitement.

It is the dawn of the nineteenth century; Britain is at war with Napoleon's France. When Jack Aubrey, a young lieutenant in Nelson's navy, is promoted to captain, he inherits command of HMS Sophie, an old, slow brig unlikely to make his fortune. But Captain Aubrey is a brave and gifted seaman, his thirst for adventure and victory immense. With the aid of his friend Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and secret intelligence agent, Aubrey and his crew engage in one thrilling battle after another, their journey culminating in a stunning clash with a mighty Spanish frigate against whose guns and manpower the tiny Sophie is hopelessly outmatched.

This collection of short stories are about country life and the open air and were first published in the 1950s. Patrick O'Brian is the author of Clarissa Oakes, The Wine-Dark Sea and Testimonies.

Finalmente, ecco il sensazionale seguito di PAPILLON, che continua le avventure di Henri Charrière, soprannominato 'Papillon', in Venezuela, dove ha finalmente conquistato la sua libertà dopo tredici anni di fuga e prigionia. Nonostante la sua determinazione a diventare un uomo onesto, Charrière si ritrova presto coinvolto in avventure mozzafiato con cercatori d'oro, giocatori d'azzardo, rapinatori di banche e rivoluzionari, rubando e venendo derubato, con la sua voglia di vivere sempre intensa. Gestisce anche night club a Caracas fino a quando un terremoto lo riduce in miseria nel 1967, momento in cui decide di scrivere il libro che gli porterà fama internazionale. BANCO è feroce, divertente, tenero, ricco di eventi ed emozioni, e vive con la stessa intensità di PAPILLON. BANCO è l'opera di un narratore nato.

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the fourteenth book in the series.

The 15th installment in the Aubrey/Maturin series. This splendid installment in Patrick O'Brian's widely acclaimed series of Aubrey/Maturin novels is in equal parts mystery, adventure, and psychological drama. A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the Friendly Isles (Tonga) at French instigation, and Captain Aubrey, R.N., is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order. But stowed away in the cabletier is an escaped female convict. To the officers, Clarissa Harvill is an object of awkward courtliness and dangerous jealousies. Aubrey himself is won over and indeed strongly attracted to this woman who will not speak of her past. But only Aubrey's friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin, can fathom Clarissa's secrets: her crime, her personality, and a clue identifying a hightly placed English spy in the pay of Napoleon's intelligence service. In a thrilling finale, Patrick O'Brian delivers all the excitement his many readers expect: Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise impose a brutal pax Britannica on the islanders in a pitched battle against a band of headhunting cannibals.

All Patrick O'Brian's strengths are on parade in this novel of action and intrigue, set partly in Malta, partly in the treacherous, pirate-infested waters of the Red Sea. While Captain Aubrey worries about repairs to his ship, Stephen Maturin assumes the center stage for the dockyards and salons of Malta are alive with Napoleon's agents, and the admiralty's intelligence network is compromised. Maturin's cunning is the sole bulwark against sabotage of Aubrey's daring mission.

Jack Aubrey's long service is at last rewarded: he is promoted to thhe rank of Commodore, and given a squadron of ships to command. His mission is twofold--to make a large dent in the slave trade off the coast of Africa and, on his return, to intercept a Fench fleet set for Bantry Bay with a cargo of weapons for the disaffected among the Irish

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written.

This novel, enriched with excitement, action and grand naval battles, sees Aubrey and Maturin in the thick of Europe's attempt to prevent the French emperor from regaining his power.

Jack Aubrey, commander of the best-armed frigate in the Royal Navy, leaves the Dutch East Indies to return to England in a dispatch vessel, but the outbreak of the War of 1812 delays his journey and draws him into bloody battle

As the Royal Navy takes part in the wars against Napoleonic France, young Jack Aubrey receives his first command, the small, old, and slow HMS Sophie . Accompanied by his eccentric new friend, the physician and naturalist Stephen Maturin, Aubrey does battle with the naval hierarchy, with his own tendency to make social blunders, and with the challenges of forging an effective crew -- before ultimately taking on enemy ships in a vivid, intricately detailed series of sea battles.

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the thirteenth book in the series.

A Jack Aubrey è affidato il comando della fregata Surprise per inseguire la Norfolk, una nave americana che veleggia nei mari del Sud e minaccia le baleniere inglesi. La caccia alla preda si rivelerà irta di pericoli ed estenuante, porterà Aubrey e il suo equipaggio dapprima a doppiare il mitico ma miciadiale Capo Horn, poi alle misteriose ma affascinanti Gàlapagos e, infine, tra calme piatte e vicissitudini d'ogni tipo, al remoto arcipelago delle Marchesi, nel bel mezzo del Pacifico, in un viaggio davvero ai confini del mare...

Jack Aubrey, a former sea-officer in the British Navy and still bitter about his court-martial, agrees to take command of his old ship, the Surprise, which was sold to Dr. Stephen Maturin, who obtained a letter of marque to the use the ship as a privateer.

Jack Aubrey returns from his duties protecting whalers of South America and is persuaded to make investments in the City. From there he is led into the halfworlds of the London criminal underground and of government espionage.

Translated by O'brian, Patrick

Una crisi coniugale o familiare costringe tre donne a mettere in discussione la propria vita e il proprio ruolo di madri e di mogli: da questa confessione a più voci nasce una riflessione lucida e disincantata sull'universo femminile. Tre racconti, tre donne, tre crisi. E un tema comune: la solitudine che si deve affrontare quando ogni certezza crolla ma può anche essere il punto di partenza per un'analisi della propria esistenza e dei propri errori. Un libro che è una critica alla donna borghese e allo stesso tempo un invito alla forza e alla speranza.

1812: continuano le avventure di mare di Aubrey e Maturin, tra naufragi, salvataggi di fortuna, attacchi, la cattura, la malattia e l'amore, dalla Malesia a Boston.

In diesem herausragenden Lebensbild von Pablo Picasso untersucht Patrick O’Brian detailliert die mediterranen Wurzeln des Künstlers und deren Einfluss auf seine Persönlichkeit und sein Schaffen. Picasso war ein äußerst produktiver Maler, der bis ins hohe Alter lebte und unaufhörliches öffentliches Interesse weckte. O’Brian, der Picasso persönlich kannte, fängt seine inneren Widersprüche ein: Er war sowohl hart als auch zärtlich, geizig und großzügig, sensibel und kalt. Trotz seines Ruhms schützte er sein Privatleben. In seinen späteren Lebensjahren bekannte er sich zwar zu kommunistischen Idealen, doch O’Brian behauptet, dass er Reste einer katholischen Weltanschauung bewahrte. Picassos Leben war geprägt von intensiven Emotionen und Chaos, in dem Sex, Geld, Essen, Trinken, Freundschaften, Streitigkeiten, Komödie und Tragödie miteinander verwoben waren. Er war ein Mensch, „der fast so wunderbar war wie die Sonne“, lebte jedoch ein selbstzerstörerisches Leben. Der Leser wird aus dieser Biografie einen starken Eindruck von einem Künstler mitnehmen, dessen Lebensweg und Werk ebenso faszinierend waren wie seine Persönlichkeit.

Jack Aubrey, costretto a terra da troppo tempo, non ha esitazioni quando gli offrono il comando del Leopard, tra ufficiali inetti, marinai scoraggiati, tempeste e impreviste deviazioni, dovrà fare appello a tutta la sua esperienza per sopravvivere e portare a termine la missione.

During the Napoleonic wars, British naval captain Jack Aubrey, charged with capturing the French islands of Reunion and Mauritius, must first cope with his fellow commanders.

This tale begins with Jack Aubrey arriving home from his exploits in the Mediterranean to find England at peace following the Treaty of Amiens. He and his friend Stephen Maturin, surgeon and secret agent, begin to live the lives of country gentlemen, hunting, entertaining and enjoying more amorous adventures. Their comfortable existence, however, is cut short when Jack is overnight reduced to a pauper with enough debts to keep him in prison for life. He flees to the continent to seek refuge: instead he finds himself a hunted fugitive as Napoleon has ordered the internment of all Englishmen in France. Aubrey's adventures in escaping from France and the debtors' prison will grip the reader as fast as his unequalled actions at sea.

Assunto il comando di una piccola fregata, la Surprise, Jack Aubrey, in compagnia dell'inseparabile Stephen Maturin (erudito medico di bordo nonché agente segreto), si trova ad affrontare una delle traversate più difficili della sua carriera. Per far giungere in Indonesia un inviato di Sua Maestà britannica, infatti, il suo vascello dovrà scendere fino alle basse latitudini, compiere il periplo dell'Africa e affrontare poi l'oceano Indiano. Ma giunti infine, dopo furiose tempeste e interminabili bonacce, a Calcutta, Aubrey e Maturin si accorgeranno anche che la loro avventura è appena incominciata, perché l'India, fascinosa e inebriante, ha pronte per loro mille sorprese, non esclusi duelli all'ultimo sangue e cocenti delusioni d'amore...