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Post Captain

by Patrick O’Brian Book 2 in the Aubrey–Maturin Novels series.

First published 1972

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4.4(5,748)

During the Peace of Amiens, Aubrey and Maturin return to England, enter country society and become entangled with Sophia Williams and Diana Villiers. Jack’s spending and a badly judged investment leave him exposed to debt just as peace collapses.

When war resumes, the friends flee France and return to naval service. Jack struggles with an unsuitable command, financial ruin and divided romantic loyalties while Stephen’s intelligence work deepens amid renewed conflict with Napoleon.

Historical Periods

Peace of Amiens1802–1803 CE Resumption of War with France1803–1805 CE Royal Navy in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars1793–1815 CE

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Espionage Exploration & Survival Fiction Maritime Fiction War Fiction

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