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Post Captain

by Patrick O’Brian

Book 2 in the Aubrey–Maturin Novels series.

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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

Napoleonic Era Resumption of War with France Royal Navy in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Genres

Espionage Exploration & Survival Fiction Maritime Fiction War Fiction