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The Mauritius Command
- Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 4
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
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In The Mauritius Command, Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half-pay without a command until his friend, occasional intelligence agent Stephen Maturin, arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope under a Commodore's pennant. But the difficulties of carrying out his orders are compounded by two of his own captains: one a pleasure-seeking dilettante, the other liable to provoke the crew to mutiny.
Based on an actual campaign of 1810 in the Indian Ocean, O'Brien's attention to the detail of early 19th-century life ashore and at sea is meticulous. This tale is as beautifully written and as gripping as any in the series; it also stands on its own as a superlative work of fiction.
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- Mrs A J
- 03-09-21
Fantastic
Another thoroughly enjoyable story and once again superbly narrated. Looking forward to book number 5.
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- Arctic Fox
- 28-02-23
Another great one in the series.
Love this series. Slow at times but always pays off with great battle scenes. The narrator was the perfect choice for this series. He really brings it to life.
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- mrs morag young
- 11-03-23
More charm and wit
Not perhaps the speed and drama of the forebares but a really good yarn! Enjoyed and hooked!
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- Villads Valur Korsholm Nielsen
- 02-06-15
chapter 9 missing a part!
A fantastic book, but it's missing the last part of chapter 9! which is the part that ties the last chapter together!
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- sinbad4england
- 07-07-21
enjoyable romp but.........
An enjoyable romp but 'Stephen ' does waffle on a bit and when he goes off on one of his discourses I switch off for a while.
I find that as the series of books (although very good) go one 'so does Stephen' !
The narrator does a really good job and this adds to the enjoyment. The description of life onboard is so good as to transport you far and wide, along with the crew !
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- James
- 20-06-18
Always, always terrific.
Patrick O’Brian not only has a superlative knowledge of all things nautical, but a strong grasp on the importance of character. The players in these stories are so well drawn I would compare them to the masterful depictions created by John Le Carré.
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- L. Kelly
- 05-10-16
Chapter 9 fixed. Excellently read.
Fear not.
Purchased reluctantly due to reviews suggesting chapter 9 was missing, however Chapter 9 is now present and well.
Jerrom captures spirit of each character so well, whilst avoiding being too comical. Terrific job.
I need not recommend the story itself. These books are without peer.
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- PureAFM
- 26-10-20
Very well read and great story.
Very well read and great story. My only complaint with Patric O'Brian is sometimes he is a bit slow to start but not in this one. I like how he is always historically accurate without having to look things up to follow too. You could start on this one if you wanted to although it would be better to start from the first book.
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- dialproperties
- 14-12-22
Brilliant story, beautifully read
Another book, studded with the detail I now know of Patrick O'Brien, and Ric Jerroms beautiful reading of it, makes it easy to listen to.
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- Dunc
- 09-04-19
My favourite since the first book
The first book was full of character development and real Naval story. Since then it's been good but too much of a soap opera too. This book had less of the latter which to me, puts this back on form.
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