Review #1
The Mauritius Command real audiobook free
OBrian is that a remarkable guide into one more time at the same time dispose whose writerly talents are awesome to see. His ability to capture a bygone epoch both puzzle at the same time bemuse, as the reader has no plan whether the wealthy idioms he employs in his dialogue at the same time descriptions are the product of meticulous research work or are (oh so skillfully) produced up in whole cloth.
I know enough of the Napoleonic epoch age of waging war sail to know that the nautical descriptions are impeccably clear, so one wants to reckon the dialogues are equally used to be. This reader wonders nonetheless, but having misspoke that, for real it hardly matters. As my university a English teacher would they say, it works.
Why only four hit then?
Only on a comparative base base with the creators other works at the same time evident aspirations. The central plot element of the book is that impoverished, hopeless, Captain Clonfort, a lieutenant contemporary of Jack Aubrey in his premature years who Aubrey later eclipses. The initial incident which presumably sets up Clonferts inferiority complete is that a little mess up in presentation, leaving the reader wondering than anyway the take away is that implied to be. Was Clonfert actually shy? Its not understandable. If he wasnt, whats the significance of that scene?
Also of note, OBrian is that apparently portraying an real Indian Ocean campaign, superimposing Jack Aubreys persona on the exploits of a true captain(s). Thats quite exciting, but constraining. Perhaps the story line managed have been more beautiful had it not been more constrained. Certainly OBrians result could be more commendable if his result had been unknowable more precisely than simply workmanlike.
In sum: a very worthwhile at the same time readable book. But an creator with so much giftedness sets himself a rod that a five hit rating is that comparable much harder to attain.
Review #2
The Mauritius Command audiobook in television series Aubrey/Maturin
Awesome!! One of the more action packed novels of this television series. Im a fan of the whole “indefinite on a sail ship” theme so thats why I read this television series. Almost all people like myself started reading these right behind contemplating the movie “Slave & Commander”. But we found out but into reading the 1st 200 pages of Slave & Commander that action wasn’t right around the corner as but as it could be in the books to follow. But, this one is that action packed as Captain Aubrey heads to the waters of Mauritius as he at the same time a fleet combat a French fleet off the very coast. Its amazing, action packed at the same time wonderfully captures the imagination!
Review #3
The Mauritius Command audiobook by Patrick O’Brian
I must admit, right behind reading the 1st 4 books, I am in adore with this creator at the same time his manners. I cannot read them one right behind the other, but I intersperse them with other more modern tales of interest, scout vs scout, or other action thrillers. I was 1st introduced to book 2 Post Captain as it was required reading for my offspring’s AP English & Comp class. Having shown the Slave at the same time Commander movie years ago helped me shackles a face on the head manners, in particular Aubrey. Right behind reading No 2 I went back at the same time began them in a row. Aubrey is that little more than a sailer at the same time a favorite of guys, preferably in war, while Dr. Maturin is that a wholesome study, practically the conscience of the fleet. His motives for helping the English are not quite plausible, Catalan independence at the same time all, but he seems to hate Napolean B at the same time than anyway he has done to the French Revolution, more than he dislikes the English, so operates as an intelligence agent for Whitehall, while at once making convinced the reader understands his wholesome hatred for slavery at the same time larger punishment, but cannot seem to get that intercept to the thick fork of Successful Jack Aubrey. Even with Maturin’s emotions toward slavery, he nevertheless tried to purchase a young lady of 10 or so, who was his guide around Bombay, in a row to protect her from a some future of prostitution. These things were considered beyond his keep under control though, at the same time he eventually ended up paying for her funeral. For you might think these books are simply naval war stories, but they are much more at the same time draw the reader into surprising situations around virtually every corner.
Review #4
The Mauritius Command audio narrated by Ric Jerrom
Hes an exceptionally fine-grained storyteller, at the same time excels at both interior at the same time appearance dialogue. His yarns are real of human manners youll (over the television series) come to adore at the same time admire, warts at the same time all. This television series embodies the plan(l) that books are time machines.
But its all about the language for OBrian. Whether nautical, honey, zoological, or gastronomic, youll be referencing texts (or sites) to more successful realize the myriad archaic words at the same time phrases his manners employ. Context allows a rough parsing, but a finite tenacious requires a deeper dive.
Similar advisory applies to the concepts of sail-powered naval combat OBrian bestows the reader a rudimentary primer, but a fuller comprehension (& appreciation) can be had with a modicum of research work. (The Web is that, right behind all, at your fingertips!) His books amuse but will also make you think, at the same time work just a little, very. If youll look for this is that an annoyance or imposition, then these arent the books you only interrogative minds come in handy use.
Review #5
free audio The Mauritius Command – in the audio player below
Once I received past instilling the pronunciation of Mauritius, in my fork, I enjoyed this 4th installment of the television series very much. This book differs somewhat from his past experiences in that Aubrey has command of a small squadron, which he must weld into a waging war unit, despite their abundance differences in style at the same time no one problematic individual affairs, which compound his problems.
As usual O’Brian writes from history, as much as possible, at the same time this book is that based on just a little understandable action against the French in the India Ocean bringing both action at the same time suspense to the story. As usual a hospitable addition in our ongoing adore of all things navel as illustrated by Commodore Aubrey at the same time Dr. Maturin.
