The Unknown Shore The survivors were soon involved in trouble of every kind. A surplus of rum, a disappearing stock of food, and a hard, detested captain soon drove them into drunkenness, mutiny, and bloodshed. After many months of . Patrick O'Bria
| TITLE | : | The Unknown Shore |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.85 (953 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 039331538X |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 320 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 1996-10-17 |
| GENRE | : |
An immediate precursor to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series, displaying all the splendid prose and attention to detail that O'Brian's readers expect. Patrick O'Brian's first novel about the sea, The Golden Ocean, took inspiration from Commodore George Anson's fateful circumnavigation of the globe in 1740. In The Unknown Shore, O'Brian returns to this rich source and mines it brilliantly for another, quite different tale of exploration and adventure.
The Wager was parted from Anson's squadron in the fierce storms off Cape Horn and struggled alone up the coast of Chile until she was driven against the rocks and sank. The survivors were soon involved in trouble of every kind. A surplus of rum, a disappearing stock of food, and a hard, detested captain soon drove them into drunkenness, mutiny, and bloodshed. After many months of
Editorial : The Unknown Shore, a sort-of sequel to The Golden Ocean, is a fascinating blue-print for the Aubrey-Maturin series. We follow Jack Byron and Tobias Barrow, two unlikely neighbors and fast friends in whom we catch glimpses of the heroes of the epic series to come. They set off to sea in 1740 as part of Commodore Anson's fleet to circumnavigate the globe. Byron, a romantic, forceful lad, signs on as a midshipman; Barrow, a strangely educated, scientifically brilliant boy, is running away from his father and wins a commission as a surgeon's mate. Set up in the Wager, which is parted from Anson's squadron and sinks somewhere along the desolate coast of Chile, Byron and Barrow are left to struggle for survival by wits alone, facing mutiny, famine, indifferent natives and lingering infighting. A fully realized hint of the fictional magic to come.
These are intended to be very short biographies: sketches rather than anything detailed. McMaster does a fantastic job of retelling the prior history, I had no trouble following the plot or understanding the players and the underlying political conflict, notwithstanding that I have not read any of the prior books. This author has created a precious character, who shares with the reader a delightful story that will resonate with all ages.. This was a great book for learning Italian. I ordered it as a birthday gift for a friend quite some time ago but didn't get the item.. I found the characters, who return in the second volume, to be very likable. It is also a practical guide that takes the reader through each aspect of the evaluation, highlighting clinical and ethics issues each step along the way. The mother was thrilled with it as she hadn't seen anything like it either.. Praise God.
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