The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O'Brian
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The Reverse of the Medal
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Jack Aubrey returns from his duties protecting whalers off South America and is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make investments in the City on the strength of supposedly certain information. From there he is led into the worlds of the London criminal underground and government espionage.
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The Reverse of the Medal Reviews
'... full of the energy that comes from a writer having struck a vein... Patrick O'Brian is unquestionably the Homer of the Napoleonic wars.' James Hamilton- Paterson 'You are in for the treat of your lives. Thank God for Patrick O'Brian: his genius illuminates the literature of the English language, and lightens the lives of those who read him.' Kevin Myers, Irish Times 'Brilliant' London Review of Books 'These books are works of scholarship, classics of contemporary literature, joys to read. Savour The Reverse of the Medal - and seek out its predecessors. You rob yourself by neglecting them.' Western Morning News 'Taken together the novels are a brilliant achievement. They display staggering erudition on almost all aspects of early nineteenth-century life, with impeccable period detail.' T.J. Binyon, Times Literary Supplement
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GOR002887893
9780002227339
0002227339
The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O'Brian
Used - Very Good
Hardback
HarperCollins Publishers
19980817
256
Winner of Heywood Hill Literary Prize 1995
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