Advantages: A very good read, gives an insight into a sailors life at sea in the 1800's. Disadvantages: This series of books is a little expensive
"Master & Commander" is the first in a series of books by PatrickO'Brian. The story is set in the year 1800 and follows the story of recently promoted Captain Jack Aubery RN and his new acquintance Stephen Maturin.
Captain Aubery takes command of the 'Sophie' and persuades his new friend - Stephen Maturin - to join as the new ships surgeon. Jack Aubery proves to be an able captain both in seamanship and in battle. We are told of gripping accounts of his battles - most especially against the Cacafuego where Capt. Aubaery gains the reputation of becoming Luck Jack Aubery. Stephen Maturin gains a reputation of a most learned surgeon, and in later books uses this to disguise his real brilliance as an intelligence officer causing mahem against the Napoleonic movement.
This is a gripping book and along with a good plot line it ...
Advantages: A Gripping Historical Adventure Disadvantages: Maybe a Little Too Detailed For Some Taste
The Hundred Days is the 3rd PatrickO?Brian book I have read and they are wonderful. What first intrigued me was the cover of a book that a gentleman was reading, whilst sat opposite me on the train on my way home from work one evening. It was a grand and detailed illustration of a 19th Century sailing ship. I have a rather unfulfilled passion for the high seas, from the time of the Spanish Main through to the advent of steam power. I paid a visit to the book store and was pleasantly surprised to find a whole shelf crammed full with 20 different titles, (I stood there and counted). I already knew that I was going to enjoy this project.
If you are already familiar with PatrickO?Brian then, you are probably addicted to him. From my experience his writing can be somewhat an acquired taste but give it a chance and you will be truly ...
Advantages: Great suspense movie Disadvantages: none really
The surgeon's sub title says "Sometimes you don't know who to believe", and that is so true with this film You sit on the edge of youe seat, thinking "oh yes it him". A minute later its "Oh no its defenitely her!"!
Joan Severance plays Theresa Marsh, a successful lawyer. When A serial murderer begins his killing spree, she fights to 'get' the case. Succeeding, little does she realise the terror in store for her. She begins to study the case.
It isn't long before she starts to get threats. Warnings left in her car, in her home, and most gruesome of all a finger frying in her pan as she gets up! But worse is to come for the poor lady involved, as her husband (Nick Mancuso) who is a doctor, gets kidnapped. She is out of her head with worry, after being told by the kidnappers that if she goes to the police, her husband (Doctor Peter ...
Years have passed since Grace was locked up, at the age of 16, for the murders of her employer Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper/lover Nancy Montgomery. Grace claims to have no memory of the murders. Should Dr Simon Jordan, an expert on amnesia, wake the part of Grace's mind which lies dormant?
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