The Reverse of the Medal
1986 novel by Patrick O'Brian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Reverse of the Medal is the eleventh historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1986. The story is set during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.
Author | Patrick O'Brian |
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Cover artist | Arthur Barbosa |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Aubrey-Maturin series |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | Collins (UK) |
Publication date | 1986 |
Media type | Print Hardback & Paperback & Compact audio cassette, Compact Disc |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN | 0-00-222733-9 |
OCLC | 31728307 |
Preceded by | The Far Side of the World |
Followed by | The Letter of Marque |
Returning from the far side of the world, Aubrey meets his unknown son, and proceeds home to England, where he is embroiled in the most difficult challenge of his career, and all on dry land. Maturin is his close and valuable friend at every hard reverse.
This novel was read by Starling Lawrence of American publisher W W Norton in 1989.[1] By fall of 1990, W W Norton began publishing paperbacks of the prior novels, at the urging of Mr Lawrence, thus introducing the series to a new and larger audience.