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The Letter of Marque

The Letter of Marque

by Patrick O'Brian

Book Details

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1990
Language: en
Pages: 284
ISBN: 9780393028744
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Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 13+

Confidence: 75%

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4
💥ViolenceNotable
2
❤️Love & RomanceLow
1
🧠Mental HealthVery low
2
💬!*$#LanguageLow
2
🍷🚬Substance UseLow
3
😨Fear / HorrorModerate

Story Themes

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0
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast as a ship's surgeon to mask his discreet activities on behalf of British Intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his former ship the Surprise to command as a privateer, more politely termed a letter of marque.

Themes & Topics

FictionAction & AdventureHistoricalWar & MilitarySea Stories
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