The Golden Ocean by Patrick O’brian
Peter Palafox, son of a poor Irish parson, signs on as a midshipman, never before having seen a ship. Together with his friend Sean, Peter sets out to seek his fortune, embarking on a journey of danger, disappointment, foreign lands and excitement.Patrick O’Brian was born in 1914 and published his first book, Caesar, when he was only fifteen. In the 1960s he began work on the idea that, over the next four decades, evolved into the twenty-novel long Aubrey–Maturin series (with an extra unfinished volume published posthumously). In 1995 he was awarded the CBE, and in 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He died in January 2000 at the age of 85.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780002254083 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002254085 |
| Title | The Golden Ocean |
| Author | Patrick O'brian |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1996-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Heywood Hill Literary Prize 1995 |
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