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  • The Yellow Admiral

  • The Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 18
  • By: Patrick O'Brian
  • Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
  • Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (508 ratings)

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The Yellow Admiral

By: Patrick O'Brian
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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Summary

Life ashore may once again be the undoing of Jack Aubrey in The Yellow Admiral, Patrick O'Brian's best-selling novel and eighteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series.

Aubrey, now a considerable though impoverished landowner, has dimmed his prospects at the admiralty by his erratic voting as a member of Parliament; he is feuding with his neighbor, a man with strong navy connections who wants to enclose the common land between their estates; he is on even worse terms with his wife, Sophie, whose mother has ferreted out a most damaging trove of old personal letters. Even Jack's exploits at sea turn sour: in the storm waters off Brest he captures a French privateer laden with gold and ivory, but this at the expense of missing a signal and deserting his post. Worst of all, in the spring of 1814, peace breaks out, and this feeds into Jack's private fears for his career.

Fortunately Jack is not left to his own devices. Stephen Maturin returns from a mission in France with the news that the Chileans, to secure their independence, require a navy, and the service of English officers. Jack is savoring this apparent reprieve for his career as well as Sophie's forgiveness,when he receives an urgent dispatch ordering him to Gibraltar: Napoleon has escaped from Elba.

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Another cracker - spot on

If you could sum up The Yellow Admiral in three words, what would they be?

Funny & Engrossing

What other book might you compare The Yellow Admiral to, and why?

All of the Aubrey/Maturin books. You have to read (listen) to them all - Ric Jerrom brings them to life.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Scenes with Killick - Ric's narrative is spot on

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Wonderful - as usual.

Three cheers for Aubrey and Maturin, and four for Ric Jerrom's superb rendering of all the voices. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tom Holloway tom@holloways.org Zoom: 773-960-9200 Phone/WhatsApp: 0044 773 960 9200

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Brilliant

This a wonderful book read perfectly. Rewards repeated listening. I highly recommend the whole series.

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Another cracker beautifully read by Ric Jerrom

Listen to the whole series; you won't regret it. Ric Jerrom brings the whole world to life.

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Such an enthralling series

The relationship between the 2 main characters develops gradually over the series. There is much humour, much texture and background and much principalled behaviour.

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Good listening

Well read, a story episode in this entertaining series. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audio book.

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Very happy to return to this.

I had great difficulty finding it pre-Amazon. Would recommend whole series - even over Forrester.

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In a league of its own

A truly fantastic series, so detailed and colourful, with wonderful narration which brings the characters to life

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The Yellow admiral

Not one of the best but quite enjoyable might get the next in the series to see what happens.

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Very good

Excellent couldn't stop or put book down looking for next instalment
Thanks to all concerned



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