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The Reverse of the Medal (Paperback)

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Ashore between cruises, Captain Jack Aubrey is persuaded to sink some money into an investment scheme. Soon this innocent decision enmeshes him in various criminal and even treasonous enterprises, which threaten to destroy his entire career. Bad luck? A deliberate plot? Read this latest installment of the Aubrey-Maturin saga to find out.


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In the early 1800s, the British Navy stands as the only bulwark against the militant fanaticism of Napoleonic France. When Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N., returns from a tour of duty protecting whalers off South America and is lured into the criminal underground of London, friend Stephen Maturin steps in.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Reverse of the Medal, Mars 12 2002
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One of the ways in which O'Brian was a great writer was his ability to create characters in whom one sees something of oneself. In Reverse of the Medal, Aubrey's financial innocence leads him into a trap. When he points out that he wouldn't have known *how* to commit stock market-related corruption, let alone have wanted to do it -- I think any modern reader ever plagued by stocks, taxes, and/or abusive collection agents can sympathize.

So, also, may readers in this age of downsizing and demotions sympathize with the humiliating and painful experiences which follow. I won't post a spoiler for the pillory scene, but it's powerful. I cried.

O'Brian's other strengths of historical verisimilitude, dialogue, and setting all are in evidence as well in this, one of the series' high points.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Powerful, Fév 25 2002
This review is from: The Reverse of the Medal (Book 11) (Aubrey/Maturin Series) (Hardcover)
The eleventh installment in Patrick O'Brian's excellent series of naval adventures finds Aubrey and Maturin back in Britain as their journey to the Pacific, begun in the previous book, comes to a conclusion. Aubrey, always a minnow among land sharks when he has money in his pocket, finds himself innocently ensnared in a complicated stock exchange scam that may have been set up by Maturin's enemies in the intelligence game. The complex case and courtroom scene, O'Brian assures us in a note, are based on a real case. The pillory scene is powerful, as Bonden gruffly clears the square of all but sailors, and officers and seamen of all stripes come to show Jack their love and respect.

After several books at sea, "The Reverse of the Medal" brings readers back to the Admiralty in London with its complicated and layered intrigues, back to Ashgrove and Sophie, and back to Maturin's espionage machinations. As always, O'Brian's wonderfully intelligent prose and satisfying grasp of historical nuance captures the reader in little pockets of 18th-century Britain. The entire Aubrey/Maturin series is great, and this installment is no exception.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Dear readers -- do yourself, and your soul, a favor...., Sep 28 2000
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After years of encouragement from my father, I finally began to read the Aubrey/Maturin series last winter. As I finished each book, he would say "wait until you get to Reverse of the Medal." Now that I have just turned its last page, which came all too quickly, I know what he meant. "The Reverse of the Medal" is heartbreakingly heroic and one of the best stories I have ever read.

Several reviews here give praise to the ending. I will go further and say it rivals the best 50 pages to be found in any masterpiece you could put forth. When Aubrey is led to the pillory, to be publicly humiliated, his spiritual rescue by his fellow Naval officers and his devoted crew is tense and extremely moving. I could hardly believe I was reading a modern writer. Great books and movies are defined by certain moments that fulfill a yearning for the triumph of Spirit or Truth or Love. The emotional cheer at the pillory and Stephen's subsequent meetings with Duhamel, the French agent, are two of these perfect artistic moments that say to anyone ready and open for the experience, yes, this is what life is about and what friendship for your fellow Man should be.

This is what great literature, great art, does. It changes you. So do yourself a favor: ignore the multitude of self-help books. Pass by the latest celebrity biography or expose. Dismiss the soon-to-be-a-major-motion-picture-or-mini-series pulp.

If you read one thing during the rest of your lifetime, let it be these novels by O'Brian. It will alter your molecules, your view of life itself.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A suspenseful yarn by the master of square-riggers

The late Patrick O'Brian had absolutely no peer when it came to sea stories. He knew his subject inside and out. Read more

Publié le Jui 17 2000 par Joseph H Pierre

5.0étoiles sur 5 It almost caused a wreck!
I'm an Aubrey/Maturin devotee who has read all in series up to this point. I must say that this book rivals Master and Commander, which was my favorite up till now. Read more
Publié le Avril 25 2000 par Susan in Tennessee

5.0étoiles sur 5 An awsome tale.
With an accurate depiction of English 19th Century justice and politics as a backdrop, O'Brian creates a riveting, absolutely spell binding adventure of intrigue and secrecy that... Read more
Publié le Sep 29 1999 par heavypen

5.0étoiles sur 5 Onshore, but the Best of the Aubrey-Maturin series so far
I find Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series a challenge to read, albeit an excellent, well-connected long novel. Read more
Publié le Aoû 26 1999 par Bob Beck (thebecks@onramp.net)

5.0étoiles sur 5 Fascinating look at Nelson's era
Aubrey and Maturin sail again in this epic sries from Patrick O'Brian. "The Reverse of the Medal" is timeless historical fiction of the highest quality. Read more
Publié le Jui 25 1999

5.0étoiles sur 5 One of O'Brian's best --
And perhaps the best. The climactic scene is so beautiful it will bring tears to your eyes. You will never forget this book.
Publié le Jui 13 1998

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