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The Kerguelen Islands (/ k ər ˈ ɡ eɪ l ə n / or / ˈ k ɜːr ɡ əl ə n /; in French commonly Îles Kerguelen but officially Archipel Kerguelen, pronounced [kɛʁɡelɛn]), also known as the Desolation Islands (Îles de la Désolation in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the ...
Desolation Island is the fifth historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian. It was first published in 1978. Jack Aubrey is in funds from his successful mission to take the islands of Mauritius and Reunion. His house has additions, but he is ready for another voyage.
Aug 17, 1991 · Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy―and a treacherous disease that decimates the crew.
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- W. W. Norton & Company
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- Patrick O'Brian
Dec 5, 2011 · Stranded in Malta, Captain Jack Aubrey and surgeon Stephen Maturin must be careful, for the salons and dockyards are infested with Napoleon’s spies, and there is a traitor in the British intelligence network.
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- Patrick O'Brian
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Jan 1, 2001 · Set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, O'Brian's twenty-volume series centers on the enduring friendship between naval officer Jack Aubrey and physician (and spy) Stephen Maturin.
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Listen to the fifth book in the Aubrey/Maturin series, where Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin face a spy, a disease and a Dutch man-of-war in the Antarctic. Desolation Island is a historical adventure novel with espionage, romance and action at sea.
Jan 1, 2005 · Desolation Island. Audio Cassette – January 1, 2005. Captain Bligh (yes, the guy from the Bounty) needs to be rescued, and the Royal Navy has the perfect man for the job: Captain Jack Aubrey. With his friend and cloak-and-dagger expert Stephen Maturin in tow, Aubrey sets off for Australia.
- Audio, Cassette
- Patrick O'Brien
