Master and Commander
About this book
This is book 1 in the Aubrey/Maturin series. Here is the maiden voyage of O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series, which follows the unique friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. O'Brian renders in riveting detail the life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle. - Publisher.
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 65687 readers · 448 pages · ≈ 8 h 18 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Master and Commander?
About ≈ 8 h 18 m — 448 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Master and Commander?
448 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Master and Commander?
It sits on the Sea Stories, Fairy Tales, Historical Fiction shelves.
Has Master and Commander been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).
Is Master and Commander in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Master and Commander?
The main characters include Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin.
Where does Master and Commander take place?
It is set in Great Britain during Napoleonic Wars.
Who wrote Master and Commander?
Patrick O'Brian (1914–2000).