The Hundred Days
About this book
Set in the days succeeding Napoleon's escape from Elba, where Aubrey and Maturin are in the thick of Europe's attempt to prevent the French Emperor from regaining his power, by attempting to turn Napoleon's secret link to the Islamic world against him.
Reader Profile
4.3/5 · 109 readers · 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Aubrey-Maturin series series?
Read The Hundred Days first, then follow the publication order above — Master and Commander, then The Fortune of War, then The Surgeon's Mate, then The Letter of Marque.
How long does it take to read The Hundred Days?
About ≈ 5 h 20 m — 288 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Hundred Days?
288 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Hundred Days?
It sits on the Sea Stories, Historical Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Is The Hundred Days in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The Hundred Days take place?
It is set in Great Britain, Elba (Italy) during 19th century.
Who wrote The Hundred Days?
Patrick O'Brian (1914–2000).
Aubrey-Maturin series — reading order
- → The Hundred Days (1998) you are here
- 1 Master and Commander (1969)
- 2 The Fortune of War (1979)
- 3 The Surgeon's Mate (1980)
- 4 The Letter of Marque (1989)
“The sudden rearmament that followed Napoleon''s escape from Elba had done little to thin the ranks of unemployed sea-officers by the early spring of 1815.”