The Mauritius Command (Vol. Book 4) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
by Patrick O'Brian
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Author: Patrick O'BrianEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-05-17
ISBN: 039330762X
Number of pages: 348
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: A Psychological Study
Summary: 5 Stars
The fourth in Patrick O'Brian's wonderful seagoing series. O'Brian does not disappoint as Captain Aubrey and Stephen Maturin do battle against the French in the Indian Ocean. Here the plot turns on psychological profiles. Aubrey commands a squadron of ships, and each captain is a different study: Pym steady but unimaginative; Clonfert vainglorious, insecure, and unpredictable; Corbett daring but brutal; and Colonel Keating steady and brave. And there are Aubrey and Maturin, separately and together, musing upon the different elements in each of the captain's characters. As the action progresses, each captain is led into crisis, and each benefits and suffers by his particular choices.In some respects "The Mauritius Command", at 348 pages in the Norton edition, may be too short. Clonfert is the captain we come to know best, the others are not as fully drawn because we spend no time aboard their ships. Also, the final assault on Mauritius is reduced to a few throw-away lines on the last page, as though O'Brian turned away from the book, unfinished, and simply chose not to write the last two chapters. The book is a good one, O'Brian's intentions are clear. The captains' stark choices are grounded more in their personalities than the circumstances of the struggle. Their fates are sealed long before they join Aubrey in the Indian Ocean. "The Mauritius Command" is a thrilling psychological study.
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