The fourteen tales included in the present volume were written over a period of many years some of them before her first novels were published, others in her thirties and forties; they reflect many human emotions: romance, disenchantment, ...
The author of the acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin sea novels presents twenty-seven vivid stories, ranging from the humorous to the dramatic, about the savage forces lurking behind the veneer of civilization. Reprint.
The Rendezvous and Other Stories
This collection proves that O'Brian is not simply the master of a genre, but an author who will long be honored as one of our most eminent literary figures.
A haunting collection of stories.