The Letter of Marque (1988) (edit title/settings)

Shelfari edited the description of The Letter of Marque Friday, August 7, 2009.

• Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post captains for a crime he did not commit. Old friend Stephen Maturin, of British intelligence, gets Aubrey to help him in a desperate mission against the French which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace. "A splendid saga."--Los Angeles Times Book Review.