The Hundred Days (Aubrey-Maturin)
by Patrick O'Brian
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Manufacturer: Random House Audio
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Binding: Audio Cassette
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780375405211
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 0375405216
Label: Random House Audio
Number Of Items: 2
Publication Date: 1998-10-06
Publisher: Random House Audio
Release Date: 1998-10-06
Studio: Random House Audio
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Summary: The Aubrey-Maturin series is simply the best fiction ever written
Comment: Patrick O'Brian's "The Hundred Days" is the nineteenth book in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series. The Aubrey-Maturin books are quite simply the best fiction I've ever read. I enjoy them so much that I find it difficult to read any other fiction now.
Although there are twenty (completed) Aubrey-Maturin novels, in a sense they are one long, unending story. O'Brian tells the story of an unlikely pair of friends in early 19th century Britain: a hard-charging Royal Navy captain and an Irish physician and naturalist (and British spy). Both are devoted, for different reasons, to the fight against Napoleonic France. Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin are dedicated friends, and the interplay between this unlikely pair is ranges from deep philosophical discussions to intended and unintended humor.
But what really makes these novels is Patrick O'Brian's writing style. Through his words, he paints wonderful pictures and creates real characters in brilliant narratives; which is good, because Aubrey and many of his exploits are based on real-life adventures during the Napoleonic Wars.
"The Hundred Days" is set during Napoleon's brief return to power in 1815. Aubrey's squadron is involved in the Mediterranean, and much of the book is devoted to efforts - both diplomatic and military - to prevent a Muslim ally of Napoleon from shipping gold to its allies in the Balkans to be used to prevent the Russian and Prussian armies from joining up. This book is a bit lighter on the sea action than many others in the series and doesn't stand out in the series. Still, this is an excellent book, but I recommend that everyone with any interest in historical fiction or the Royal Navy read the entire series in order.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The master of the art of leadership writes a great tale
Comment: With Napoleon back in France after escaping from Elba, he needs to stop the arrival of Russian and Austrian troops sent to augment British forces at Waterloo. He needs the help of Muslim mercenaries who work only for gold, gold supplied by a sheik in North Africa.
The team of Adm Aubrey and physician/master spy Dr. Maturin set about to intercept the shipment, both on land and at sea. A delightful example of Patrick O'Brien's mastery of the historical adventure novel.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointing entry in the series
Comment: Less than the best Captain Jack book, with a long slow middle section while Maturin is onshore in North Africa trying to cut off Muslim support for an escaped and restored Napoleon. Ends on an upbeat swing, though, as they capture a ship full of gold bound to support Napoleon, and find out that they will get to claim the gold as prize money.
Also disappointing is the way O'Brian handled the death of two supporting characters: Diana, Maturin's wife and a key and colorful character throughout the series, was killed off-stage as it were, with little drama and with surprisingly dispassionate grieving by Maturin and Jack, Maturin's one-time rival for her affections. Bonden, a long-time shipmate of the pair, was killed off in the short and otherwise nearly bloodless battle for the ship of gold, with only a bare sentence or two mention.
Twentieth in the series: Blue at the Mizzen (Aubrey/Maturin Series)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great reader; poor editing of material.
Comment: We made the mistake of buying this ABRIDGED version of The Hundred Days, not noticing the FINE PRINT. The reader was very good, but the material truncated, choppy, and not "up to snuff." If you are a devoted fan of the Aubrey-Maturin stories, hurry up and read, yes, read the book. There's not a moment to lose!
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Hundred Days
Comment: Overhelming view of England day to day life during the last months of Napoleon power.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Aubrey-Maturin series is simply the best fiction ever written
Comment: Patrick O'Brian's "The Hundred Days" is the nineteenth book in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series. The Aubrey-Maturin books are quite simply the best fiction I've ever read. I enjoy them so much that I find it difficult to read any other fiction now.
Although there are twenty (completed) Aubrey-Maturin novels, in a sense they are one long, unending story. O'Brian tells the story of an unlikely pair of friends in early 19th century Britain: a hard-charging Royal Navy captain and an Irish physician and naturalist (and British spy). Both are devoted, for different reasons, to the fight against Napoleonic France. Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin are dedicated friends, and the interplay between this unlikely pair is ranges from deep philosophical discussions to intended and unintended humor.
But what really makes these novels is Patrick O'Brian's writing style. Through his words, he paints wonderful pictures and creates real characters in brilliant narratives; which is good, because Aubrey and many of his exploits are based on real-life adventures during the Napoleonic Wars.
"The Hundred Days" is set during Napoleon's brief return to power in 1815. Aubrey's squadron is involved in the Mediterranean, and much of the book is devoted to efforts - both diplomatic and military - to prevent a Muslim ally of Napoleon from shipping gold to its allies in the Balkans to be used to prevent the Russian and Prussian armies from joining up. This book is a bit lighter on the sea action than many others in the series and doesn't stand out in the series. Still, this is an excellent book, but I recommend that everyone with any interest in historical fiction or the Royal Navy read the entire series in order.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The master of the art of leadership writes a great tale
Comment: With Napoleon back in France after escaping from Elba, he needs to stop the arrival of Russian and Austrian troops sent to augment British forces at Waterloo. He needs the help of Muslim mercenaries who work only for gold, gold supplied by a sheik in North Africa.
The team of Adm Aubrey and physician/master spy Dr. Maturin set about to intercept the shipment, both on land and at sea. A delightful example of Patrick O'Brien's mastery of the historical adventure novel.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointing entry in the series
Comment: Less than the best Captain Jack book, with a long slow middle section while Maturin is onshore in North Africa trying to cut off Muslim support for an escaped and restored Napoleon. Ends on an upbeat swing, though, as they capture a ship full of gold bound to support Napoleon, and find out that they will get to claim the gold as prize money.
Also disappointing is the way O'Brian handled the death of two supporting characters: Diana, Maturin's wife and a key and colorful character throughout the series, was killed off-stage as it were, with little drama and with surprisingly dispassionate grieving by Maturin and Jack, Maturin's one-time rival for her affections. Bonden, a long-time shipmate of the pair, was killed off in the short and otherwise nearly bloodless battle for the ship of gold, with only a bare sentence or two mention.
Twentieth in the series: Blue at the Mizzen (Aubrey/Maturin Series)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great reader; poor editing of material.
Comment: We made the mistake of buying this ABRIDGED version of The Hundred Days, not noticing the FINE PRINT. The reader was very good, but the material truncated, choppy, and not "up to snuff." If you are a devoted fan of the Aubrey-Maturin stories, hurry up and read, yes, read the book. There's not a moment to lose!
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Hundred Days
Comment: Overhelming view of England day to day life during the last months of Napoleon power.
Read by Robert Hardy
2 Cassettes,  3 hours
Audio contains the sails of a square-rigged ship illustration.
The 19th installment in O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series
"The best historical novels ever written..."
-The New York Times Book Review
"They're funny, they're exciting, they're informative.  There are legions of us who gladly ship out time and time again under Captain Aubrey."
-The New Yorker
Napoleon escapes from Elba, and the fate of Europe hinges on a desperate mission: Stephen Maturin must ferret out the French dictator's secret link to the powers of Islam, and Jack Aubrey must destroy it.
Boldly conceived and brilliantly executed, The Hundred Days is Patrick O'Brian's most ambitious novel yet, and surely one of his most rewarding.  In this climactic - but not final! - adventure in the celebrated Aubrey/Maturin series, O'Brian succeeds in grafting his familiar, ever compelling principal characters to an historical event of tumultuous significance: the final defeat of Napoleon.  The result is entertainment, excitement, and an intriguing exercise in what if . . . history, all encompassed in a magnificently rounded and complex work of fiction.
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