Rediscover a hidden gem from Patrick O’Brian, the celebrated author of the Aubrey-Maturin series! *Beasts Royal: Twelve Tales of Adventure*, a collection unseen since the 1930s, showcases O’Brian’s early talent in captivating animal stories. This newly repackaged hardcover edition offers a unique glimpse into the development of his distinctive style. Before the high seas and naval battles, O’Brian explored diverse landscapes and intriguing animal characters. Venture into the South Seas with a terrifying tiger shark, delve into the African jungle with rival python and crocodile, and journey to the Punjab with a snake charmer and his elephant. These twelve tales, published in 1934, foreshadow the author’s meticulous detail and compelling storytelling that would define his later masterpieces. Experience the world through the eyes of its creatures with O’Brian’s signature wit. A perfect read for O’Brian enthusiasts and lovers of classic adventure. Order now!
Beasts Royal: Twelve Tales of Adventure
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Beasts Royal is the second book written by Patrick OBrian made available, at last, for the first time since the 1930s and elegantly repackaged.
On the indigo waters of the South Sea, the crew of a schooner are attacked by a man-eating tiger-shark. In the humid depths of the African jungle, a thirty-foot python plots to rid himself of his rival, a wily old crocodile. Amid the heat and dust of the Punjab, the snake-charmer Hussein escapes into the forest on the elephant that he trained when a mahout in his youth.
With the dry wit and unsentimental precision OBrian would come to be loved for, we see the drama and tragedies of the natural world unfold for these, as well as other birds and beasts, in these twelve tales of animal adventure that would appear together in 1934 as the authors second book.
OBrians debut, Caesar, had been published in 1930 and became an instant success, seeing him hailed as the boy-Thoreau. His second novel, Hussein, would expand upon one of the stories included in this collection and has been praised by Martin Booth of The Daily Telegraph as being as fresh today as when it was written.so rich in detail, it is breathtaking. As with Caesar and Hussein, Beasts Royal sheds fascinating light on the formation of the literary genius behind the Aubrey-Maturin series of historical adventure tales, for which he is deservedly famous.
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| ISBN-10 | 0008112940 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780008112943 |
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| Pages | 120 |
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| Weight | 270 |
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