Day: October 9, 2003
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BOOK: The Letter of Marque
Several days ago, I finished Patrick O’Brian’s The Letter of Marque. Aubrey is temporarily a licensed privateer (the ‘letter of marque’ is written permission from the government to maraud the enemies of the state), commanding the Surprise, now owned by Maturin. While Aubrey’s situation — especially his longing to be re-instated in the Navy —…