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The Truelove Summary & Study Guide Description
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Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin continue their voyage aboard the private man-of-war Surprise, hired on Royal Navy service. They depart Port Jackson and make course for the isle of Moahu where French influence is threatening British interests. Their mission is successful but seriously disrupted by the presence of Clarissa Oakes, a young female stowaway who causes contention among the crew and officers.
Captain Jack Aubrey commands the private man-of-war Surprise, hired by the Royal Navy. Surprise has been recently refitted and supplied at Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia, and departs for England during the year 1813. The British Empire is at war with Napoleon's France and France's ally the United States of America. Aubrey has a long history of successful military operations. Also aboard ship is Aubrey's close friend and confidant Stephen Maturin, the ship's surgeon and naturalist extraordinaire. Maturin is also an...
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