Episode 234
Episode 222 - The Mauritius Command (Part 1)
The Lubber’s Hole - A Patrick O’Brian Podcast
January 11, 20261h 2m
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Show Notes
In Chapter 1 of The Mauritius Command, Jack Aubrey comes to terms with domesticated life ashore on half-pay. He’s beset by caterpillars, wax-moths, a barren cow, daughters and a shrewish mother-in-law - not quite the life he imagined. An old friend visits with surprising news, and a lady begging a lift gets the Sophie treatment. Plus two old landlubber friends dust off their former identities and set sail again.