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Persuasion
Northanger Abbey
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers
Moby Dick
The shadow-line
Life on the Mississippi
The Yellow Admiral
The Reverse of the Medal
The Fortune of War
The Sea-Wolf
The Hundred Days (Aubrey-Maturin (Audio))
The Wine - Dark Sea
The Letter of Marque
Heart of Darkness
The Mauritius Command
The Magic of You
The aeronaut's windlass
Towing Jehovah
Gulliver's Travels
The golden Buddha
Clarissa Oakes (US title
Megan's Mate
Le lotus bleu
Post Captain
Master and Commander
Dark Watch
Crucible of gold
The Silent Sea
Desolation Island Audio
His Majesty's Dragon
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