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The Road to Samarcand

The Road to Samarcand is a novel by English author Patrick O'Brian, published in 1954 and set in Asia during the 1930s. Derrick, an American teen, is brought to China with his missionary parents, then orphaned. He goes to sea with his uncle Captain Sullivan and Ross, the Captain's friend, starting out on the South China Sea. They are the core of a group…

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Relationship to Aubrey-Maturin series

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Author
Patrick O'Brian
Genre
Adventure novel
Publication date
1955
Publisher
Rupert Hart-Davis
Cover artist
Ralph Thompson
Language
English

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The Road to Samarcand

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Avg. degree1.94
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The Road to Samarcand

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related to Plot summary · 27
The Road to Samarcand → As, Captain Sullivan, Captain Sullivan's, Chinese, Cousin Ayrton, Derrick, Derrick's, He, Horses, Li Han, Members, Mongolian, Olaf Svenssen, Professor, Professor Ayrton, Professor Ayrton's, Ross, Russian Army, Samarcand, Some
related to Relationship to Aubrey-Maturin series · 22
The Road to Samarcand → Although, Aubrey, Aubrey-Maturin, Both Captain Sullivan, Captain Aubrey, Captain Sullivan, Described, For, Jack Aubrey, Joseph Conrad, Maturin, O'Brian's, On, Patrick O'Brian, Professor Ayrton, Ross, Samaracand, Samarcand, Stephen Maturin, Sullivan
related to Earlier short stories · 21
The Road to Samarcand → Although, Boys, Crosses, Dean King, Despite, Fourteen, His, It, No Pirates Nowadays, Noughts, O'Brian, Oxford Annual, Patrick O'Brian, Ross, Russ, Samarcand, Sullivan, The Road, They, Two's Company
related to Bibliography · 14
The Road to Samarcand → Company, Dean, Hodder, ISBN, King, London, New York, Norton, O'Brian, Patrick, Patrick O'Brian, Samarcand, Stoughton, The Road
related to Reviews · 11
The Road to Samarcand → Abominable Snowman, Earthy, O'Brian's, Publishers Weekly, Samarcand, Six, The, The Road, There, Tibetan, While
related to history · 5
The Road to Samarcand → Although, O'Brian, Samarcand, Silk Road, The
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The Road to Samarcand → novel by English author Patrick O'Brian, route better known today as the Silk Road
Author · 1
The Road to Samarcand → Patrick O'Brian
Cover artist · 1
The Road to Samarcand → Ralph Thompson
Genre · 1
The Road to Samarcand → Adventure novel

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The Road to SamarcandCover artistRalph Thompson1.00infobox
The Road to SamarcandGenreAdventure novel1.00infobox
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The Road to SamarcandLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The Road to SamarcandMedia typePrint hardback1.00infobox
The Road to SamarcandOCLC854443411.00infobox
The Road to SamarcandPages2551.00infobox
The Road to SamarcandPublication date19551.00infobox
The Road to SamarcandPublication placeUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
The Road to SamarcandPublisherRupert Hart-Davis1.00infobox
The Road to Samarcandis anovel by English author Patrick O'Brian0.90text
The Road to Samarcandis aroute better known today as the Silk Road0.90text

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