Jack Aubrey arrives home from the Mediterranean to find England at peace. He enjoys the life of a country gentleman but is reduced to a pauper overnight, with h... » 

Jack Aubrey arrives home from the Mediterranean to find England at peace. He enjoys the life of a country gentleman but is reduced to a pauper overnight, with huge debts. He flees to the continent, only to find that Napoleon has ordered the internment of all Englishmen in France. «