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Aubrey-Maturin series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This book extensively explores Maturin's character while he and Aubrey are held captive in Boston, as he is able to manifest his various roles; doctor, spy, and tormented lover. Maturin needs to maintain his identity as a simple ship's surgeon and naturalist, keeping his secrecy as a secret agent for the British, particularly since the current voyage of the Surprise is intended to deliver Maturin to Peru where he is to incite a revolution against the Spanish colonial government. Aubrey is a genius at sea and with practical matters but has large gaps in his understanding of everything else, and should never be allowed within twelve fathoms of a metaphor. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aubrey-Maturin_series   (4166 words)

Aubrey/Maturin Series by Patrick O'Brian Read the first book in the series, Master and Commander, and you'll be hooked too on the Aubrey/Maturin series. Maturin is a land lubber when the series begins so he is our agent for learning much of the lingo at first. Maturin laughs uproariously at his friend's use of the Bible as a naval disciplinary manual and Jack realizes that in all the time he's known him, he's never seen him laugh like that. home.att.net /~briblack/blackboard/obrian.htm   (873 words)

Tim Sisk: Book Shelf: Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin Series Aubrey is constantly concerned with having a “happy ship” knowing that his effectiveness as captain and his effectiveness depended on how the people viewed him and how happy they were with his leadership. The best of the series was the first, but all twenty really should be seen as one complete novel. The bond of friendship is as strong as it is in J. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy (between Frodo and Samwise). timsisk.blogspot.com /2005/08/book-shelf-patrick-obrians-aubrey.html   (782 words)

Aubrey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Captain Jack Aubrey, a fictional character from the series of historical novels by Patrick O'Brian known as the Aubrey-Maturin series (along with the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World based on that series) Aubrey Chorde, a character from the webcomic Something Positive. Aubrey is a Teutonic name meaning "rules the elves". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aubrey   (174 words)

Aubrey Maturin Novels Aubrey and Maturin spend much of their time in England, where they meet two cousins who will become their wives: the graceful, reserved Sophia (Sophie) Williams and the passionately independent Diana Villiers, who is ini­tially courted by both men. Aubrey has an unexpected union with his black son; Maturin fights a duel over the woman he loves; and there is Killick, fussing over Aubrey's best uniform and the toasted cheese. Aubrey has not only twin girls and a son with Sophie, but also a much older son whose mother is an African woman. www.wordtrade.com /literature/aubreymaturin.htm   (2208 words)

books about: maturin (self-discipline self-knowledge aubrey-maturin) That the series follows the lives of our heroes Jack Aubrey, and Stephen Maturin both afloat and ashore, from the relative youth of their meeting in the Port Mahon during the first war, through relative... Patrick O'Brian has thrilled countless readers with his 20-volume (plus an unfinished 21st novel) "Aubrey-Maturin" series of tales about life in the English navy during the glorious Age of Sail. I've loved the Aubrey & Maturin books since first I opened their pages, and in no small part for their authentic language and vocabulary, but I admit that even I was sometimes daunted by grammar and words that were unknown and arcane to modern readers. www.very-clever.com /books/maturin   (1448 words)

H. M. S. Surpise and The Mauritius Command by Patrick O' Brian The covert operations of Maturin contribute to the overt operations of Aubrey, and the books are full of deft character touches as well as strong contrast - boredom and warfare, beauty and violence, joy of life and sudden death. This is also the one where they go to Bombay, and Maturin befriends a little girl who really has his number - but he sends her away so he can visit Diana who he is hopelessly in love with, and the little girl is killed for the silver bracelets Maturin bought her. Aubrey takes a couple back, and is just about to take Mauritius when an admiral shows up to claim victory. homepage.mac.com /wrk/iblog/C592819435/E818609532   (438 words)

Alibris: O'Brian Aubrey and Maturin must cope not only with the capture of a British whaler by a chief in the Sandwich Islands, but a stowaway named Clarissa Harvill who holds a secret vital to Maturin's intelligence operations. Aubrey and Maturin are in a race against time to intercept his forces before French aid arrives. Aubrey and Maturin pursue Napoleon's agents on a daring mission to Malta. www.alibris.com /search/books/author/O'Brian   (1253 words)

Unabridged Audio Books Box 18 THE THIRTEEN GUN SALUTE is the 13th title in the Aubrey/Maturin series following THE LETTER OF MARQUE. Aubrey and Maturin deal with everything from a killer typhoon to court intrigue on their way to success. Maturin's cunning is the sole bulwark against sabotage of Aubrey's daring mission. www.kmike.com /eBay/AudioBookClub/Boxes/Box18.htm   (2638 words)

Treason's Harbour (Aubrey Maturin Series) - techwritingjobs.com Info and Reviews The series as a whole is masterful, and group of books that I love dearly, and it is to be expected that... Unbeknownst to Maturin, his identity as a British intelligence agent has been unmasked by a civilian official working at the Admiralty who is one of Napoleon's British moles. This segment of the Aubrey saga is set in Malta, where the captain's "small, sweet-sailing frigate" is undergoing repairs. www.techwritingjobs.com /shop/asinsearch_0393308634.html   (376 words)

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin Naval Series: Master and Commander; Post Captain Captain Aubrey is certainly what you would call "a sea dog", a man who feels better on sea than on land; the kind of man that, when he wishes to praise a woman he loves, likens her to a 32-pounder (a cannon). There's also a guide to Persons, Animals, Ships and Cannon in the series, and most surprisingly, a book titled Lobscouse and Spotted Dog, which is nothing less than a "Gastronomic Companion" to O'Brian's work (spotted dog, in case you worried, is merely a kind of pudding). His secret career as an intelligence agent, and his acting behind the scenes on Aubrey's behalf (in Post Captain), come as somewhat of a surprise to the reader, and are not even known to Aubrey. www.forum2.org /tal/books/aubrey.html   (879 words)

Patrick O'Brian - The Aubrey-Maturin Series of Naval Novels Along the way, Jack Aubrey is reinstated in the Royal Navy and given command over a vessel sent to the East Indies, while the Surprise goes on on her original mission of harrassing whalers in the South Seas. The unfinished novel is published as The Final, Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey, containing both a facsimile of the manuscript and in a printed version. There is much to sort out at home, not at least for Stephen Maturin; Diana has fled from home and left their daughter Brigid with Clarissa Oakes and the servants. www.janeriks.no /Books/English/obrianbooks.htm   (1769 words)

Amazon.com: Master and Commander (Aubrey Maturin Series): Books: Patrick O'Brian The scenes and events in the books literally span the whole globe as Aubrey and Maturin encounter numerous cultures and societies. A small 14-gun sloop-of-war, the fictional Sophie under Captain Aubrey becomes the terror of the Mediterranean, and garners her captain the nickname of "Lucky Jack Aubrey." The prose is totally immersive, bringing the reader into the age through language taken directly from the Regency period. Jack Aubrey, captain of the British naval sloop Sophie, is a splendid combination of swashbuckler, glutton, and loyal soldier, as likely to stumble drunkenly over his feet and tongue on land as he is to tackle an enemy ship twice the Sophie's size. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393307050?v=glance   (3968 words)

Body Building: Books : Post Captain (Aubrey Maturin Series) Post Captain, the second in the Aubury Maturin series by Patrick O'Brien, is an excellent romp through England, Spain, France and the High Seas. Despite the title, the focus of the book is more on Stephen Maturin than Jack Aubrey. For example, on my most recent reading I was especially moved by the scene where Maturin goes to the opera and sees Diana "on display"; his feelings for her utterly change, and his devastation is so great that he sits in the empty theatre until being told to leave by the janitors. www.body-building-equipment.com /ItemId/0393307069   (429 words)

Barnes & Noble.com - Far Side of the World: Master and Commander (Aubrey - Maturin Series) - Patrick O'Brian - Paperback - Movie Tie-In Edition Aubrey's confidant, ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, has orders of his own in the world of secret intelligence. Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and fearless captain in Nelson's navy, accepts a mission that will test his abilities to the limit: he is to set sail immediately for Cape Horn, to intercept a powerful frigate intent on wreaking havoc among British whalers. Aubrey's beloved ship, HMS Surprise, is up to the task, but many of her sailors are untried. search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=Zh1XWTrBvu&isbn=0393324761&itm=5   (316 words)

Safe Harbor's Patrick O'Brian Book Shop Any Aubrey Maturin reader determined to learn the locations of the orlop and the mizenmast, the etiquette of epaulettes, or the range of a 32-pounder will delight in this invaluable reference companion to O'Brian's epic and series. Before the epic Aubrey-Maturin series, Patrick O'Brian wrote this sinister tale of love and death set in Wales, a dark and timeless story with echoes of Thomas Hardy and Mary Webb. Patrick O'Brian is the author of the highly acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series of sea novels. www.geocities.com /CollegePark/Quad/4234/amzn/obrian.html   (1181 words)

Patrick O'Brian - The Aubrey - Maturin Series This excellent series of books chronicles the exploits of the Royal Navy's Captain Aubrey and his ship's surgeon Maturin as they travel the world fighting the enemy for fame and glory - and not a little prize money as well. Lobscouse and Spotted Dog : Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels He and Maturin set sail on their much postponed mission to Chile. www.orgo.co.uk /Books/patrick_obrian.shtm   (254 words)

Words Into Bytes: Aubrey-Maturin Series Jack Aubrey is the man of action, a sensing type who lives in the moment, feeling both joy and pain deeply, but not dwelling in it. Stephen Maturin is the intuitive, intellectual observer, sometimes brooding, other times almost coldly unfeeling. Only coming from the movie to the books, made it possible to enough on the characters at this stage of the series to get through the plot. www.zanthan.com /wordsintobytes/archives/001729.html   (794 words)

Random House Authors Patrick O'Brian Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are ordered home by dispatch vessel to bring the news of their latest vitory to the government.  But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought in the Fren intelligence network in... Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half pay without a command--until Stephen Maturin arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope under a commodore's pennant, there to mount an... Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N.,arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the navy.  He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in... www.randomhouse.com /author/results.pperl?authorid=22450   (543 words)

Patrick O Brian visits the Rose In the late 1960's he wrote Master and Commander, inaugurating his famous series of novels, set during the Napoleonic Wars, about Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin. With interruptions for the writing of acclaimed biographies of Picasso and the eighteenth century naturalist Sir Joseph Banks, the Aubrey/Maturin novels (all published by W. Norton and Company) have followed one another at a steady pace and been published to ever-increasing popularity and critical praise. Blue at the MIzzen is the final novel in the series. www.tallshiprose.org /obrian   (482 words)

The Far Side of the World (Aubrey Maturin Series) Review and price Jack Aubrey and his confidante, the ship's surgeon Stephem Maturin, had many adventures filled with murder, shipwrecks, and rescues in the Pacific Ocean. I know that many readers are very fond of this series, and if I had been able to find a way to immerse myself into O'Brian's style I'm sure that I would have felt the same way. Also, I would advise reading the previous 9 books of the series (there are 20 total) beforehand. www.wi-fitechnology.com /Wi-Fi-Products-0393308626.html   (1146 words)

Borders - Store Inventory - Title Detail - Post Captain, Aubrey-Maturin Series #2 About the Author: In addition to twenty volumes in the highly respected Aubrey/Maturin series, Patrick O'Brian's many books include Testimonies, The Golden Ocean, and The Unknown Shore. Stephen Maturin's struggles, with himself as much as with a proud and intelligent woman, are woven into Aubrey's, straining their friendship at times to the breaking point. "Aubrey and Maturin compose one of those complex and fascinating pairs of characters which have inspired thrilling stories of all kinds since The Iliad." --Iris Murdoch and John Bayley www.bordersstores.com /search/search.jsp?mediaType=1&srchType=ISBN&srchTerms=0393307069   (238 words)

Spotted Dick. Shot Same. MetaFilter I enjoyed the Aubrey-Maturin series a great deal--they are fine examples of contemporary historical fiction. Aubrey is a captain of the Royal Navy and "the particular friend" of Stephen Maturin, naturalist, surgeon, spy. The series is really one long novel--in fact, the individual volumes just stop dead, rather than concluding. www.metafilter.com /mefi/28430   (997 words)

Aubrey/Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian These novels follow the careers of Jack Aubrey, an Officer in the Royal Navy, and his friend Stephen Maturin, a renowned physician and naturalist. The consistent and rich continuity of the Aubrey novels provides a satisfactory conclusion of the major plots in the story, but it leaves enough threads unresolved that you are driven to dive directly into the next book as soon as possible. There is a good balance of epic naval battles, tactics, sailing, politics, intrigue, espionage, natural-science and relationships throughout the series. www.exmsft.com /~davidco/FarStar/obrian.htm   (224 words)

The Aubrey-Maturin Repertoire Music in the Aubrey and Maturin novels of Patrick O'Brian is one of the most enjoyable features of the series. Love of music brought Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin together on page one of the first book; as the series progress, music cements the bond of their friendship. ...although [Stephen Maturin] and Jack Aubrey were almost as unlike as men could be, unlike in nationality, religion, education, size, shape, profession, habit of mind, they were united in a deep love of music, and many and many an evening had they played together, violin answering `cello or both singing together far into the night. www.io.com /gibbonsb/repertoire.html   (1470 words)

Simply Audiobooks - Surgeon's Mate: The Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 7 by Patrick O'Brian Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are ordered home by dispatch vessel to bring the news of their latest victory to the government. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought in the French intelligence network in the New World, and the attentions of two privateers soon become menacing. The chase that follows is as thrilling and unexpected as anything O'Brian has written. simplyaudiobooks.com /audio-books/Surgeon&.../14546   (120 words)

Complete Sets Even though McBooks Press does not publish the Drinkwater Series, we are still offering a generous discount on the complete set. Only the first three books in this series are published in the US. www.mcbooks.com /Special/completeSets.html   (404 words)

The Patrick O'Brian Compendium They are all very good companions to the Aubrey/Maturin series, giving different perspectives on the events of the Napoleonic era. Also in the 3rd Edition - indispensable reference to almost all the terms in the Aubrey/Maturin series, organized alphabetically, with several informative essays about the Napoleonic era at sea. A complete and sympathetic biography, wherein we find that Jack Aubrey and Steven Maturin may not have been the only fictional characters. www.patrickobrian.com /pobdeanking.html   (514 words)

Blogcritics.org: HMS Surprise, a review HMS Surprise, by Patrick O'Brian is the third in the Aubrey/Maturin series of novels about the British Navy during the early 19th Century. Thanks to some intervention by his good friend and surgeon, Stephen Maturin, he is given command of HMS Surprise, a small frigate which Jack served on as a young midshipman. This tome starts with Captain Jack Aubrey, now a post captain, temporarily commanding the large frigate HMS Lively while the primary captain is busy with another task. blogcritics.org /archives/2004/04/26/130302.php   (889 words)

The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey-Maturin (Audio)) by Patrick O'Brian, New, Used Books, Cheap Prices, ISBN 0375415971 The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey - Maturin Series... Ashore between cruises, Captain Jack Aubrey is persuaded to sink some money into an investment scheme. Soon this innocent decision enmeshes him in various criminal and even treasonous enterprises, which threaten to destroy his entire career. www.bookfinder4u.com /detail/0375415971.html   (246 words)

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