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Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
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Master and Commander (1970)

by Patrick O'Brian

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Series: Aubrey-Maturin (1)

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    Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander by David Cordingly (DCBlack)
    DCBlack: Some plot elements in the Aubrey- Maturin series were taken from the career and exploits of Admiral Lord Cochrane.
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    A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian by Dean King (SV1XV)
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    Memoirs of a Fighting Captain by Admiral Lord Cochrane (DCBlack)
    DCBlack: Some plot elements in the Aubrey- Maturin series were taken from the career and exploits of Admiral Lord Cochrane.
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    Lobscouse and Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Anne Chotzinoff Grossman (fyrefly98)
    fyrefly98: A reference and cookbook for the various food items mentioned in the Aubrey/Maturin series.
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    His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (aqualectrix)
    aqualectrix: In the same style (complete with rigging descriptions) and time period, only with dragons instead of ships.
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    The Trafalgar Companion: The Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Sea Battle and the Life of Admiral Lord Nelson by Mark Adkin (simon_carr)
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    Harbors and High Seas, 3rd Edition : An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O' by Dean King (SV1XV)
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    His Majesty's Ship by Alaric Bond (infiniteletters)
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A grand, rough and tumble adventure featuring a bevy of nautical language that the author takes the time to explain. First class all the way. ( )
  srboone | Apr 14, 2013 |
If I had a grasp of the technical terms, the nautical lingo or even understood half of the English I might have enjoyed this book. ( )
  Condorena | Apr 2, 2013 |
I decided to try this book based on an article around 5-6 years ago in the Inquirer, and it was a great summer read. Although it took some time to get used to the different vocabulary of the high seas, the authenticity of the work moves it up to the next level. ( )
  sriemann | Mar 31, 2013 |
Really not sure what the fuss about this book/series is about. Ah, well. ( )
  alclay | Mar 31, 2013 |
Well-written, engrossing, and dryly amusing. While I tired of the vast amounts of nautical nomenclature, O'Brian did a good job of filling the reader in. This was generally accomplished by having Captain Jack Aubrey and others explain what was happening to physician Stephen Maturin. Maturin is the foil with whom the reader identifies, and whose musings humanize the larger-than-life Aubrey. Maturin is a philosopher who delights in and reflects on the natural world; Aubrey is something of a lout--loud, heavy, insensitive. Their mutual love of music provides the grounds for their nacent friendship and Aubrey's impulsive invfitation that Maturin become the Sophie's surgeon. The characters complement each other and, in their musings and their interactions with James Dillon, are revealed in their strengths and failings. The narrative under the jargon is clever, skillful, and often quite funny. I'm not sure I'm ready to commit to the whole series, but I'm glad to know it's waiting for me. ( )
  OshoOsho | Mar 30, 2013 |
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Hunt, GeoffCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tull, PatrickNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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The music-room in the Governor's House at Port Mahon, a tall, handsome, pillared octagon, was filled with the triumphant first movement of Locatelli's C major quartet.
SCRIVENDO della Royal Navy del diciottesimo secolo e dell'inizio del dicinnovesimo è facile essere inadeguati; è impegnativo rendere pienamente giustizia al soggetto, giacché l'improbabile realtà supera spesso l'immaginazione.
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La musica trionfante del primo tempo del quartetto in do maggiore di Locatelli riempiva la sala da musica del palazzo del governatore a Port-Mahon, un ottagono maestoso, elegante e ornato di colonne.
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'But my Sophie must have a medical man -- apart from anything else, you have no notion of what a hypochondriac your seaman is: they love to be physicked, and a ship's company without someone to look after them, even the rawest half-grown surgeon's mate, is not a happy ship's company ...' [Aubrey: 33]
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The opening salvo of the Aubrey-Maturin epic, in which the surgeon introduces himself to the captain by driving an elbow into his ribs during a chamber-music recital. Fortunately for millions of readers, the two quickly make up. Then they commence one of the great literary voyages of our century, set against an immaculately-detailed backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. This is the place to start--and in all likelihood, you won't be able to stop.

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Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin form a friendship in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy is described.

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