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The Aubrey–Maturin series is a sequence of nautical historical novels—20 completed and one unfinished—by English author Patrick O'Brian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centring on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, a physician, natural philosopher, and intelligence agent.
O'Brian wrote the first of the Aubrey–Maturin series in 1969 at the suggestion of American publisher J B Lippincott, following the 1966 death of C. S. Forester, a writer of popular nautical novels. [27] The Aubrey–Maturin books were quietly popular in Britain; after the first four volumes, they were not published in the United States.
Publishers Weekly noted that over three million copies of the books in the Aubrey-Maturin series have been sold, by November 1999. [4] Kirkus Reviews wrote that "O'Brian announced long ago that he hoped to write 20 volumes in his series centering on the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and featuring Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. Along ...
The Letter of Marque is the twelfth historical novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1988. The story is set during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 . Aubrey faces life off the Navy List, as the captain of a letter of marque, finding heart to endure and train yet another ship's crew, but of volunteers ...
Post Captain is the second historical novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1972.It features the characters of Captain Jack Aubrey and naval surgeon Stephen Maturin, and is set in the early 19th century during the Napoleonic Wars.
See also Recurring characters in the Aubrey–Maturin series. Jack Aubrey: Captain of HMS Diane, post-ship Nutmeg and HM Hired Vessel Surprise. Stephen Maturin: Ship's surgeon, natural philosopher, friend to Jack and an intelligence officer. Sophia Williams: Jack's wife and mother of their three children.
Articles relating to the Aubrey-Maturin series, a series of historical novels by British author Patrick O'Brian and its adaptations. Pages in category "Aubrey–Maturin series" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
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