http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/-t1.htm A forum to discuss the Jack Aubrey novels of Patrick O'Brian Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:57:58 GMT 10 http://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/12/87/25/71/shipba10.gif http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/-t1.htm http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/the-road-to-samarcand-t57.htm Astrodene
I'm not going to include this one for the time being. Anyone read it or got a view?]]> Patrick O'Brian: Jack Aubrey Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:12:32 GMT http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/the-road-to-samarcand-t57.htm#68 http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/the-road-to-samarcand-t57.htm http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/is-he-the-best-of-course-he-is-unless-you-don-t-think-so-t404.htm Aeneas7c Hi there. Forgive me wading in to a forum where I was unknown until today, but I like the format you have here and would like to add to the discussion. I first came across Patrick O'Brian's work just after he died, although I had read plenty of CS Forrester before that, and for what it is worth I think O'Brian is an absolute master of historical fiction. His convincing attention to historical detail, his research scholarship into the period and his insightful characterisation all add ... Patrick O'Brian: Jack Aubrey Tue, 26 May 2009 21:44:23 GMT http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/is-he-the-best-of-course-he-is-unless-you-don-t-think-so-t404.htm#903 http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/is-he-the-best-of-course-he-is-unless-you-don-t-think-so-t404.htm http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/graveyard-on-guernsey-t641.htm Freshbeef Extract from "The Nelson Dispatch"2001 I have this year paid two visits to Guernsey & on both occasions i have gone to the churchyard of Ste Marie du Castel to see the grave of Admiral Lord de Saumarez.On my second visit in Mar 2001,my eye was drawn to a grave nearby which contains the remains of servants of the Saumarez family.On this grave among other names ,it was with a shiver of recognition that i saw the following [center]Also of --Patrick O,Brian who was a faithful and ... Patrick O'Brian: Jack Aubrey Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:57:58 GMT http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/graveyard-on-guernsey-t641.htm#1729 http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/graveyard-on-guernsey-t641.htm http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/welcome-to-the-patrick-o-brian-discussion-t5.htm Astrodene so I never re-read them or purchased the later ones in the series. Can't even find them in the loft now. The film renewed my interest so I purchased and read 'The Far Side of the World'. Now I've put the others on my wish list.]]> Patrick O'Brian: Jack Aubrey Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:20:32 GMT http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/welcome-to-the-patrick-o-brian-discussion-t5.htm#5 http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/welcome-to-the-patrick-o-brian-discussion-t5.htm http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/hornblower-vs-jack-aubrey-t486.htm Ziggy Well after having watched the BBC series of Hornblower I preceded to read through most of C.S. Foresters books (they are surprisingly hard to get ahold of here in Australia) and enjoyed them very much. My father needed a couple of extra books to order through the "Folio Society" to keep his membership up, and some of the Patrick O'Brian books were in the catalogue so I got those. Having read the first book, Master and Commander, I have to say I was quite put off by the seemingly ... Patrick O'Brian: Jack Aubrey Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:29:50 GMT http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/hornblower-vs-jack-aubrey-t486.htm#1136 http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/hornblower-vs-jack-aubrey-t486.htm http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/the-golden-ocean-series-t430.htm Astrodene
I'll leave conaghan to give us a bit more detail.]]> Patrick O'Brian: Jack Aubrey Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:58:38 GMT http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/the-golden-ocean-series-t430.htm#964 http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/the-golden-ocean-series-t430.htm http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/compendium-of-series-facts-t460.htm Astrodene More information at www.patrickobrian.com/butchersbill.htm]]> Patrick O'Brian: Jack Aubrey Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:55:49 GMT http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/compendium-of-series-facts-t460.htm#1062 http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/compendium-of-series-facts-t460.htm http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/the-final-unfinished-voyage-of-jack-aubrey-t206.htm Borrelpeff Literally the last writings of POB, and published in an unfinished state. I think I may have mentioned before that I feel this to be a shame. In some editions, the unpolished text is shown as typescript, with the set form opposite; this is interesting to some extent, although there is the uncomfortably feeling that you are reading someone else's diary. The story develops nicely, but inevitably ends in mid air. I would be very surprised if a perfectionist, such as O'Brian would have approved ... Patrick O'Brian: Jack Aubrey Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:53:48 GMT http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/the-final-unfinished-voyage-of-jack-aubrey-t206.htm#298 http://www.historicnavalfiction.net/patrick-o-brian-jack-aubrey-f5/the-final-unfinished-voyage-of-jack-aubrey-t206.htm