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Thus the first sentence of Master and Commander; thus begins the grand series of historical novels penned by Patrick O’Brian over the last three decades of the last century. The author. Patrick O’Brian () was born Richard Patrick Russ in Buckinghamshire, of an English physician of German descent, and an English woman of Irish descent. The eighth of nine children, he lost his mother at the 4/5(K). The Patrick O'Brian Mapping Project. The Voyages of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. Completed between Nov and Apr - To accurately map the progress of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin in the novels by Patrick O'Brian. Patrick O'Brian Timeline Projects The Martian Software Blog Bio. Share. Guestbook. Twitter. His men love him – call him ‘Goldilocks’, his lieutenant James Dillon describes him as having ‘a beefy arrogant English insensibility,’ and the third of the main protagonists of Patrick O’Brian’s novel Master Commander, ships’ doctor and philosopher Stephen Maturin also has deep reservations at Jack’s ‘I shall be in among those boats, and I will do the blood-letting’, particularly as its him who has to clear it all Cited by: 2.

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Patrick O'Brian's work, and 'Master and Commander' in particular, is not served well by these kinds of choices. There are surprising plot elements, and ones that are foreshadowed long in advance. There are parts of the book that are light-hearted and hopeful, and parts that are very dark. Master and Commander, which introduces readers to Captain Jack Aubdrey and his friend, ship's surgeon and intelligence officer Stephen Maturin, is the thrilling first volume in a set of novels that Patrick O'Brian wrote about the British Royal Navy. His men love him – call him ‘Goldilocks’, his lieutenant James Dillon describes him as having ‘a beefy arrogant English insensibility,’ and the third of the main protagonists of Patrick O’Brian’s novel Master Commander, ships’ doctor and philosopher Stephen Maturin also has deep reservations at Jack’s ‘I shall be in among those boats, and I will do the blood-letting’, particularly as its him who has to clear it all up – saw off limbs, trepan brain injuries, even.