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Title: Persons, Animals, Ships and Cannon in the Aubrey-Maturin Sea Novels of Patrick O'Brian by Anthony Gary Brown ISBN: 0-7864-0684-4 Publisher: McFarland & Company Pub. Date: July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An absolute treasure!
Comment: How on earth I ever managed to enjoy Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels before reading Anthony Gary Brown's wonderful dictionary is a mystery. Brown's book is a must have for all those who wish to get the most out of reading O'Brian's excellent naval stories.
Rating: 5
Summary: I recommend it without reservation to every O'Brian fan!
Comment: I've been sampling this book for a couple of weeks and I can't tell you how much I've been enjoying it! For a fan of the Aubrey/Maturin books its almost as good as having a new POB come out! I think of someone I want to look up, then by the time I've read that entry I've been led to another, and then another and I keep stumbling on the most amazing facts and interesting historical stories.While just keeping track of all the names in the books is useful enough, the "enhanced" information - all the details about "real" people and ships and historical events - is the most exciting treasure for me.I can not begin to imagine the hours and hours invested in this masterpiece, though the careful attention to details and proofreading suggest it was a labor of love. All I can say is that I'm very grateful to the author for having written it. It will make reading and re-reading the Aubrey/Maturin books an even greater delight, and for me at least, it will lead deeper into the historical literature behind the series.Every bookstore in the country should stock this on the shelves next to the Aubrey/Maturin books so new converts will have it in hand right from the start.
Rating: 5
Summary: An extraordinary reference books about extraordinary novels.
Comment: Anthony Gary Brown's "Persons, Animals, Ships and Cannon in the Aubrey-Maturin Sea Novels" is a wonderful resource for anyone who loves the nautical fiction of Patrick O'Brian. The depth and breadth of research evident in this companion volume to the Aubrey-Maturin series is truly awe-inspiring. Every "proper name" reference -- no matter how slight or obscure -- has been diligently tracked and, where ever possible the historical reality behind the fictional is revealed. Characters I had assumed to be merely creations of Patrick O'Brian's imagination are shown by Gary Brown to be based in actual persons. Whenever Stephen Maturin speaks of an obscure botanist or philosopher, Brown has explained who he or she was and what was the significance of their work. There are many, many hours of delightful browsing in this volume for any Patrick O'Brian fan.
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Title: Harbors and High Seas, 3rd Edition : An Atlas and Georgraphical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian, Third Edition by Dean King, John B. Hattendorf ISBN: 0805066144 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian by Dean King, John B. Hattendorf, J. Worth Estes ISBN: 0805066152 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Patrick O'Brian's Navy: The Illustrated Companion to Jack Aubrey's World by Richard O'Neill, Chris Chant, David Miller, Clive, Dr., Phd Wilkinson ISBN: 0762415401 Publisher: Running Press Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0393307069 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: H.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0393307611 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: May, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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