Master and Commander: Patrick O’Brian: Book 1 (Aubrey-Maturin)

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This series is so well researched but that fact is an embellishment, not a'I have researched and you will read/wonder at the work I've dome.' Cunat, Charles (1857). Saint-Malo illustré par ses marins[ Saint Malo illustrated by its sailors] (in French). Imprimerie de F. Péalat. p.418. Kiefer, Halle (January 17, 2021). "If You Don't Like 2003's Master and Commander, That's On You, Says Its Star Russell Crowe". Vulture. New York. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021 . Retrieved February 19, 2021. James D'Arcy". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021 . Retrieved March 1, 2021.

McGregor, Tom (2003). The Making of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-05865-4. a b c " "The Sounds of Realism in 'Master and Commander'" - National Public Radio interview with Richard King". Npr.org. November 13, 2003. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012 . Retrieved April 28, 2012. Harvey, Robert (2000). Cochrane: The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain. London: Robinson. ISBN 1-84119-398-4. a b "Thomas Cochrane". Greenwich: National Maritime Museum, Royals Museums. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021 . Retrieved December 4, 2016.Bradshaw, Peter (November 21, 2003). "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021 . Retrieved March 1, 2021. If you’ve read any of the books, you’ll appreciate seeing how the movie portrayed Captain Aubrey’s steward “Killin” and also his coxswain “Bonden,” both of whom were very well cast. Tom Pullings, too. The replica ship Surprise used in the movie is now on display at the San Diego Maritime Museum. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth

a b Krist, Gary (Summer 1994). "Bad Art, Good Entertainment". The Hudson Review. 47 (2): 299–306. doi: 10.2307/3852288. JSTOR 3852288. After escaping from America, Stephen urges Diana Villiers to marry him, so that she may not be an alien on British soil, subject to possible incarceration, since the two countries are at war. When she does not agree, other measures must be taken, including a trip to France, which is also at war with England. Stephen gives a talk at the Institut, and installs Diana with a friend for her own safety. A Literary Companion to the Film which explores the film's connections to the Aubrey Maturin series In summer 2020, Vulture noted that the "film is ripe for reappraisal." [43] In January 2021, Crowe publicly defended the film from criticism. [44] [45] [46] A March 2023 story in GQ noted the film's continued popularity among millennial men who were watching the film on streaming services. It theorized that this was in part due to the film's portrayal of "non-toxic masculinity" and strong male friendships, particularly the one between Aubrey and Maturin. "Overall, the masculinity of Master and Commander ... is overwhelmingly wholesome and positive," reporter Gabriella Paiella wrote. "Any nostalgia for the traditionalism in the movie is less reactionary and more about the healthy male bonding between the characters." That was contrasted with continued problems with male bonding among 2020s American men. [47] Prequel [ edit ]

Ups and downs, like the waves on the ocean. High then low, with a few storms and calms interspersed. A life lived boldly. Loves felt deeply. Rewards given handsomely… or taken away by spite. A rich storyline, endearing people and so much to learn. My favorite combination for a fiction novel. Later that evening, Aubrey learns that he has been promoted to the rank of commander and has been given command of the 14-gun HM Sloop Sophie. Meeting Maturin in the street the next day, Aubrey's joy overcomes his animosity and he invites Maturin to dine. The men discover a shared love of music, Aubrey playing the violin and Maturin the cello. On learning Maturin's profession, Aubrey asks him to join his ship. Although as a physician Maturin's expertise goes far beyond that normally expected of a naval surgeon, he agrees. Irish- Catalan Dr. Stephen Maturin ostensibly serves as an adept ship's surgeon on Aubrey's various commands. However, unknown to many of his associates, he also serves as a particularly skilled volunteer intelligence agent for the British Admiralty. Maturin is described as a small, quiet, "ugly" man who is known to cast a "dangerous, pale, reptilian eye" towards his enemies. Unlike his action-oriented friend, Maturin is very well-educated with several intellectual pursuits. He is passionately fascinated by the natural world, and takes every opportunity to explore the native wildlife of his ships' ports of call around the world. He is also deeply introspective, and frequently muses on philosophical concepts of identity and self-understanding in his ciphered personal journal. [9] Another aspect of this complex character is portrayed by his long-lasting and frequently frustrating romantic pursuit of the beautiful but unreliable Diana Villiers. He uses several addictive substances, including laudanum and coca leaves, arising from scientific curiosity, control of his reactions to physical problems, and substance dependence. He has the values of a gentleman of the era, including a strong sense of honour and involvement in duels. The latter led him to develop a strong skill with pistols and duelling by swords. In the first of the series, during a tour of the rigging, Maturin asked his tourguide if he "could not explain this maze of ropes and wood and canvas without using sea-terms" and the reply came "No, for it is by those names alone that they are known, in nearly every case". [15]

The world is full of well written, colourful characters. You live the history, cheer at victories, mourn at losses and laugh at the humour. ( I may never look at a bear in the same way. PPS] I don’t normally re-read novels, but this series is so good, I’ve read the entire series 3 times (so far). I catch a different nuance every time and it never, ever bores me. Strong, Jeremy (2015). "Time, Tide and Narrative: Adapting Chronology in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World". Coriolis. 5 (2): 1–19. ISSN 2163-8381. C. S. Forester, 20th-century novelist whose Horatio Hornblower series in many ways influenced O'Brian's sea-tales. While no one historic English captain is a complete match for Aubrey, [ citation needed] the exploits of two naval captains are said to have inspired events in the novels, the forementioned Captain Lord Thomas Cochrane, [9] [10] and Captain William Woolsey. [ citation needed] Cochrane used the ruse of placing a light on a floating barrel at night to avoid capture. [11] [ non-primary source needed] [ original research?] Woolsey, aboard HMS Papillon, disguised a ship under his command as a commercial boat; on discovering information that a rogue ship was on the other side of a small island, he sailed around the island and captured the Spanish ship, on April 15, 1805. [12] [ non-primary source needed] [ original research?]The Hundred Days". Publishers Weekly. October 1998 . Retrieved 13 March 2015. He offers a wealth of sly humor (Navy officers' talk is ""really not fit for mixed company because of its profoundly nautical character"") C S Forester having died just a few years earlier, some critics were left bewildered and disappointed by the complexity of O'Brian's creation after the predictability of the Hornblower series. [26] "Not, I think, memorable, at least in the Hornblower way" wrote the Irish Press, [27] while according to the Library Journal, "Mourning Hornblower fans may prefer to read a good if disappointing new book rather than to reread one of the master's epics". [28] UPDATE: I watched the film again last year (had to get a DVD copy from the library; mine was a videotape and my VCR is long gone) and so much of the action feels just like O’Brian’s descriptions in the books. Lots of material from the books is crammed into the movie, but I enjoyed seeing these “old friends” in action, rather than just imagining them. When reviewing The Wine-Dark Sea in the Hudson Review, Gary Krist is very critical of the plot of the books, suggesting that the books are full of elements of "pop fiction" and O'Brian's excessive "delight in the sheer specificity of seafaring mechanics." [29] However, he did not deny the qualities that "push it close to that great, fuzzy art-entertainment meridian" including character development and at times, "the sense of being in the presence of an active, complex, and compassionate intelligence." [29] The 76th Academy Awards (2004) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012 . Retrieved November 20, 2011.