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ClipHeadIf you - like me - lost yourself in the <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/AubreyMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyMaturin</a> books by <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> and search for something in the same line, please try the <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/AlexanderClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlexanderClay</a> series by <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/PhilipKAllan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilipKAllan</a>. I never thought I would be interested in <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/NauticalFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NauticalFiction</a>, but this is good stuff. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/257223-alexander-clay" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/series/257223-alexander-clay</a>

Justin Waring 🐋<a href="https://social.electrafish.tech/@electrafish" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@electrafish</a> Like the time O'Brian forgot Babbington's first name and had Fanny Harte call him Charles instead of William. Then he has Stephen call her out on it in a later book!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AubreyMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyMaturin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MasterAndCommander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MasterAndCommander</a>

Daniel FisherAdmiral Jack Aubrey speaking of his two daughters, Charlotte and Fanny: 😂 ❗ "‘Oh come, Stephen, Charlotte and what’s her name are not exactly crones. As I remember they only date from the Mauritius campaign."<a href="https://social.electrafish.tech/tags/AubreyMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyMaturin</a> <a href="https://social.electrafish.tech/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://social.electrafish.tech/tags/MasterAndCommander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MasterAndCommander</a>

phil_run_ILNeeeeeext: Number 8 <a href="https://social.running.cafe/tags/goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goodreads</a> <a href="https://social.running.cafe/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://social.running.cafe/tags/lesen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lesen</a> <a href="https://social.running.cafe/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> <a href="https://social.running.cafe/tags/kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kindle</a> <a href="https://social.running.cafe/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://social.running.cafe/tags/AubreyAndMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyAndMaturin</a> <a href="https://social.running.cafe/tags/AubreyMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyMaturin</a> <a href="https://social.running.cafe/tags/MasterAndCommander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MasterAndCommander</a>

Patrick GillamI’m feeling the need for some really good buddy stories on the level of the Aubrey–Maturin series. Yes, of course, I’m going to return to the Aubrey Maturin series first. But after I finish it, what do you recommend?<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AubreyMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyMaturin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a>

Jane Alyson Clarke“But the tale or narrative set in the past may have its particular time-free value; and the candid reader will not misunderstand me, will not suppose that I intend any preposterous comparison, when I observe that Homer was farther removed in time from Troy than I am from the Napoleonic wars; yet he spoke to the Greeks for 2,000 years and more.”― Patrick O'Brian<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LiteraryQuotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiteraryQuotes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LitStuffFromTheEyrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LitStuffFromTheEyrie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AubreyMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyMaturin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Aubreyad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aubreyad</a>

Feral_NOLA"The dear knows we spoom in the most virtuous manner. " -Reverse of the Medal, Patrick O'Brian<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a>

Miguel R. NuñoUn 2 de enero muere 🖊️ <a href="https://masto.es/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> (1914-2000) Autor muy reconocido por una gran aportación a la narrativa naval. Su serie de <a href="https://masto.es/tags/novelas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novelas</a>, ambientadas durante las Guerras Napoleónicas, con el capitán Aubrey y el cirujano Maturin, de la Marina Real Británica... Son un lujo total👇

Y LeeHere's a good video on the layout and operation of an 18th-century sailing ship. Highly recommended for Patrick O'Brian fans.<a href="https://youtu.be/4Nr1AgIfajI?si=db4OWFbI2GTn_ywV" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/4Nr1AgIfajI?si=db4OWFbI2GTn_ywV</a>How an 18th Century Sailing Battleship Works<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PatrickObrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickObrian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sailing</a>

Alex GranfordPerfect book for a tall ship, plain sailing, high sea adventure lovers. All Hands on Deck: A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of the World: Amazon.co.uk: Sofrin, Will: 9781419767067: Books <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Hands-Deck-Modern-Day-Adventure/dp/1419767062" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Hands-Deck-Modern-Day-Adventure/dp/1419767062</a><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/tallship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tallship</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/aubreymaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aubreymaturin</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/royalnavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#royalnavy</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/highseas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highseas</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sailship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sailship</a>

Brian SwetlandHow do you come along with the gunboat?’ ‘We are pretty forward, sir. She will be ready for you as soon as her decks are dry.’ There was a superstition in the Navy that damp was mortal to superior officers and that its malignant effects increased with rank; few first lieutenants turned out before the dawn washing of the decks was almost finished, and no commander or post-captain until they had been swabbed, squeegeed and flogged dry.<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quotes</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/HMSSurprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HMSSurprise</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a>

Alex GranfordDone re-listening and re-reading the first two books of Patrick O’Brian Aubrey Maturin saga, namely Master and Commander, and the Post Captain. Now with the third one, the HMS Surprise. Also helping my wife putting together key facts and events of 17th century for her continued effort to draw history of the world, and history of Britain murals in one of our local schools. Maybe will actually post few here later on. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/aubreymaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aubreymaturin</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/murals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#murals</a>

Feral_NOLA<a href="https://flipping.rocks/@loren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@loren</a> sorry, obligatory Patrick O'Brian joke - "Don’t you know that . . . you must always choose the lesser of two weevils? Oh ha, ha, ha, ha!" -The Fortune of War, Patrick O'Brian<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/weevils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#weevils</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FortuneOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FortuneOfWar</a>

Brian MarickThis reader of the Aubrey/Maturin novels found “Hammocks: a Maritime Tool” well worth a skim. Illustrations that resolved some questions I didn’t know I had about the use of hammocks in naval ships during the Napoleonic Wars. <a href="https://thescholarship.ecu.edu/bitstream/handle/10342/7036/PANICO-MASTERSTHESIS-2018.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://thescholarship.ecu.edu/bitstream/handle/10342/7036/PANICO-MASTERSTHESIS-2018.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</a>Also: looking at the build instructions for an HMS Speedy model helps. (Sophie in /Master and Commander/ was Speedy in real life.)<a href="https://vanguardmodels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Speedy-construction-manual-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://vanguardmodels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Speedy-construction-manual-1.pdf</a>Also: <a href="https://modelshipworld.com/topic/22420-hms-speedy-by-vane-vanguard-models-scale-164-master-shipwright-limited-edition/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://modelshipworld.com/topic/22420-hms-speedy-by-vane-vanguard-models-scale-164-master-shipwright-limited-edition/</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/patrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#patrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/aubrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#aubrey</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/maturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#maturin</a>

Marcus Marcius Marcellus<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GuiltyPleasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GuiltyPleasures</a>: boost, and post your own!Mine? <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AubreyMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyMaturin</a> novels. I’ve lost count of my <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/circumnavigations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#circumnavigations</a>.

Shu DaiziEach summer for the past few years, I've gone back to some comfort reading/listening where I can kind of just shut off my brain and go with the narratives. I usually do Pride and Prejudice, and maybe add some Aubrey/Maturin and maybe some Sharpe. I'm thinking about doing a Jeeves and Wooster run, and/or Agatha Christie, too. Which should I start with?Looking forward to getting to these old faves!<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Christie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Christie</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Jeeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jeeves</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Wodehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Wodehouse</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sharpe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Sharpe</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cornwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Cornwell</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JaneAusten" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JaneAusten</a>

Justin Waring 🐋Listening to Sherlock Holmes short story audiobooks this week. I've read them all before, but it's so enjoyable to experience them again with fun narration. (Patrick Tull, my favorite Aubrey-Maturin reader.)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SherlockHolmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SherlockHolmes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArthurConanDoyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArthurConanDoyle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AubreyMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyMaturin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a>

Leisureguy<a href="https://botsin.space/@kottke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kottke</a> Thanks for the link! I am a big fan of Patrick O'Brians series of British Naval novels of the Napoleonic era with Jack Aubry and Stephen Maturin — one long continuous story. The first three, a trilogy of sorts, are:Master and Commander Post Captain HMS Surprise<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/novels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novels</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BritishNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishNavy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/historicalNovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#historicalNovels</a>

Alex Granford<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AubreyMaturin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AubreyMaturin</a> is superior to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Hornblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hornblower</a> in the same way as <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> is superior to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarWars</a>. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/forthosewhounderstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forthosewhounderstand</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/midnightthoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#midnightthoughts</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CSForester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CSForester</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/justsaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#justsaying</a>

davidj<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/aubreymaturinnovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aubreymaturinnovels</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/jackaubrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jackaubrey</a> On my 8th or 9th reading of the superb <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PatrickOBrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrickOBrian</a> novels - have just finished Desolation Island and now on to The Fortune of War.

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