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Nov, 2003 master and commander, based on british author patrick o brian s set of 19thcentury naval novels, follows royal navy capt. Now, for the first time, they are available in electronic book format, so a whole new generation of readers can be swept away on the adventure of a lifetime. Patrick obrian s aubreymaturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Master and commander, by patrick obrian september 9. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are jack aubrey, stephen. Patrick obrian changed his name after after the world wars. Patrick obrian, cbe 12 december 1914 2 january 2000, born richard patrick russ, was an english novelist and translator, best known for his aubreymaturin series of sea novels set in the royal navy during the napoleonic wars, and centred on the friendship of the english naval captain jack aubrey and the irishcatalan physician stephen maturin. The first edition of the novel was published in 1977, and was written by patrick obrian.
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