Post Captain (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
Post Captain (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

Post Captain (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
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Product NamePost Captain (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
ManufacturerW. W. Norton & Company
Product Number MPN0393037029
Retail Price $24.00
EAN-1409780393037029
UPC978039303702
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TitlePost Captain (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
ISBN0393037029
Author(s)Patrick O'Brian
Release Date1994-11-01
FormatHardcover
Num of Pages496
Num. of Items1
EAN9780393037029
Weight0.5 lbs.
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5 Star Rating  "Arduous But Rewarding Reading"2009-06-23
- Reviewed By User: A1U6GK5GFUIFBD
I can not adequately express my love for this series. Other reader reviews have more than captured the many attributes of O'Brian's work. However, I will say that these novels are hard to read. The difficulty, as others have pointed out, rests in O'Brian's strict and consistent use of historical/nautical terminology and phrases. At the very least, this results in curiosity and in some sections of text being lost on the reader; at worst, it results in confusion and an obsessive quest to dig up the remains of a forgotten language. I've found myself to be a victim of the latter consequence.

In reading O'Brian, I've found the following resources to be indispensable when it comes to deciphering the nautical and historical terms and phrases in his writings.

1. The Chapman Sailor's Lexicon.
2. Seamanship In the Age of Sail.
3. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
4. The Ashley Book of Knots.

These resources rarely fail me. Early on, you will consult them several times per page of O'Brian. However, as you slowly begin to absorb the vocabulary, your reading experience will be richly enhanced.
 
4 Star Rating  "Off to sea with Jack Aubrey"2009-02-02
- Reviewed By User: AAYX6OJSIBVPD
Such a trip - When you want to get away from the darn dailys and live a little in your imagination, this is a book to pick up. Besides, the language is charming, as are the characters, and a bit of a challenge. All the words are compatible with nineteenth century English; sailors' language is a new area for expertise; and all the words are precise and in the right places.
 
4 Star Rating  "Aubrey makes Post-Captain, crosses swords with Maturin over money and women"2008-10-14
- Reviewed By User: A2G3U6AM951P6D
Second installment of the Master and Commander series focusing on Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, in which we learn that Aubrey is not a good handler of money, and Maturin not a good judge of women, then that Aubrey is not a good judge of money, and Maturin not a good handler of women. And the two friends nearly come to a duel over their differences about . . . .

. . . money and women--or rather one particular woman.

Fortunately, a naval emergency calls them to duty before the duel can take place, and their differences are patched over.

Aubrey makes Post-Captain, kind of a tenured Navy officer for life who will eventually make Admiral if he outlives those ahead of him on the list. Maturin is given a temporary commission as a captain as the book ends, in furtherance of his shadowy secret intelligence.

And yes, this was a large-print edition--it was the only version of the book I could find on the shelf. No wisecracks!

Third in the series: HMS " Surprise " (Windsor Selection)
 
4 Star Rating  "Good followup"2008-08-16
- Reviewed By noxush
The second book in Patrick O' Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series, 'Post Captain' is a worthy follow up to 'Master & Commander'. This novel has the usual naval action, but much of it takes place on land giving the reader a broader overview of English society in the early years of the 1800's.
I have some quibbles, the difficulty in understanding nautical terms and 19th century slang made following the plot difficult at times, which was compounded by O'Brian's writing style, where scenes change without warning. Also I found the lack of a map(s) irritating.
On the other side of the scale there is the fascinating detail in not just naval life in the Napoleonic era, but life in early 19th century England in general. There is also the wonderful characters of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. And of course lots of action with the occasional bit of humour (for example Stephen's bees on the 'HMS Lively')
 
5 Star Rating  "What every "historical novel" should be"2008-06-03
- Reviewed By useinalready
Many complain that this volume lacks sufficient adventure, focusing too much on the manners of the time. I can understand that sentiment, although I don't sympathize with it. Patrick O'Brian was not merely trying to write rousing adventure novels - pot boilers, as they're commonly called. This he could have easily done, and saved much paper. However, I wouldn't have read them more than once, if that.

Instead, he chose to weave a complex tapestry of the time, to immerse us in the history, society and characters as they lived and breathed. The difficulty of this undertaking can hardly be overstated, and his mastery of languages, history, science, seamanship, culinary arts and the craft of authorship is astounding.

I am grateful that he would not sacrifice history to make a story more exciting; I don't mind having our doughty protagonists watch a battle as prisoners so that I can have a grander view of the events of the time. Or that we see how they would have found their respective spouses in the Dickensian society of the time. It doesn't make Aubrey and Maturin any less interesting -- and provides a depth to the plots that could not be had otherwise.

In fact, it is truly amazing how well these novels tie together, how events in earlier books can naturally lead to complications and subplots several volumes later. And how the characters evolve with extreme subtlety and psychological depth.

Perhaps, then, these novels were written specifically for me; sometimes I feel as if it were so. I revel in the minutiae, in the playful humor, in the nascent science and discovery. I enjoy the story on land as much as on the sea; the manners as much as the adventures. I have read them all several times.

Patrick O'Brian, whatever his faults, bequeathed upon humanity a rare and wonderful gift: a fully encompassing view into another time and place that let's us understand our own world better. And he did it with compassion and understanding and marvelous wit. It is with that view that I implore readers with a similar bent to embark on this enthralling voyage.
 
4 Star Rating  "Another Adventure"2008-04-12
- Reviewed By User: A2SVXUZQBTV5WM
This second volume in the Aubrey/Maturin Series continues both the friendship and the adventure for the two protagonists. They vie for love, struggle with poverty, and continue to harass both French and Spanish shipping. Anyone who enjoys a good sea adventure will be sure to be entertained.
 
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