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Patrick O'Brian (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000; born as Richard Patrick Russ) was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on the friendship of Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially-finished twenty-first novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript. is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Chalfonts are a group of three villages in south east Buckinghamshire, England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... Look up translate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... Look up translate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Aubreyâ€“Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad,[1] consists of a sequence of 20 completed and one unfinished historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Combatants Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Spain[3] Sweden United Kingdom[4] French Empire Holland Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[5] Saxony[6] Denmark [7] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich Gebhard von BlÃ¼cher Duke of Brunswick Prince of... The Aubrey–Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad, is a sequence of 20 historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also a... Information Occupation Doctor/Ships Surgeon/Intelligence Agent Title Doctor Relationships Diana Villiers, Christine Hatherleigh Children Brigid Maturin Relatives Several Episode count 20/21 Portrayed by Paul Bettany Created by Patrick OBrian Stephen Maturin is a fictional character in the Aubreyâ€“Maturin series of novels by Patrick OBrian. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

The widely held belief that O'Brian was born in Ireland began to unravel in 1998 when British journalists uncovered that O'Brian was in fact born in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire and that he was the son of a physician of German descent and an English mother of Irish descent. Dean King's life of O'Brian, Patrick O'Brian: A Life Revealed, documents the complex personality and life of this enigmatic man of letters. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Chalfonts are a group of three villages in south east Buckinghamshire, England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... An intellectual is a person who uses his or her intellect to study, reflect, and speculate on a variety of different ideas. ...

Historian Nikolai Tolstoy is O'Brian's stepson through O'Brian's marriage to Mary Tolstoy, who divorced Count Dmitri Tolstoy and in July 1945 married O'Brian. In November 2004, Nikolai Tolstoy published Patrick O'Brian: The Making of the Novelist, the first volume in a two-part biography of O'Brian using material from the Russ and Tolstoy families and sources including O'Brian's personal papers and library, which Tolstoy inherited on O'Brian's death. Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky (born 1935) is a prominent and controversial Russo-British historian and author, who writes under the name Nikolai Tolstoy. ... November 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: November 2004 in sports November 2004 in science Events Deaths in November â€¢ 30 Pierre Berton â€¢ 29 John Drew Barrymore â€¢ 26 Bill Alley â€¢ 24 Arthur Hailey â€¢ 23 Rafael Eitan â€¢ 18 Bobby Frank Cherry â€¢ 16 John...

Literary career

O'Brian published two novels, a collection of stories and several uncollected stories under his original name, Richard Patrick Russ. His first book was written at the age of 12 (and published three years later in 1930); "Hussein" was published in 1938, when he was 23. Richard Patrick Russ legally changed his name to Patrick O'Brian in August 1945. This was a bold stroke in many ways, not least because O'Brian necessarily had to abandon the reputation for quality writing he had already built up under the name Russ.

In the 1950s O'Brian wrote three books aimed at a younger age-group, The Road to Samarcand, The Golden Ocean, and The Unknown Shore, the latter two were based on events of the Anson circumnavigation of 1740–1743. Although written many years before the Aubrey–Maturin series, the literary antecedents of Aubrey and Maturin can be clearly seen in the characters of Jack Byron and Tobias Barrow. The Golden Ocean is a novel written in the 1950s by Patrick OBrian. ... The Unknown Shore is a novel written in the 1950s by Patrick OBrian. ... George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (April 23, 1697 - 1762) was a British admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe. ... The Aubreyâ€“Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad,[1] consists of a sequence of 20 completed and one unfinished historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen... The Aubrey–Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad, is a sequence of 20 historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also a... Information Occupation Doctor/Ships Surgeon/Intelligence Agent Title Doctor Relationships Diana Villiers, Christine Hatherleigh Children Brigid Maturin Relatives Several Episode count 20/21 Portrayed by Paul Bettany Created by Patrick OBrian Stephen Maturin is a fictional character in the Aubreyâ€“Maturin series of novels by Patrick OBrian. ...

As well as his historical novels, O'Brian wrote three adult mainstream novels, six story collections, and a history of the Royal Navy aimed at young readers. He also was a respected translator, responsible for more than 30 translations from the French, including Henri Charrière's Papillon into English, Jean Lacouture's biography of Charles de Gaulle, as well as many of Simone de Beauvoir's later works. This article reads like an editorial. ... Categories: Literature stubs ... Jean Lacouture (9 June 1921 - ) is a French journalist, historian and writer, particularly famous for his biographies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... La Beauvoir redirects here; also see: Beauvoir (disambiguation). ...

O'Brian also wrote detailed biographies of Sir Joseph Banks (an English naturalist who took part in Cook's first voyage) and Pablo Picasso. His biography of Picasso is a massive and comprehensive study of the artist. Picasso lived for a time in Collioure, the same French village as O'Brian, and the two came to be acquainted there. Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, PRS (13 February 1743 â€“ 19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist and science patron. ... Blue plaque for Captain James Cook Captain James Cook FRS RN (27 October 1728 (O.S.) â€“ 14 February 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. ... Route of the first voyage of James Cook The First voyage of James Cook was the initial voyage of James Cook. ... Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 â€“ April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... Collioure (French: Collioure, pronounced ; Catalan: Cotlliure) is a seaside Mediterranean town and commune a few kilometers north of the Spanish border in the French dÃ©partement of PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Orientales, a part of the ancient Roussillon province and the present-day Languedoc-Roussillon rÃ©gion. ...

Peter Weir's 2003 film, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is loosely based on the novel The Far Side of the World from the Aubrey–Maturin series for its plot, but draws on a number of the novels for incidents within in the film. Peter Lindsay Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey, with Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin. ... The Aubreyâ€“Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad,[1] consists of a sequence of 20 completed and one unfinished historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen...

Mary's love and support were critical to O'Brian throughout his career. She worked with him in the British Library in the 1940s as he collected source material for his anthology "A Book of Voyages", which became the first book to bear his new name--the book was among his favorites, because of this close collaboration. He claimed that he wrote "like a Christian, with ink and quill"; Mary was his first reader and typed his manuscripts "pretty" for the publisher. Her death in March of 1998 was a tremendous blow to O'Brian and in the last two years of his life, particularly once the purported details of his early life were revealed to the world, he was a "lonely, tortured, and at the last possibly paranoid figure." (Tolstoy 2004; xi).

See also: Aubrey-Maturin series The Aubreyâ€“Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad, is a sequence of 20 historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centring on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also a physician...

Trivia

In 2003 a previously nondescript species of Costa Rican palm weevil was described and named Daisya obriani after Patrick O'Brian by Dr Robert S. Anderson of the Canadian Museum of Nature. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Families Anthribidae - fungus weevils Attelabidae - leaf rolling weevils Belidae - primitive weevils Brentidae - straight snout weevils Caridae Curculionidae - true weevils Nemonychidae - pine flower weevils Wikispecies has information related to: Curculionoidea A weevil is any beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. ... The east face of the Victoria Memorial Museum Building The Canadian Museum of Nature (French: MusÃ©e canadien de la nature) is a natural history museum in Ottawa, Canada. ...

Original manuscripts

O'Brian wrote all of his books and stories by hand, shunning both typewriter and word processor. The handwritten manuscripts for 18 of the Aubrey-Maturin novels have been acquired by the Lilly Library at Indiana University. Only two--"The Letter of Marque" and "Blue at the Mizzen" remain in private hands. The O'Brian manuscript collection at the Lilly Library also includes the manuscripts for "Picasso" and "Joseph Banks" and detailed notes for six of the Aubrey/Maturin novels. Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ...

Nikolai Tolstoy also possesses an extensive collection of O'Brian manuscript material, including the second half of "Hussein", several short stories, much of the reportedly "lost" book on Bestiaries, letters, diaries, journals, notes, poems, book reviews, and several unpublished short stories (Tolstoy, various pages).

Biographies

Since his death, there have been two biographies published, though the first was well advanced when he died. The second is the first volume of a planned two volume biography by O'Brian's stepson.

Also of importance when studying O'Brian: Dean H. King (born in Richmond, Virginia), is an author of books on maritime history, nautical fiction, and sea adventure. ... Dean H. King (born in Richmond, Virginia), is an author of books on maritime history, nautical fiction, and sea adventure. ... Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky (born 1935) is a prominent and controversial Russo-British historian and author, who writes under the name Nikolai Tolstoy. ... Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky (born 1935) is a prominent and controversial Russo-British historian and author, who writes under the name Nikolai Tolstoy. ...

Bibliography

The Aubrey–Maturin series

The Aubreyâ€“Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad,[1] consists of a sequence of 20 completed and one unfinished historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen... Master and Commander is a historical naval novel by Patrick OBrian. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... This book is part of the Aubrey-Maturin series Post Captain is the 1972 historical naval novel by Patrick OBrian. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise, including: Surprise, launched in 1794, was originally the French corvette Unité, captured in 1796 and reclassified as a sixth-rate frigate. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Mauritius Command (1977) (published in the United States as The Mauritius Command) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the fourth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Kerguelen Archipelago is in the southern Indian Ocean at 49°20 S, 70°20 E. The main island Kerguelen, originally called Desolation Island, is 6,675 km2 and it is surrounded by another 300 smaller outcrops, forming an archipelago of 7,215 km². The climate is cold, very windy... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The Fortune of War (1979) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the sixth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The Surgeons Mate (1980) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the seventh in the Aubrey-Maturin series. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ionian Mission (1981) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the eighth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Treasons Harbour (1983) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the ninth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The Far Side of the World is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the tenth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... The Reverse of the Medal (1986) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the eleventh in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Letter of Marque (1988) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the twelfth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... The Thirteen-Gun Salute (1989) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the thirteenth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Nutmeg of Consolation by Patrick OBrian (published 1991) is the fourteenth novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Clarissa Oakes (1993) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the fifteenth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Wine-Dark Sea (1993) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the sixteenth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Aubreyâ€“Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad,[1] consists of a sequence of 20 completed and one unfinished historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... The Yellow Admiral (1996) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the eighteenth in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Aubreyâ€“Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad, is a sequence of 20 historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centring on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also a physician... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Blue at the Mizzen (1999) is a novel by Patrick OBrian, the twentieth (and last completed) book in the Aubrey–Maturin series. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The Aubreyâ€“Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad, is a sequence of 20 historical novels by Patrick OBrian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ships surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also a physician... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fiction (non-serial)

Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was a noted American author and philosopher who is most famous for Walden, his essay on civil disobedience, and his call for the preservation of wilderness. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden Ocean is a novel written in the 1950s by Patrick OBrian. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Unknown Shore is a novel written in the 1950s by Patrick OBrian. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Short story collections

Non-fiction

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KB (29 September 1758 â€“ 21 October 1805) was a English admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, a decisive British victory in the war, where he lost his life. ... A blonde haired, very skilled worker with a 70s look. ... A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ... Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, PRS (13 February 1743 â€“ 19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist and science patron. ...

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