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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786424826
ISBN-139780786424825
eBay Product ID (ePID)50591543
Product Key Features
Number of Pages407 Pages
Publication NamePatrick O'brian Muster Book : Persons, Animals, Ships and Cannon in the Aubrey-Maturin Sea Novels
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectDictionaries, Military / Weapons, General, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
TypeNot Available
AuthorAnthony Gary Brown
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Transportation, Reference, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight31.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
LCCN2006-007707
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"any library serving Patrick O'Brian fans will want this title"-- Booklist ; "excellent"-- ARBA ; "I thought Anthony Gary Brown's companion to the Aubrey-Maturin novels as indispensable as a mainmast or a compass for any reader who would put to sea in their company"--Lewis Lapham, Harper's Magazine ; "what an astonishing piece of work it is! And a valuable one, too. I am very glad to have [this] book to draw on, and I know that other O'Brian enthusiasts will be as well"--Richard F. Snow, American Heritage Magazine ; "offers some interesting answers...insightful introduction...an ambitious listing, with accompanying notes, of all the characters and ships...brings to the task an erudition that is a worthy match for O'Brian's...one of those reference works that is genuinely difficult to put down, with one entry cross-referencing to another in an enthralling intellectual trail...whether used as a companion to the novels or as a work of reference in its own right, this book is a most useful and enjoyable tool...clear, sharp typeface...includes a useful annotated bibliography and a guide to the complex chronology of the novels"--Colin White, The Journal of the Canadian Nautical Research Society ; "for all aficionados...outstanding...increases the joy of reading O'Brian...strongly recommended"-- Catholic Library World ; "Brown has stepped up to lend others a hand...invaluable as much for its reference use as its wit, Brown's book deserves a place on the shelf with O'Brian's corpus....before setting sail, it's important to chart your course, and Dr. Brown has made that task immensely simpler and more pleasurable" --Rob Lightner, Amazon.com Editorial Review ; "useful for casual readers and for ardent fans, this dictionary is an in-depth guide to many factual and fictional aspects of the Aubrey-Maturin series"-- ARBA ; "a dictionary to explain the enormous number of references, both factual and fictional, found" -- Reference Reviews ; "describes every object and person one comes across in the books...exhaustive...impressive"-- The Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina); "splendid...will enjoy it very much" --The Rt. Hon. Lord William Waldegrave of North Hill.
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal823/.914
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgements Foreword by Colin White Introduction Apparatus The Historical Background: A Brief Guide THE MUSTER BOOK, A--Z Bibliography: Part I. Discussion of Chief Printed and Internet Sources Part II. List of Sources Consulted
Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition
SynopsisNow in its second edition, this expanded work catalogs every person, animal, ship and cannon mentioned by name in the 21 books of Patrick O'Brian's series on the maritime adventures of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. The novels, renowned for their "far-ranging web of wit and allusion," teem with thousands of characters and ships, both imaginary and historical. From Master and Commander to 21: The Unfinished Voyage , this book distinguishes the fictional from the factual, making a useful series companion for the casual reader and the most ardent fans. Each of the more than 5,000 alphabetized entries provides a reference to the novels and chapters in which the topic appears. Additionally, biographical notes on the historical figures are included, with sources provided in an annotated bibliography. Colin White, a leading British naval historian and an authority on Nelson's Navy provides a foreword., 'The Patrick O'Brian Muster Book' catalogues various persons, animals, ships, and cannons mentioned by name in the 21 books of Patrick O'Brian's series on the maritime adventures of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin.
LC Classification NumberPR6029.B55Z459 2006
