Now in its second edition, this expanded work catalogues 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 [...]

A revealing and insightful look at one of the modern world's most acclaimed historical novelistsPatrick O'Brian was well into his seventies when the world fell in love with his greatest creation: the maritime adventures of Royal Navy Captain Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin. But despit[...]

This is a biography of Sir Joseph Banks, botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia's founding fathers. He was among the most influential figures of the 18th and 19th centuries, accompanying Captain Cook on his voyage of discovery to Australia.[...]

I denne andre romanen om kaptein Jack Aubrey returnerer han til England etter sine bedrifter i Middelhavet. Han og Stephen Maturin begynner et liv som landsens gentlemen, de går på jakt, dyrker selskapslivet og har kjærlighetseventyr. Idyllen tar brått slutt når Jack over natten mister alt han [...]