Aubrey–Maturin series (Books)

[Distorted Humor]

Just finished "Post-Captain" Good stuff, even if he vears into almost Jane Austin territory in the courting bits. But great Dr. Maturin bits, and three out of the four naval battles are top notch, pulse pounding stuff. And the entire debtor issues was great for the history buffs...

Isn't that the one with the immortal exchange (from memory) "I should love to see your excrement." "And so you shall, dear sir, so you shall!" There are a few moments like that in the O'Brian series that put me into laughing fits.

It was also funny how Jack had no problem with borderline disregard of duty when he wanted to take his ship and visit his girlfriend. A lot more domestic/social stuff than naval, but a good read.

--Justin

Indeed, that is him talking to another doctor I believe.

Though my fave passage is about a poor gelding.

Now and then Jack’s big hunter brought his ears up to bear; this was a recent purchase, a strongly-built bay, quite up to Jack’s sixteen stone. But it did not much care for hunting, and then like so many geldings it spent much of its time mourning for its lost stones: a discontented horse. If the moods that succeeded one another in its head had taken the form of words they would have run, ‘Too heavy - sits too far forward when we go over a fence - have carried him far enough for one day - shall have him off presently, see if I don’t. I smell a mare! A mare! Oh!'

But the entire book is humorous, ranging from how Jack and Steven get to spain (not saying as it a spoiler), to why the proper girls should not talk to Mr. Channing, to some of the most dreadful puns. let alone the bees or the Indiaman comment when on a frigate.

 

[timothy]

I haven't read them yet, but they're on my "to do" list. Has anyone read the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell? Takes place around the same era, but focuses on the land war instead of the naval war. They're some of my favorite books.

love his books and have you seen any of the sharpe series?

 

[Skywalker]

Of course! The series was, for the most part, also great.

I don't know what the hell happened with Sharpe's Gold, though.