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- 01. Master and Commander
- 02. Post Captain
- 03. HMS Surprise
- 04. The Mauritius Command
- 05. Desolation Island
- 06. The Fortune of War
- 08. The Ionian Mission
- 09. Treason’s Harbour
- 10. The Far Side of the World
- 11. The Reverse of the Medal
- 12. The Letter of Marque
- 13. The Thirteen Gun Salute
- 14. The Nutmeg of Consolation
- 15. The Truelove/Clarissa Oakes
- 16. The Wine-Dark Sea
- 17. The Commodore
- 18. The Yellow Admiral
- 21. The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey
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HMS Surprise Archive
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Captain’s Log From Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
This comes from the official site of the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which is no longer operational it seems. It is Jack Aubrey’s log of the voyage undertaken during the movie. The most interesting thing about the log is the fact that it was obviously written by someone who [...] -
Paintings, Plans, Diagrams and History of the HMS Surprise
*SPOILERS* … He knew her through and through, as beautiful a piece of ship-building as any that had been launched from the French yards, a true thoroughbred, very fast in the right hands, weatherly, dry, a splendid sailor on a bowline, and a ship that almost steered herself once you understood her ways. - H.M.S. [...] -
The Retailiation of the Real-Life Surprise
“But some time later the Spaniards sailed the Hermione to Puerto Cabello, and there Ned Hamilton, who had the dear Surprise at that time, and a damned good crew as well, took the boats in at night and cut her out, although she was moored head and stern between two very powerful batteries and although [...] -
The Ships, Sets and Storms in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The following is an excerpt from some promotional material about the filming of the movie. -
Master and Commander Film Gallery
This one was easy so I went ahead and added it just now I’m sure I’ll be adding MANY MANY more images as time goes on… I might end up having to dedicate a separate album to the movie, actually, with different galleries for different characters etc… We’ll see! -
Cover Art Gallery
I’m not going to lie, there is SO MUCH information out there about our beloved series, and all of it is so scattered, that it’s really difficult to focus on what I need to compile and post. Here is a gallery featuring all the various covers of various editions of the Aubrey/Maturin novels that I [...]