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02. Post Captain Archive
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Law and Morality in Patrick O’Brian’s Post Captain
One of the things that makes our beloved series so, um, belovable, is the incredible density of the details packed into it. There’s more in every book than just an enjoyable adventure. Within each book one can find discourses on nature (both animal and human), medicine, science, politics, technology… Every aspect of Napoleonic Era life [...] -
Stephen Maturin: This Article’s Title Is A Spoiler
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Aubreyad Novel and Film Connections
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Post Captain Discussion Questions Ch. 9
*SPOILERS* August 23, 2010 – August 29, 2010 The Aubreyad Press Gang Epic Adventure Week Eighteen -
Post Captain Discussion Questions Ch. 8
*SPOILERS* August 16, 2010 – August 22, 2010 The Aubreyad Press Gang Epic Adventure Week Seventeen -
Post Captain Discussion Questions Ch. 7
*SPOILERS* August 9, 2010 – August 15, 2010 The Aubreyad Press Gang Epic Adventure Week Sixteen -
Appendix of Literary Allusions in Post Captain
Patrick O’Brian’s prose is very dense with literary and non-literary quotations and allusions, which can be as confusing as they are edifying. And sometimes they’re slipped in so deftly that they’re impossible to recognize at all. Thankfully, the brilliant Anna Ravano has created this excellent list to guide us in our quest to wring every [...] -
Post Captain Discussion Questions Ch. 6
*SPOILERS* August 2, 2010 – August 8, 2010 The Aubreyad Press Gang Epic Adventure Week Fifteen -
Post Captain Discussion Questions Ch. 5
*SPOILERS* July 26, 2010 – August 1, 2010 The Aubreyad Press Gang Epic Adventure Week Fourteen -
Post Captain Discussion Questions Ch. 4
*SPOILERS* July 19, 2010 – July 25, 2010 The Aubreyad Press Gang Epic Adventure Week Thirteen