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Patrick O'Brian, born Richard Patrick Russ in 1914 in Buckinghamshire, England, was well-known for his series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Among his honors was the award of Commander of the British Empire (C.B.E.) Master and Commander is the first book of the twenty-novel series, begun in 1969. The Peter Weir film, Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World, is loosely based on O'Brian's work. O'Brian's education was sporadic. O'Brian published two novels, a collection of stories, and several uncollected stories under his original name. By the mid-1930s, he was training to be a pilot in the Royal Air Force. This was a failed effort. O'Brian moved to London where he may have been involved in intelligence efforts. He later moved to Wales and to a Catalan village in southern France, where he became a highly respected translator from French to English and wrote novels and short stories. O'Brian was a staunch defender of his privacy, even refusing to include any biographical information on his book jackets. As well as his historical novels, O'Brian wrote three contemporary novels, six story collections, two biographies, and a history of the Royal Navy aimed at young readers. He died in 2000.

Books by Patrick O'Brian

Master and Commander 0006499155 Book Cover

Master and Commander

Patrick O'Brian

$3.99 - $20.89

Post Captain 0393307069 Book Cover

Post Captain

Patrick O'Brian

$5.19 - $13.53

H.M.S. Surprise 0393307611 Book Cover

H.M.S. Surprise

Patrick O'Brian

$4.29 - $15.19

The Mauritius Command 0006165745 Book Cover

The Mauritius Command

Patrick O'Brian

$4.29 - $70.69

The Fortune of War 0393308138 Book Cover

The Fortune of War

Patrick O'Brian

$4.19 - $23.19

Desolation Island 039330812X Book Cover

Desolation Island

Patrick O'Brian

$4.39 - $22.49

Treason's Harbour 0393308634 Book Cover

Treason's Harbour

Patrick O'Brian

$4.19 - $39.40

The Surgeon's Mate 0393308200 Book Cover

The Surgeon's Mate

Patrick O'Brian

$4.19 - $18.59

The Nutmeg of Consolation 0393309061 Book Cover

The Nutmeg of Consolation

Patrick O'Brian

$4.39 - $31.29

The Ionian Mission 0393308219 Book Cover

The Ionian Mission

Patrick O'Brian

$4.59 - $19.09

The Hundred Days 0393319792 Book Cover

The Hundred Days

Patrick O'Brian

$4.39 - $15.89

The Far Side of the World 0393324761 Book Cover

The Far Side of the World

Patrick O'Brian

$4.69 - $19.09

Blue at the Mizzen 039332107X Book Cover

Blue at the Mizzen

Patrick O'Brian

$3.99 - $19.09

The Yellow Admiral 0393317048 Book Cover

The Yellow Admiral

Patrick O'Brian

$4.19 - $19.09

The Letter of Marque 0006499279 Book Cover

The Letter of Marque

Patrick O'Brian

$4.79 - $70.49

The Thirteen-Gun Salute 039330907X Book Cover

The Thirteen-Gun Salute

Patrick O'Brian

$4.59 - $43.39

The Commodore 0006493246 Book Cover

The Commodore

Patrick O'Brian

$4.19 - $19.09

Clarissa Oakes UK/The Truelove US 0393310167 Book Cover

Clarissa Oakes UK/The Truelove US

Patrick O'Brian

$5.29 - $28.39

The Wine-Dark Sea 0393312445 Book Cover

The Wine-Dark Sea

Patrick O'Brian

$4.19 - $19.09

The Reverse of the Medal 0393309606 Book Cover

The Reverse of the Medal

Patrick O'Brian

$4.59 - $19.09

The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey 0007194706 Book Cover

The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey

Patrick O'Brian

$7.29 - $15.72

The Golden Ocean. 0006497942 Book Cover

The Golden Ocean.

Patrick O'Brian

$5.09 - $15.49

The Unknown Shore 039331538X Book Cover

The Unknown Shore

Patrick O'Brian

$4.69 - $20.79

Men-of-war: Life in Nelson's Navy 0393038580 Book Cover

Men-of-war: Life in Nelson's Navy

Patrick O'Brian

$4.49 - $6.39

The Road to Samarcand 0007262760 Book Cover

The Road to Samarcand

Patrick O'Brian

$4.79 - $14.03

The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels (5 Volumes) 039306011x Book Cover

The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels (5 Volumes)

Patrick O'Brian

$178.76

Picasso: A Biography 0393311074 Book Cover

Picasso: A Biography

Patrick O'Brian

$6.09 - $26.03

Collected Short Stories 0393313808 Book Cover

Collected Short Stories

Patrick O'Brian

$4.89 - $6.39

Three Bear Witness 0393313166 Book Cover

Three Bear Witness

Patrick O'Brian

$4.79 - $18.20

Joseph Banks: A Life 0002723409 Book Cover

Joseph Banks: A Life

Patrick O'Brian

$6.49 - $20.37

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