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  <name><![CDATA[Patrick O'Brian]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Patrick O'Brian, CBE (born as Richard Patrick Russ) was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on the friendship of English Naval Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially-finished twenty-first novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript.

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&lt;i&gt;Patrick O'Brian. (2007, October 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:02, October 18, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_O%27Brian&amp;oldid=164124370&lt;/i&gt;]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>    <born_at>12/12/1914</born_at>  <died_at>01/02/2000</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Master and Commander (Aubrey/Maturin Book 1)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Post Captain (Aubrey/Maturin Book 2)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Patrick O'Brian]]></name>
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  <published>1972</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[H.M.S. 'Surprise' (Aubrey/Maturin Book 3)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Mauritius Command (Aubrey/Maturin Book 4)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Patrick O'Brian]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Desolation Island (Aubrey/Maturin Book 5)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Patrick O'Brian]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Fortune of War (Aubrey/Maturin Book 6)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Patrick O'Brian]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey/Maturin Book 7)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Patrick O'Brian]]></name>
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  <published>1980</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Far Side of the World (Aubrey/Maturin Book 10)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Letter of Marque (Aubrey/Maturin Book 12)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Patrick O'Brian]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Treason's Harbour (Aubrey/Maturin Book 9)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Patrick O'Brian]]></name>
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        <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Simon Vance]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.29</average_rating>
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  <published>1983</published>  
  
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