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This is the first Aubrey/Maturin I've read. Should I continue the series from here (seems like the story continues in the next book) or start from the beginning to catch up before continuing?

webslog + 1 for starting from the beginning. Stephen Maturin's character is revealed in minute brush strokes throughout the series; the first 5 books are esse…more+ 1 for starting from the beginning. Stephen Maturin's character is revealed in minute brush strokes throughout the series; the first 5 books are essential (IMHO) in establishing Maturin's essentially dour outlook on humanity and help you understand how his background led him to become the weirdly engaging crank that he is.(less)

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I feel like I missed something... in one part of the chapter Stephen is saying there were no clues in Mrs. Wogans letter to Diana... then a few paragraphs later he is talking about the code, and the tics in the margin, etc. Was the code key in Herapath's letter?

Stanley He was suspicious of Diana's and double-checked it for tics, but found nothing.…more He was suspicious of Diana's and double-checked it for tics, but found nothing.(less)

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Who impregnated Mrs. Wogan?

Anne Chappel

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