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Sick Bay of the HMS San Domingo, 1812

July 14, 2021 The Dear Knows 0

If you’ve ever wondered exactly what our dear Dr. Maturin’s domain was like, this illustration, drawn to scale and labeled, is an excellent place to start!

Dr. Stephen Maturin

Science at Sea: What the Novels of Patrick O’Brian Can Teach Us

November 16, 2018 The Dear Knows 0

Sail ho! The cry is heard frequently as Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ship’s surgeon, Dr Stephen Maturin, navigate the 19th century plotlines of Patrick O’Brian’s celebrated novels. But just as a […]

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The Ill-Fated Invasion of Ireland and Pellew’s Blockade of Brest, Dec. 1796

August 2, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Given Stephen Maturin’s overwhelming hatred of Napoleon, it is sometimes easy to forget that in his youth he not only studied in France, but was a Republican and a fervent believer in the goals of […]

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Espionage During the Napoleonic Wars

July 8, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

*SPOILERS*

Dr. Stephen Maturin

An In-Depth Explanation of Medical Treatment in Aubrey’s Royal Navy

July 1, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

At the beginning of our beloved series, Dr. Stephen Maturin takes up his post aboard the Sophie without fully understanding just what he’s getting into. As a physician, he of course has a strong medical education and […]

Dr. Stephen Maturin

A Brief Introduction to Laudanum

June 16, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

“He checked me with my laudanum… Yet do I indeed obnubilate my mind? I rarely take a thousand drops, a trifle compared with your true opium-eater’s dose or with my own in Diana’s day: I […]

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The 26 Commandments of Irish Dueling

May 29, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

“Ideas upon matters of honour are altogether different in the two kingdoms. Before now I have given Englishmen provocation that would necessarily have called for a meeting in Ireland, with no result. We should call […]

Dr. Stephen Maturin

The Rising of the United Irishmen

May 5, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

“I cannot, by any possible energy of words, express to you the blundering, the delay, the murderous confusion and the stupidity of it all. It accomplished nothing; it delayed independence for a hundred years; it […]

Dr. Stephen Maturin

Medicine in Stephen Maturin’s Day

April 7, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Our beloved Dr. Stephen Maturin is an anomaly in the Royal Navy, as he is a physician rather than a surgeon. Ship’s surgeons tended to be barely educated barbers who could pull out teeth and […]

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