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Did Willoughby Join the Navy? Patrick O’Brian’s Thirty-Year Homage to Jane Austen

July 17, 2021 The Dear Knows 0

Whether the comparisons are obvious or not, as The New Yorker noted, “O’Brian acknowledges Jane Austen as one of his inspirations, and she need not be ashamed of the affiliation” (ctd. in King 344).

06. The Fortune of War

The Fortune of War Radio Play

March 15, 2019 The Dear Knows 0

*SPOILERS* The year is 1812, and Britain is at war with America and France. When Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr Stephen Maturin are forced to abandon ship in the South Atlantic they are picked up […]

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The Letterbook of Pardon Mawney Whipple, Midshipman on Board USS Constitution from 1813-15

November 2, 2018 The Dear Knows 0

When a 22-year-old Pardon Mawney Whipple received his midshipman’s warrant in December of 1812, the war between America and Britain was well underway. By 1813 USS Constitution had already met with, and defeated, HMS Guerriere and HMS […]

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What Deadly Diseases Look Like On Your Body

October 29, 2018 The Dear Knows 0

This video shows the physical manifestations of diseases from our period and before. Thankfully almost all of these diseases are incredibly rare today, but our dear Stephen would have been familiar with the symptoms if […]

17. The Commodore

An Evening With Patrick O’Brian

October 23, 2018 The Dear Knows 0

An interview with the late author Patrick O’Brian at The Mariners’ Museum, in Newport News, VA, on April 11, 1995. Then Museum President and CEO John Hightower moderated the interview and questions. This event preceded […]

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Sir Joseph Banks and the Aubrey/Maturin Novels of Patrick O’Brian

February 22, 2015 The Dear Knows 0

This fascinating scholarly article by Jeremy Strong examines Sir Joseph Banks in our beloved series, both as someone mentioned within the series and as the inspiration for the character of Sir Joseph Blaine. It was […]

01. Master and Commander

Master and Commander Radio Play

November 2, 2014 The Dear Knows 0

*SPOILERS* The gripping first installment of our beloved series, dramatised by Roger Danes. First broadcast on May 11, 1995, this BBC 4 radio performance features Michael Troughton as Captain Jack Aubrey and Nigel Anthony as […]

05. Desolation Island

Desolation Island Radio Play

May 17, 2014 The Dear Knows 0

*SPOILERS* Jack Aubrey sets sail for Australia in his new command, HMS Leopard. His mission – to transport a group of convicts to Botany Bay, including a woman, Louisa Wogan, who has been spying for the […]

HMS Surprise

Reviving Surprise: The Reconfiguration of the Rose into the HMS Surprise

November 30, 2013 The Dear Knows 0

This is a comprehensive description of the steps taken to transform the tall ship Rose into our very own dear Surprise for the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The information was presented by David L. Kolthoff, P.E. to […]

Sailing Techniques

How Does Math Guide Our Ships At Sea?

November 29, 2013 The Dear Knows 0

“Without math, would our seafaring ancestors ever have seen the world? Great mathematical thinkers and their revolutionary discoveries have an incredible story. Explore the beginnings of logarithms through the history of navigation, adventure and new […]

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