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I read and enjoyed Patrick O'Brien's stories of Aubrey and Maturin. Do you think then, that I'd like the Hornblower ones? Perhaps the miniseries can be rented.

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I read and enjoyed Patrick O'Brien's stories of Aubrey and Maturin. Do you think then, that I'd like the Hornblower ones? Perhaps the miniseries can be rented.

OH OH...can I weigh in on this one too?!?! I have begun reading the O'Brien stories too! I knew within the first page I would like them...I was expecting to find a very dry and dull and monotonous and verbose 18th century style of writing...instead, it is very engaging and interesting. It is a bit tough getting past all the parts that describe the ship, but I love the characterizations and Aubrey seems such a lovable character.

Russell Crowe is going to be in "The Far Side of the World" which is set to come out next year. Billy Boyd is Barret Bonden, the coxswain...

What *does* a coxswain do, anyway????

best,
Alkhin

I read and enjoyed Patrick O'Brien's stories of Aubrey and Maturin. Do you think then, that I'd like the Hornblower ones?

I'm not familiar with the O'Brien books, but based on the cover picture you posted it looks like they were stories of seafaring in the 1800s? If so, then you probably will enjoy the Hornblower books. They were written by C.S. Forester, and concern the adventures of British Navy man Horatio Hornblower, from his start as a teen-aged Midshipman all the way up to his later years as an Admiral. The early books are set during the 1790s and early 1800s, just before and during the Napoleanic Wars. The first book in the series is Mr. Midshipman Hornblower.

By the way, is venison pasty what I think it is? Basically, a meat and vegetable pie sort of thing? I grew up with pasties as a staple of my diet... no venison though, usually beef and pork were the meat used.