Patrick O'Brian
Author
British · 20th century
British novelist best known for the Aubrey-Maturin series of naval historical fiction set during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Uncle Jerry references the Aubrey-Maturin series in connection with the seafaring superstition of a 'Jonah', a bad luck omen aboard a ship, which relates to the albatross imagery.
Notable Works
- Master and Commander, Post Captain, HMS Surprise
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Aubrey-Maturin series
Angela & Uncle Jerry reference the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian as another literary work that uses the seafaring concept of a 'Jonah', a bad luck omen aboard a ship, which connects to the albatross imagery. Uncle Jerry mentions they have a Jonah on board their ship.
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