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Old 21-08-2007, 15:42   #14
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Maturin

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Originally Posted by Tspringer
Well, its not modern and current and its fiction and its not just about sailing.... but few things have fueled my passion for sailing and voyaging like reading the Aubrey/Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian. He has to be one of the most gifted writers of the past 100 years and these books qualify as literature, not just pulp fiction. I cannot recommend anything more strongly!


Terry
a great read. we read all of them with great pleasure and then donated them to a library in New Zealand before departing for Australia Mary
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