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  1. The Golden Ocean is a historical novel written by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1956. It tells the story of a novice midshipman, Peter Palafox, who joins George Anson's voyage around the world beginning in 1740. The story is written much in the language and spelling of the mid-18th century.

    • Patrick O'Brian
    • 1956
  2. Set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, O'Brian's twenty-volume series centers on the enduring friendship between naval officer Jack Aubrey and physician (and spy) Stephen Maturin.

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  3. Oct 17, 1996 · O'Brian's first sea-going novel, The Golden Ocean is a precurser to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series in its excitement and rich humor, its eloquent style and and tapestry of historical detail.

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    • Patrick O'Brian
    • $15.95
    • W. W. Norton & Company
  4. Oct 17, 1996 · O'Brian's first sea-going novel, The Golden Ocean is a precurser to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series in its excitement and rich humor, its eloquent style and and tapestry of historical detail.

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  5. by Patrick O'Brian (Author) The first novel Patrick O'Brian ever wrote about the sea, a precursor to the acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series. In the year 1740, Commodore (later Admiral) George Anson embarked on a voyage that would become one of the most famous exploits in British naval history.

  6. May 17, 1994 · The Golden Ocean relates the adventures--or misadventures--of Peter Palafox, a tenderfoot landlubber who signs on-board a deep water bark without ever having seen a ship. A humorous adventure for all collections.

    • Patrick O'Brian
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