The Fortune of War
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The Fortune of War is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-spy Stephen Maturin through sea battles and espionage during the Napoleonic Wars.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aubrey–Maturin novel
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nautical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Patrick O’Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Diana Villiers
NERFINISHED
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Sophia Aubrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDepicted |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Surgeon’s Mate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Desolation Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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naval fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Aubrey–Maturin universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | Royal Navy captain ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryProtagonistOccupation |
intelligence agent
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physician ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty
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friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ war at sea ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late 20th-century historical fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | nautical realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack Aubrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableEventDepicted |
battle between HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake
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capture of USS Chesapeake ⓘ |
| originalMediaType |
hardcover
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print ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | sixth novel ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Collins
NERFINISHED
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Harper & Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Aubrey–Maturin series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Napoleonic Wars
NERFINISHED
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War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Age of Sail naval warfare
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Anglo-American naval conflict ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ espionage ⓘ |
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