Re: Patrick O'Brians novels (was Master and Commander)

Hmm, it seems you are wrong. O'brian's character was based upon a real 
person named Cochrane, and he was much larger than life!
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/anthony.campbell1/bookreviews/r/thomas.html
Also, the latest issue of Smithsonian Magazine has a great article on 
the guy!
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/smithsonian/toccurrent.shtml





EJBleendreeble wrote:
> There's a contributor's review of Patrick O'Brian's novels at
> http://www.casualsailor.com/PatrickOBrian.html . It's a thoughtful
> piece, but O'Brian fans should not expect it to be uncritical.  I tend
> to agree with the reviewer that the novels are enjoyable but that
> their quality has been overstated.
>
> E.J. Bleendreeble
> http://www.casualsailor.com