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darknite007 t1_j5r6n9h wrote

Check out the Aubrey Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian, starting with Master and Commander. It’s set in the early 1800s, focusing on the Napoleonic War from the British perspective and all the battles are historically accurate while the author provides a wealth of detail on the technical aspects of the Age of Sail. And the language is simply gorgeous

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alterego879 t1_j5wmbl1 wrote

Seconded. I’m only 2 chapters in and I had to put it away (coincidentally to read nonfiction books for class), and it’s sitting on my shelf and I can’t wait to pick it back up again. I understand almost nothing about the dearth of naval descriptions, but I already adore the prose and the two men.

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