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.../r/thomas.html
Also, the latest issue of Smithsonian Magazine has a great article on
the guy!
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/s...ccurrent.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