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Tables of Contents for Patrick O'Brian
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
xi
Prologue: London, July 1945
3
6
PART I: GREEN
A Top Hat, a Clean Collar, and Clean Boots, 1850--1900
9
6
Walden, 1914--1922
15
15
The Pen Mightier than the Pain, 1923--1930
30
15
PART II: RED
Beasts Royal, 1930--1934
45
12
Darwinian Pursuits, 1934--1939
57
20
Blood, Sweat, Toil, and Tears, 1940--1943
77
13
An Irishman Is Born, 1943--1946
90
11
PART III: SLATE
The Last Approach to the Mansion of Pluto, 1946--1947
101
15
Moelwyn Bank, 1948--1949
116
17
PART IV: AZURE
The Last Stronghold of Poets and Painters, 1949--1953
133
21
The Catalans, 1953--1955
154
15
Voyaging with Commodore Anson, 1955--1959
169
9
Temple and Beauvoir, 1960--1966
178
12
Master and Commander, 1967--1969
190
11
An Epic Is Launched, 1970--1973
201
16
Becoming Picasso, 1973--1976
217
14
PART V: DEEP BLUE
At Sea Again, 1976--1978
231
9
Writing with Stunsails Aloft and Alow, 1978--1984
240
24
Singing of Sir Joseph, 1985--1986
264
13
Sailing in the Trade Winds, 1987--1990
277
22
PART VI: GOLD
The Best Writer You Never Heard Of? 1990--1992
299
25
The Wages of Fame, 1993--1994
324
18
The Commodore's Second Triumphal Tour, 1995--1996
342
16
A Night of Honor, October 11, 1996
358
5
Epilogue
363
4
Selected Bibliography
367
9
Acknowledgments
376
3
Index
379