A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian [Paperback]

A comprehensive guide to the British Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Age for fans of Patrick O'Brian.

A gem of a book.
-Minneapolis Star Tribune

This expansive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels.

Dean Kingis the author of many works of nonfiction, includingPatrick O'Brian: A Life RevealedandEvery Man Shall Do His Duty. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

John B. Hattendorfis a professor of maritime history at the United States Naval War College.

J. Worth Estes, Ph.D., is a professor of pharmacology at Boston University and a specialist in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century maritime medicine.

To any disoriented lubber who needs to take a quick bearing on Aubrey's world of staysails and sternposts, it will be a useful compass.
The Economist

Dean King's lexicon will charm cultists.
The Philadelphia Inquirer

An outstandingly useful passkey to the wooden world of Britain's Royal Navy in the great age of sail.
Sea History

A gem of a book.
Minneapolis Star Tribune