Jack Aubrey

Jack Aubrey is the protagonist of a series of novels by Patrick O'Brian. Taking place in the times of the wars between Napoleon and England, they are very loosely based on the exploits of the historical Thomas, Lord Cochrane.

There are twenty books in the series. Major characters include Captain Jack Aubrey, and his particular friend Stephen Maturin, physician, secret agent, naturalist, and agitator for Catalan freedom.

The titles of the novels are:

• Master and Commander
• Post Captain
• H. M. S. Surprise
• The Mauritius Command
• Desolation Island
• Fortune of War
• The Surgeon's Mate
• The Ionian Mission
• Treason's Harbour
• The Far Side of the World
• The Reverse of the Medal
• The Letter of Marque
• The Thirteen Gun Salute
• The Nutmeg of Consolation
• The Truelove
• The Wine-Dark Sea
• The Commodore
• The Yellow Admiral
• The Hundred Days
• Blue at the Mizzen

A film starring Russell Crowe as Captain Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Dr. Maturin was released in November, 2003.