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Violence and hardship are frequently the lot of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, but these circumstances are balanced, novel by novel, by our heroes’ (generally) honorable behavior and their (sometimes outrageous) luck. Jack’s trusting nature leaves him vulnerable to swindlers and projectors, while Stephen’s melancholy introversion and habits of secrec…
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