Maturin

Stephen Maturin is a surgeon in the Georgian navy, but he is also a physician and an avid naturalist.

Science and fiction ... Frank Wilson 2006

On the morn the sexton of the said church, that was called Maturin, rose up and found all the parements and jewels that had been borne away, and were set in the place as they had been tofore.

The Golden Legend, vol. 3 1230-1298 1900

Jose Gregorio Briceno declared a "state of emergency" following the spill, halting water distribution and closing schools in the state's capital of Maturin, which is located approximately 255 miles 410 kilometers northeast of Caracas

SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter 2012

Gothic figures, such as Maturin's Bertram, and more importantly for his handling of key tragic heroes such as Othello who by definition offer a heroism that violates some moral norm; in other words, Aldridge specialized in roles where we might sympathize with a titanic figure despite the play's ultimate judgment of him.

Theatrical Forms, Ideological Conflicts, and the Staging of Obi 2002

With the dust of "Maturin" in my eyes, I sat down and read "The Death of Friends," and the dust melted away in some of those tears it is good to shed.

The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1 (of 3), 1833-1856 Charles Dickens 1841

If, however, like Aubrey and Maturin and Patrick O'Brian, you prefer time for a breath and an occasional game of whist in between battles, "Empire of Silver" is probably not for you.

Mongols on the Moskva Allan Mallinson 2011

The Aubrey and Maturin are merchant cousins, devil-may-care Menedemos and intellectual Sostratos, who roam the Mediterranean looking for profit and girls, while avoiding storms, pirates and jealous husbands.

Immigration 2010

The Aubrey and Maturin are merchant cousins, devil-may-care Menedemos and intellectual Sostratos, who roam the Mediterranean looking for profit and girls, while avoiding storms, pirates and jealous husbands.

Air Superiority Lost? 2010

This fifth of 20 historical novels in Patrick O'Brian's addictive Aubrey-Maturin series imagines a nightmare.

Fury and Terror On the High Seas Geoffrey Wolff 2011

These are not books in O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin mold, where the heroes, when not fighting, are playing the violin and the cello and talking natural philosophy.

Mongols on the Moskva Allan Mallinson 2011