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for the W.W. Norton edition of the Aubrey/Maturin Canon


Being a collection of typos, misspellings, and minor inconsistencies in the Aubrey/Maturin novels, reported by Gunroom lissuns and compiled by Larry Breed.

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The errata listed are those in the Norton paperbacks. Norton set their own type for the early books, but used plates from O'Brian's U.K. publisher, Collins (later HarperCollins) for the later books. It appears that Norton also corrected a few errata between printings. The notation "[also in UK1]", indicates that the erratum appears in the Collins/HarperCollins 1st edition as well. "[Agrees with UK1]" indicates that a proposed correction corresponds to UK1. "[Agrees with US1]" refers to the Lippincott first edition of Master and Commander.

"PASC" refers to "Persons, Animals, Ships and Cannon in the Aubrey-Maturin Sea Novels of Patrick O'Brian" by Anthony Gary Brown.

Beside proposed replacement text, [?] indicates a suggestion with little or no consensus behind it, which particularly warrants scrutiny. With concurrence by others, and absent serious disagreement, the [?] will eventually be removed.


Master and Commander


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 29 line -11 and be began in
and he began in
page 57 line 7 a heap on 'em [also in UK1]
a heap of 'em [?]
[OED does not record use of 'on' for 'of']
page 72 line -6 and 4 handed [also in UK1]
at 4 handed
page 78 line -7 mainsail as a mainsail
mainsail as is a mainsail
[Agrees with UK1]
page 106 line -14 a frigate of a ship [also in UK1]
a frigate or a ship
[Agrees with US1]
page 119 lines 9ff [increase line spacing]
page 123 line -2 the Sophie's, full allowance
the Sophie's full allowance
page 150 line 13 port, there Killick [also in UK1]
port, there, Killick
[Agrees with US1]
page 187 line 2 loooking quite happy
looking quite happy
page 187 line 13 'There a hellish
'There's a hellish
page 193 line 3 hocus-pocus.
hocus-pocus.'
page 195 line -6 how to command.
how to command.'
page 206 line 10 a Neopolitan snow [also in UK1]
a Neapolitan snow
[Agrees with US1; also see Norton pages 217, 220]
page 352 line -1 Babbbington
Babbington

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Post Captain


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 85 line 4 Lt us see
Let us see
page 102 line 5 head of us.'
ahead of us.'
page 111 line -11 in front of them
in front of him
[Agrees with 1972 Lippincott 1st American edition.]
page 133 lines -8, -7 and we disabled him.'
and we disable him.'
[Jack is speaking of the future: cf. page 311 line 10, "Five minutes' brisk and she strikes."]
page 145 line -6 Messiers les prisonniers
Messieurs les prisonniers
[Concise Oxford French Dictionary translates messier as 'keeper (of fields and vineyards), harvest-watcher']
page 157 line 4 abstracted str- / umming
[bad line break]
page 162 line -4 your Indiama.
your Indiaman.
page 166 line 12 'your must humble
'your most humble
page 172 lines -12, -11 a firm, though opulent bosom
a firm though opulent bosom
   [or]
a firm, though opulent, bosom
page 191 line 15 a shifty little cove
A shifty little cove
[Agrees with UK1]
page 193 line 8 eight-five guineas
eighty-five guineas [?]
page 204 line 22 but hardly name. [also in UK1]
but could hardly name.
page 206 line -8 desined
designed [?]
[OED does not list 'desine' or 'desined' as alternate spellings. On the other hand, Scriven is entitled to misspell.]
page 243 line -13 flogging through the feet
flogging through the fleet
page 259 line -11 buckets of flush
buckets of slush
page 262 lines 9,10 rest of the wine Killick?'
rest of the wine, Killick?
[Agrees with UK1]
page 262 line -11 I said.
I said,
page 289 line -1 the devil suggestd
the devil suggested
page 295 line -6 Crinkum-cankum
Crinkum-crankum
page 297 line 12 night on eight bells
nigh on eight bells
page 301 line 2 mizzen
mizen
[? single z in all other volumes (except for frontispiece figure), until BATM title]
page 302 lines 13,14 the jibs of jibs
the jib of jibs
page 316 line 3 re-breached [also in UK1]
re-breeched [?]
[OED cites no instances of "breach" in the gunnery-related sense of "breech" and "breeched".]
page 321 line 1 these valuable mer / chantmen
these valuable mer- / chantmen
page 321 line 9 on the rocks". [also in UK1]
on the rocks."
page 326 line -10 A gentlemen
A gentleman
page 366 lines 3, 4 dy'ye hear me?
d'ye hear me?
page 366 line 16 black the white
black's the white
page 371 lines -16,-15 stern to stern
stem to stern
page 403 line -2 a meagre heart
a meagre bear
[Agrees with UK1]
page 429 line -12 He, was
He was
page 433 line 6 I lie alone: alone. Perhaps and
I lie alone: alone. Perhaps and
page 461 line -19 viz, her heart!!
viz, her heart!!'
[In US1, Lippincott changed the Collins plate to 'viz.,']
page 492 line 4 thumbed
thumped
page 493 line -16 re-reaving the rigging [also in UK1]
re-reeving the rigging [?]
[Following the main entries, OED lists reave as also "obsolete Scottish form of rave verb, variant of reeve." But this is not the nautical reeve, so "re-reaving" is probably an error.]

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H.M.S. Surprise


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

after page 3 [No dedication? also in UK1]
page 23 line 6 Sir Joseph Blain [also in UK1]
Sir Joseph Blaine
[cf. pages 81-87]
page 35 line 14 blunt up
bunt up
page 52 line 12 packing his own quarterdeck
pacing his own quarterdeck
page 85 line -14 ... and so on and so forth.
'. . . and so on and so forth. [at left margin]
page 85 line -5 officers about,
[align to right margin]
page 92 lines 13, 15 [align left margin]
page 101 line 6 leading
leaden
[Agrees with UK1]
page 105 line -5 seventy
seven
[Agrees with UK1]
page 163 line 17 mollyhawks [also in UK1]
mollymawks [?]
The most common spelling today is mollymawks (TGS pages 147, 160); OED lists "mollyhawk" as a corrupt form, first appearing in the 1880's. Also mollymauks (WDS page 232) and other spellings. A common name for any of various fulmers, petrels, and albatrosses.
page 180 line 9 that was the only way
this was the only way
page 192 line -6 his down.
him down.
page 213 line 16 handkershief
handkerchief
page 240 line 1 east of Greenwhich
east of Greenwich
page 240 lines 5ff [Missing paragraph; see Fontana/Collins 1976 ed.]
Jack and Stourton had never met, but they knew one another by reputation. Stourton had expected a big, yellow-haired man ...[more]
page 246 line -2 nanny-goat had [also in UK1]
nanny-goat, had
page 248 line 3 and unseeing [also in UK1]
and unseen [?]
page 255 line 15 'Give it her,' [also in UK1]
'Give it here,'
page 260 line -18 ninety-one degrees of latitude [also in UK1]
ninety-one degrees of longitude
page 267 line 7 beating WSW [also in UK1]
bearing WSW
page 274 line 1 latitude eighty-nine east [also in UK1]
longitude eighty-nine east
page 287 line -8 bear up cross ahead
bear up, cross ahead
page 289 line -13 by quarter of a [also in UK1]
by a quarter of a
page 292 line 11 headsails, "Mr Babbington,
headsails. "Mr Babbington,
page 303 line 14 and single
and a single
page 304 line 1 if we can beat [also in UK1]
if we cannot beat
page 310 line 19 I wonder you can tand
I wonder you can stand
[In Collins-Fontana paperback, 1990; correct in Norton]
page 315 line 17 the line of orders echoed
the line the orders echoed
[Agrees with UK1]
page 320 line -13 'By God, he said,
'By God,' he said,
page 345 lines 12, 13 if your man chooses to put with a blow
if your man chooses to put up with a blow
page 354 line 11 his chest swatched [also in UK1]
his chest swathed
[OED records no 'swatch' variant]
page 360 line 6 ominus words. [also in UK1]
ominous words
page 360 line 13 on the intercession
or the intercession
[Agrees with UK1]
page 362 line 14 He must weight a ton.
He must weigh a ton.
page 364 line -2 vascular cryptograms [also in UK1]
vascular cryptogams
[see DI page 319]
page 367 line 3 but makes the hands
but it makes the hands
page 368 line 17 cryptograms [also in UK1]
cryptogams
page 377 lines 17, 18 down to the str- / aggling
[bad line break]

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The Mauritius Command


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 19 line -19 Do you not spent
Do you not spend
page 50 line 2 train of though
train of thought
page 55 line -8 eights
eighths
page 90 line 10 Sir Joseph Blain [also in UK1]
Sir Joseph Blaine
[cf HMSS pages 81-87]
page 169 line -4 symptons
symptoms
page 182 line 6 ovecome
overcome
page 190 line 8 helebore
hellebore
page 194 line 3 double-breached [also in UK1]
double-breeched [?]
page 217 line 5 latitude [also in UK1]
longitude
page 344 line -8 Guidhall
Guildhall

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Desolation Island


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 39 line 4 soundrel
scoundrel
page 45 line -5 'I bet your pardon?'
'I beg your pardon?'
page 60 line -9 transportion of convicts
transportation of convicts
page 61 line -2 a friendly cheer?'
a friendly cheer.'
page 87 line 18 at twice
or twice
page 88 line -8 bed or roses
bed of roses
page 89 line -3 carotty [also in UK1]
carroty
page 111 line 13 shrill flightly morbid ring
shrill slightly morbid ring
page 116 line -5 longitude [also in UK1]
latitude
page 117 line 16 the desk was priddied
the deck was priddied
page 127 line 15 George will be breached [also in UK1]
George will be breeched [?]
page 146 line 1 12'30° [also in UK1]
12°30'
page 178 lines -4, -3 [Herapath's reply is missing:]
"But sir, as she herself confesses, she is with child."
[Stein & Day first American edition, p 150.]
page 188 line 12 beyond the garden.
beyond the garden.'
page 191 line -14 'If you were
'if you were
page 277 line -16 extraoardinary
extraordinary
page 287 line -17, -16 tardig- / rades,
tardi- / grades,
page 295 line 2 Why he not seen this
Why had he not seen this
page 308 line -14 if we are to operate.
if we are to operate.'
page 319 line -7 cryptomgrams
cryptograms
[Agrees with UK1]
page 321 line -6 offical
official

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The Fortune of War


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 8 line -4 duresn't [Also in UK1]
dursn't [?]
   [or]
dursent [?]
[The OED lists none of these; but Google shows many instances in British dialect speech of dursn't and dursent, and none of duresn't.]
page 26 lines -9, -8 Fre- / nch
[bad line break]
page 48 line -8 square-ribbed
square-rigged
[Agrees with UK1]
page 64 line 3 admist
amidst
page 75 line 7 frigates', said Yorke.
frigates,' said Yorke.
[cf. line 14]
page 110 line 5 One bell stuck
One bell struck
page 149 line 20 a very clever fellow . . .
a very clever fellow . . .'
page 248 line 9 Breuguet
Breguet
page 256 line -9 Mrs Villier's rooms
Mrs Villiers's rooms
page 264 line -12 so see what the angle
to see what the angle
page 276 line -13 close-hauled at it would lie
close-hauled as it would lie

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The Surgeon's Mate


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 14 line 14 improvized
improvised [?]
[No z variant in OED]
page 63 line 1 bawling through the door.'
bawling through the door.
page 69 line -13 By my dear
But my dear
page 80 line -17 Atfection
Affection
page 94 line 12 beating to / the eastward day and night
beating to / the southwestward day and night
page 96 line 2 headed south and west
headed east
page 106 line -8 And iron hoop
An iron hoop
page 113 line -18 the Porstmouth coach
the Portsmouth coach
page 116 line -13 in the second drawer her saw
in the second drawer he saw
page 168 line 15 out of the window.'
out of the window.
page 189 line 17 qBuarterdeck
quarterdeck
page 200 line 11 Jagiello, breaking off.'
Jagiello, breaking off.
page 205 line -10 upon her.'
upon her.
page 212 line -4 one of them.'
one of them.
page 254 line -17 not to obviously
not too obviously
page 296 line -2 They pursued
The pursued
page 328 line -8 very low indeed.'
very low indeed.

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The Ionian Mission


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 7 line -1 all proper ackowledgements
all proper acknowledgements
page 77 line 18 the dark red and broad straw hats
[word missing after 'red'?]
page 107 line -4 irascibility.'
irascibility.
page 141 line -13 Flat in forward. there.'
Flat in forward, there.'
page 188 line -5 in / order not to evade
in / order to evade
page 192 line 12 were to be obeyed
were not to be obeyed
page 230 line 18 It had not been
It had been
page 243 line 18 let along a bosun
let alone a bosun
page 247 line -14 cump-winches
pump-winches [?]
page 250 line 14 of the hurricane waters
or the hurricane waters
page 257 line 8 When
"When
page 301 line -12 for the occasion 'he is
for the occasion, 'he is
page 310 line 17 breeches in the wall
breaches in the wall [?]
page 317 line -19 and so on the sea-shore
and so on on the sea-shore
page 357 line 5 sail-trimmer
sail-trimmers

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Treason's Harbour


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 19 line 6 ask soon as
as soon as
page 24 line -17 collar of steel spokes
collar of steel spikes
[cf. page 38 line 10]
page 26 line 8 Pezophaps solitarious
Pezophaps solitarius
[see SM pages 155-157]
page 28 line -2 as graceful as writhe
as graceful a writhe
page 29 line 6 Dr Maturing
Dr Maturin
page 33 line 1 workd
work
page 35 line -1 therefore before them
there before them
page 42 line -16 a piractical directness
a piratical directness [?]
page 50 line -15 Aubrey deal with the situation
Aubrey dealt with the situation
page 85 line -7 its probably ingredients
its probable ingredients
page 86 line -1 She put took the decanter
She put down the decanter [?]
   [or]
She took the decanter [?]
[has she already poured?]
page 112 line -11 he came face to face with Edward Calamy
he came face to face with Peter Calamy
[Peter Calamy is the son of Edward Calamy, a deceased shipmate of Jack's]
page 119 line -8 he did not suppose than
he did not suppose that
page 137 line -16 clean- / sing
[bad line break]
page 179 line 1 set of offi / cers
set of offi- / cers
page 183 line 8 said Jack.
said Jack, [?]
page 212 line 7 crisp against
crisp again
page 219 line -16 'Which as Bir Hafsa?'
'Which was Bir Hafsa?'
page 249 line -3 an abrupt half
an abrupt halt
page 250 line 5 'I rely on your entirely,'
'I rely on you entirely,'
page 277 line 17 for the moment
for the moment.
page 284 line 8 fortresss
fortress
page 287 line -9 he is aboards us
he is aboard us
page 304 line 10 charged ot give you
charged to give you
page 323 line -12 the Surprise
the Surprise,

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The Far Side of the World


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 31 line 3 military fever
miliary fever
page 46 line 20 long leave of absence
a long leave of absence [?]
page 47 lines 20, 21 pas- / sed
[bad line break]
page 69 line -13 post-admiral
port-admiral
[cf. line -6 and page 75 line 14]
page 71 line 18 with this chaplain
with his chaplain [?]
page 78 line 10 "Well, Killick," he say to me
"Well, Killick," he says to me
page 80 line 18 he contended himself
he contented himself
[OED shows no variant spelling for "contented"]
page 89 line 11 "There she blows".
"There she blows." [?]
page 108 line -5 a pleasant contended look
a pleasant contented look
page 125 line -9 But listen, James Mowett,
[Mowett's first name is usually William. See Mowett entry in the Muster Book.]
page 127 line 1 of God love his soul
oh God love his soul
page 127 line -5 would have seen a superior acrosticmonger
would have been a superior acrosticmonger
page 141 line 1 west latitude [printing 1-3]
   [or]
west longtitude [printing 5 & onward]

west longitude
page 164 line 5 Theshing about
Threshing about
[OED: earlier form of "Thrashing"]
page 169 line -7 get out some shores
get out some stores
page 176 line 13 he as as eager
he was as eager
[corrected in the 4th or 5th printing]
page 180 line -8 mallemawks
Other spellings are: mollymawk (TGS pages 147, 160); mollymauk (WDS page 232); and mollyhawk (HMSS page 163) which the OED calls a corrupt form, first appearing in the 1880's. A common name for any of various fulmers, petrels, and albatrosses.
page 237 line -11 I not like to
I do not like to
page 260 line 15 obliged to forego
obliged to forgo
page 273 line 5 tatooing
tattooing
[cf. page 268 line 9]
page 348 line 13 the more peacable men
the more peaceable men
page 363 line 4 Jack felt reasonable confident
Jack felt reasonably confident

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The Reverse of the Medal


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 57 line 5,6 'Why, James Mowett, my dear,' said Stephen,
[Mowett's first name is usually William. See Mowett entry in the Muster Book.]
page 58 line -9 would By J. M., of the Royal Navy look better?
[UK1 has W. M.; mis-corrected to J. M. in later printings. See Mowett entry in the Muster Book.]
page 70 line -10 harasss
harass
page 83 line 9 following the old days
following the old ways
page 87 line -14 starboard bow.
starboard bow.'
page 127 line -10 when it was to be put right
when it has to be put right
page 182 line 18 Bray
Dray [?]
[see page 183 lines 14, -14 and DI page 8 line -5]
page 204 line 4 H also knew
He also knew
page 224 line 10 Mr Goodridge, how do you so, sir?
Mr Goodridge, how do you do, sir?

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The Letter of Marque


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 52 line -1 by way of gratification allowed
by way of gratification, allowed
page 57 lines -17,-16 his old shipmate James Mowett
'Why James Mowett, joy,
[Mowett's first name is usually William. See Mowett entry in the Muster Book.]
page 68 line 16 in all direction,
in all directions,
page 82 line -18 the ladies are creating something cruel
[?]
page 116 line -3 blue Peter
blue peter [?]
[see MC page 292 line -7, PC page 281 line -17, SM page 71 line -1]
page 117 line -13 I kept some for you.
I kept some for you.'
page 122 line 16 Mongolfier
Montgolfier
page 136 line -10 lighthouse was much
lighthouse, was much
page 159 line -7 a sixty-drops a day man
a sixty-drops-a-day man
page 162 line -15 but Stephen,
But Stephen,
page 197 line 11 'Mr Bentley,' he said to the carpenter
'Mr Beattey,' he said to the carpenter
See page 191 line -3
page 235 line 1 I / would have spared me
It / would have spared me
page 239 line -13 There was a a vast expanse
There was a vast expanse
page 272 line -18 wth streams
with streams

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The Thirteen Gun Salute


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 42 line -2 mariners".
mariners."
page 108 line 8 Admiral Pellow's flag-lieutenant [also in UK1].
Admiral Pellew's flag-lieutenant.
page 147 line 8 latitude
longitude
page 149 line 19 belfrey
belfry [?]
[OED: no "belfrey" since 16thC]
page 178 line -18 eleven bells in the forenoon watch
[possible POB nod for six bells, 11:00AM, or seven bells, 11:30AM; only other possibility is presence of a US rear admiral (lower)]
page 203 lines 3-5 'Pedok and datang for the first two,'
[For the first and third, since strontium is the second?]
page 292 line -1 the False Fortunas
the False Natunas
See pages 266, 267. Error in Fontana paperback and in Norton paperback before 4th printing; Norton hardback, and HarperCollins, are corrected.
page 292 line 14 Jolly Roger.
Jolly Roger.'
page 313 line -6 clear that by now none of the seamen
clear by now that none of the seamen [?]

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The Nutmeg of Consolation


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 29 line 2 Batavia.
Batavia.'
page 104 line 16 D'ye here, there?
D'ye hear, there?
page 109 line 3 a heavy sailor
a heavy sailer

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The Truelove


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 221 line -4 accomplished.
accomplished.'

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The Wine-Dark Sea


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 9 line 7 Salee rovers
Sallee rovers
page 15 line 11 latitude 28°31S
latitude 28°31'S [?]
page 15 line 18 Anamooka
[cf. "Annamooka" in TT]
page 19 line 20 turn of phrase or of particular felicity
[word(s) missing?]
page 45 line 9 because she was now wiser?
because she was no wiser?
page 53 line 20 even greater dliberation
even greater deliberation
page 86 lines -16, -15 amounts, provenence and rates of exchange
amounts, provenance and rates of exchange
page 86 line -10 The murmur, the remarkably strong murmer
The murmur, the remarkably strong murmur
page 94 line -17 on to the quarterdeck.'
on to the quarterdeck.
page 98 line 7 the little figures
The little figures
page 102 line 15 'Thank you kindly, your honour ,'
'Thank you kindly, your honour,'
page 106 line 12 strike and like to
strike and lie to
page 128 line -16 Dear Marturin,
Dear Maturin,
page 129 line -12 Prudent, no doubt in a country
Prudent, no doubt, in a country
page 129 line -11 it left to be desired.
it left much to be desired.
page 161 line 5 corruscation of green light
coruscation of green light
page 172 line 5 Father Panda'.
Father Panda' — [?]
page 204 line 12 partirdge
partridge
page 209 line 2, 3 mes- / sages.'
mes- / sages.
page 209 line 7 I must forego the pleasure
I must forgo the pleasure
[cf. TC page 18 line -2]
page 211 line -3, -2 the exact dissec / ton of a vicuña
the exact dissec / tion of a vicuña
page 229 line 2 capabarre
[cf. "capperbar" in IM]

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The Commodore


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 47 line 21 equipped.
equipped.'
page 57 line 17 up the ladder into the left
up the ladder into the loft
page 59 line -3 'I now nothing about them, Mama.'
'I know nothing about them, Mama.'
page 112 line -4 this will not occur again.
This will not occur again.
page 145 line 20 well and happy?' Kindly used by Fortune?'
well and happy? Kindly used by Fortune?'
page 154 line -8 Stephen's spirits and the perception,
[words missing or incorrect?]
page 155 line 20 nothing over the quarterdeck
nodding over the quarterdeck [?]
page 164 line 2, 3 jeal / ously
jeal / ousy
page 189 line -7 He is an imposter
He is an impostor
page 199 line -13 they was how many
they saw how many
page 211 line -9 unknown larbowlings
unknown larbowlines
page 238 line 16 a Roman fetiso
a Roman fetish [?]
page 243 lines 20, 21 seventy leag- / ues
[bad line break]
page 248 line 1 a horrid case of Corsica
a horrid case on Corsica [?]
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The Yellow Admiral


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 20 line 10 governess she
governess, she
page 76 line 10, 11 [early morning stars] due west, with Venus declining.
[Predawn, Venus appears only in the east.]
page 102 line 1 look upon / as self-seeking hard-hearted wretches
look upon / us as self-seeking hard-hearted wretches
page 109 line 1 I my youth
In my youth
page 146 line 1 steerage-way and the Captain
steerage-way the Captain
page 189 line 19 a whole band or screeching of peacocks
a whole band of screeching peacocks [?]
["Screeching" is not a collective noun. "Screech" is, but only for gulls; peacocks can be a muster, pride, or ostentation.]
page 200 line 13 pomp-mutton
pomp — mutton
page 200 line -13 much out of the way with the Admiral
much out of the way: with the Admiral
[colon, semicolon, dash, or full stop]
page 211 line -19 your own dear Surprise
[Doesn't Jack own the Surprise by now?]
page 253 line 1 'Yes. In Royal Sovereign.
'Yes. In Royal Sovereign.'
page 256 line -1 her people were right seaman
her people were right seamen

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The Hundred Days


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

page 2 line 16 Dover ... Ganymede. Dover .. Ganymede.
[is duplication O'Brian's or typesetter's?]
page 264 line -15 quite impossible would expose her
quite impossible: would expose her [?]
page 275 line 1 'You shall share
'you shall share

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Blue at the Mizzen


Location Presumed Error
Proposed Correct Form

throughout Mr., Mrs., Dr.
Mr, Mrs, Dr in all other books
page 121 line -3 reinforced by own fear
reinforced by my own fear
page 237 line -13 to the Atlantic coast in only a moderate day's ride
to the Atlantic coast is only a moderate day's ride
page 238 line 7 chipping the iron off
chipping the rust off [?]

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Variations among novels

Spellings consistent within a book, but varying from those in other books.


M&C, PC, HMSS, FoW, TGS pp 25, 172, WDS pp 28, 146, THD Bonaparte or Bonapartist
vs
TMC, DI, SM, IM, TH, FSoW, TGS pp 79, 111, 160, 191, TL, WDS p 2, 146, Com Buonaparte or Buonapartist

YA Barrett Bonden
vs
Others Barret Bonden

PC, TMC, IM, TH, FSoW, RotM, TGS pp 9, 50, NoC Davis
vs
M&C, TGS pp 26, 34, 55, 66, TT, WDS, TCom Davies

FSoW p 176 Doodle
vs
HMSS, TH, FSoW p 30 Doudle

HMSS [early editions and printings] Goliah
vs
[some later editions and printings] Goliath
Goliah and Goliath are perfectly good alternatives of the same ancient name, and both forms are seen as ship names in contemporary naval records. The biblical Goliath is referred to elsewhere in the Canon in that form, and other HMS Goliaths also appear with that spelling. It is likely that in the original HMSS, POB preferred the Goliah form, which a later editor 'corrected', not knowing of the variant forms.AGB email 10/24/06

HMSS p 371, 373 Johnstone
vs
DI p 11 and later Johnson

IM pp 352-365 Kitabi
vs
TH p 9 Katibi

TH, FSoW, TGS weather-gage
vs
[where?] weather-gauge

[in list preceding title page]
M&C, PC, TMC, DI, FoW, SM, IM, TH, FSoW, RotM, LoM, TGS, NoC, TL, TCom
Treason's Harbor
vs
HMSS, WDS, YA, THD, BatM Treason's Harbour

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