An evening with Patrick O'Brian

An interview with the late author Patrick O'Brian at The Mariners' Museum, in Newport News, VA, on April 11, 1995. Then Museum President and CEO John Hightower moderated the interview and questions. This event preceded the release of O'Brian's 17th novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series, "The Commodore".

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• Aubrey
• Maturin
• Aubrey-Maturin
• The Commodore

[yeoldeboatmuseum]

We're glad you enjoyed the video. We have but only one recording of this event on a VHS tape in our archive. As nerinaodistre commented, Patrick O'Brian's audio is not clear, owing to the poor condition of the recording. If anyone possesses a better recording of this event, please contact us.

[erroll147]

Thank you so much for posting this up. A superb interview.

[paulyearwig]

thank you for this,it was a real joy to hear Mr O'Brian's reading at the end of this video.

[DarkTrojanHorse]

That gentleman was a true literary genius...

[dagobah1528]

Thanks for the video!

[moocake24]

I found using headphones helps to hear Mr. O'Brian better.

[sphollomby]

The titles say he is English, when I thought he was an Irishman?

[SailTimeCa]

I didnt know what to do when i finished "21" and was happy to find solace in this interview!

[CivilizationFirst]

Thanks for this :)

[nerinaodistre]

too bad the sound is not loud enough for patrick o'b.