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Lachlan Macquarie

1762–1824

Lachlan Macquarie was a British Army officer and governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. His administration shaped early colonial Sydney, public works and settlement policy, while also expanding British control over Aboriginal lands.

Patrick O’Brian’s The Nutmeg of Consolation places Lachlan Macquarie within a narrative shaped by political ambition and government, military command and battlefield decision-making, and exploration, travel and cultural encounter.

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Aubrey–Maturin Novels in Order

by Patrick O’Brian 21 books 4.5

The Aubrey–Maturin novels follow Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and surgeon, naturalist and intelligence agent Stephen Maturin from the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France through the War of 1812 and the first years after Waterloo. Across twenty completed novels, their friendship links shipboard command, espionage, science, domestic…

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