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I was browsing our church's library last week and found POB's Post Captain. Not bad for one of the few English-language libraries in our city, and a small private one at that! I've seen the movie and read a few fanfics, but this will be my first actual POB novel. Am only on page 17, and have already encountered mention of the Indefatigable, Aubrey singing a rather dirty-sounding song featuring out-of-work midshipmen asking passers-by, "Do you want my nice shining balls?," and Maturin stating: "I am with child to see a dew-pond."