Reddit reviews A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian

Glad you're into it! I'm currently on my third re-read of the series and still noticing stuff. Couple thoughts:

1. You might find this handy: https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Words-Companion-Complete-Seafaring-ebook/dp/B007DFUQ72
   
   
2. Don't read Book 21. It's very depressing.

Pasting my comment from a recent thread:

>Dean King's Sea of Words and Harbors and High Seas are pretty essential, I find.
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>I also like Patrick O'Brian's Navy: An Illustrated Guide to Jack Aubrey's World, though it's more 'additional reading' than a must-have, for me.
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>And of course, Lobscouse and Spotted Dog is the essential culinary companion, if you've a mind to spend some time in the galley and want to shout "Which it'll be ready when it's ready!" as authentically as possible.
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>I've heard good things about the Patrick O'Brian Muster Book, but I haven't used it so I can't speak to it personally.