Aubrey–Maturin series Times" Best Seller list. These novels comprise the heart of the canon of an author often compared to Jane Austen, C. S. Forester and other British authors central to the English literature canon. The 2003 film "" took material from books in this series, notably "Master and Commander", "HMS Surprise", "The Letter of Marque", "The Fortune of War", and particularly "The Far Side of the World". Russell Crowe played the role of Jack Aubrey, and Paul Bettany that of Stephen Maturin. Patrick O'Brian's "The Golden Ocean" (1956) and "The Unknown Shore" (1959) both depict fictional pairs of young men, loosely
The Far Side Side" books, which were all on "The New York Times" Best Seller list. The cartoons were first collected in small books (see list below), and some were then republished in larger best-of collections such as "The Far Side Galleries". Additional best-of collections were published, such as "The Prehistory of The Far Side", culminating in the final publication, "The Complete Far Side" in 2003. The five "The Far Side Gallery" books are the most popular, each of them collecting together the best cartoons from three smaller books, along with a humorous foreword by celebrity fans, including Stephen Jay Gould, Stephen King,