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
Master of the World (1961 film) the model, which did not survive). Those plans, however, were never carried out, reportedly due to the manner in which Richard Matheson and his cohorts combined various Jules Verne story elements from both Robur novels, which would have caused insurmountable continuity problems from the first film to the second. Master of the World (1961 film) Master of the World is a 1961 science fiction film based upon the Jules Verne novels "Robur the Conqueror" and its sequel, "Master of the World". The movie was written by Richard Matheson, directed by William Witney, and features Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, and Henry