Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World around Cape Horn is taken from the novel "Desolation Island", although the "Acheron" replaced the Dutch 74-gun warship "Waakzaamheid", the "Surprise" replaced the "Leopard", and in the book it is Aubrey who is being pursued around the Cape of Good Hope. The episode in which Aubrey deceives the enemy by means of a raft bearing lanterns is taken from "Master and Commander", and the episode in which Maturin directs the surgery on himself, while gritting his teeth in pain, to remove a bullet is taken from "HMS Surprise". Other incidents in the film come from other books in O'Brian's series.
The Far Side Robin Williams, and Jane Goodall. In 1989, "The Prehistory of The Far Side" was published to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the strip. In this book, Gary Larson discussed the development of "The Far Side", and the public's reaction to it, and presented a selection of his personal favorites from the cartoon's history as well as previously unpublished sketches and strips rejected by his editor. In 2003, "The Complete Far Side" was released, containing nearly every "The Far Side" comic ever published (except for a few cartoons written for Christmas cards). The collection is also missing parody art pieces from