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Character · Aubrey and Maturin · 21 books

Barret Bonden

Aubrey's coxswain · Patrick O'Brian

Barret Bonden is Aubrey’s loyal coxswain.

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Character facts

First appearance
Master and Commander (1969)
Latest appearance
The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (2004)
Books
21 (21 major)
Series
Aubrey-Maturin
Author
Patrick O'Brian
Circle
Aubrey and Maturin

Where to meet Barret Bonden

Barret Bonden first appears in Master and Commander (1969), in a major role, book 1 of the Aubrey-Maturin series.

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Every book with Barret Bonden

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1969MMaster and Commandermajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  2. 1972MPost Captainmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  3. 1973MHMS Surprisemajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  4. 1977MThe Mauritius Commandmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  5. 1978MDesolation Islandmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  6. 1979MThe Fortune of Warmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  7. 1980MThe Surgeon's Matemajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  8. 1981MThe Ionian Missionmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  9. 1983MTreason's Harbourmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  10. 1984MThe Far Side of the Worldmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  11. 1986MThe Reverse of the Medalmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  12. 1988MThe Letter of Marquemajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  13. 1989MThe Thirteen-Gun Salutemajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  14. 1991MThe Nutmeg of Consolationmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  15. 1992MClarissa Oakesmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  16. 1993MThe Wine-Dark Seamajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  17. 1994MThe Commodoremajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  18. 1996MThe Yellow Admiralmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  19. 1998MThe Hundred Daysmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  20. 1999MBlue at the Mizzenmajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  21. 2004MThe Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubreymajor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Jack AubreyRoyal Navy captain, "Lucky Jack"21
Preserved KillickAubrey's grumbling steward21
Stephen MaturinSurgeon, naturalist and spy21
Tom PullingsMidshipman who rises to captain21
Sophia WilliamsJack's wife20
Diana VilliersSophie's cousin, loved by Stephen11