Saturday 30th June, 2001 Greenwich, London This is an opportunity to enjoy an evening of entertainment, food and expert opinion about the world evoked so brilliantly by Patrick O'Brian. If you can't make the entire Lubber's London Tour , here is a chance to catch a small part of it. Refreshments including grog and ship's biscuits will be followed by a 45 minute recital from the Becket Quartet, leader Liz MacCarthy. She has selected several pieces that Jack and Stephen enjoyed and they will be played on instruments of the period from The Becket Collection at the Royal Academy of Music. After the recital, dinner will be served. The menu will include Swordfish Soup, Lobscouse, Boiled Baby, Custard and, of course, coffee. Then Mr Steven E. Maffeo will address the party with his insights into the real world of intelligence in the age of Nelson's Navy. Steven is Associate Director of Libraries, U.S. Air Force Academy, and his book Most Secret and Confidential , Chatham Publishing, has been lauded. Analyst and author Norman Polmar has rated it one of the top three naval-maritime books of the year. Cost: £90 per person. This includes refreshments before the concert and wine with the meal. There are 25 tickets available for this inaugural Evening Occasion but they must be ordered in advance. To reserve your places, click here. Other Evening Occasions in London and elsewhere are being planned. To receive news of all Aubrey Maturin Events as soon as they are finalised, sign up to the Intelligence Service.