Published Book By Dr S E Maturin

[alltoseek]

From the film's deleted scenes, chapter "Shipboard Life":

Bonden reads out the title, we are shown the subtitle and authorship:

DISEASES
MOST USUAL AMONG
SEAMEN
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AN Examination of Existing Conditions with particular
attention given to the Pervasive Corrupting Influence
of the GROG ration.

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BY DR. S. E. M A T U R I N.
Of TRINITY COLLEGE, Fellow of the ROYAL SOCIETY
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FIRST EDITION

If anyone has a screencap I would be happy to add it!

Comments

[feroxargentea]

I still wouldn't now, would you? First name and surname, or initials and surname, but not both.

[sharpiefan]

Exactly. I think the only people who use first name, initial, surname are certain authors, and then it's generally to distinguish themselves from other authors with a similar name. (Or American generals and presidents, who are a breed of their own, of course.)

[alltoseek]

My father (no one famous or especially distinguished) always signed with his first name and middle initial (and last name, of course). My mother also did after she got married, using her maiden name initial for her middle initial (don't know what she did pre-marriage).

I think it varies a lot, how people sign and/or put their names on their works.