The Commodore: A Fic Rec and A Curiosity

Oct 24, 2011 23:56

When I posted my review of The Commodore at the weekend I happened to mention that I was very taken by the scene aboard Nonsuch when Bush just about has kittens because Hornblower insists on serving hard tack, pea soup and rum to Tsar Alexander and his entourage. Initially sceptical, the Tsar's aide-de-camp is very taken by the rum and also by ( Read more... )

book: commodore hornblower, author: idler_1814, fanworks: recs, rating: gen, discussion: book

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brewsternorth October 25 2011, 02:20:44 UTC
Scaryfangirl kindly transcribed Chapter 24 of "Commodore Hornblower" at their website. So there you go.

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anteros_lmc October 25 2011, 12:59:07 UTC
Ooh thanks for the link! I vaguely remember seeing this on Scaryfangirl's website but I hadn't really registered what it was!

Pesky LJ thought your comment was spam, no idea why :/

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brewsternorth October 25 2011, 13:36:54 UTC
Probably because I had a hyperlink in it.

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anteros_lmc October 25 2011, 21:38:55 UTC
Probably, though I wonder if it's something to do with the comm settings too. Must look into it.

Thanks again for the link! I read the missing chapter at lunchtime. It does seem uncharacteristically cheerful!

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brigittebod October 27 2011, 17:15:06 UTC
When I posted my comment, LJ told me it would go into the moderation queue because of the comm's settings, or something like that.

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anteros_lmc October 27 2011, 18:35:17 UTC
Thanks, that's helpful. I'll have a look at the comm's settings and try and find out what's causing this. I have no problem with people posting links in comments on my own LJ so it must be something to do with the way sarlania originally set up the comm. I'll see if I can ease the restrictions.

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