Comments | norribeth: Ficlet including American Colonial History

sampaguita_blue in norribeth

Ficlet including American Colonial History

Jul 12, 2006 12:45

Title: From the Desk...
Author: sampaguita_blue (in her other journal)
Pairings: Norribeth
Characters: Samuel Quincy (American History); Hannah Hill Quincy (American History); John Singleton Copley (Art History); Lieutenant Governor of Massachussetts-- Thomas Hutchinson; Magpie Fletchley.
Notes: 840 words... Completely ignores the sequels (RNotC)... Magpie ( Read more... )

Comments 4

confused? anonymous July 13 2006, 13:28:19 UTC

I really like your expressive writing style and your character development, but there are So many of them that I feel like I am reading a Russian novel and I have become confused. I may have missed a fic somewhere along the way. Has Elizabeth gotten an annulment? How did they all get to N. America? Can you give me a breif synopsis of what led up to this?

Re: confused? sampaguita_blue July 14 2006, 05:29:37 UTC

Thank you for the praise as regards writing style and character development! It means a great deal, truly ( ... )

Re: confused? sampaguita_blue July 14 2006, 05:31:55 UTC

Now for the synopsis (and I'll try to keep it brief ( ... )

Re: confused? sampaguita_blue July 14 2006, 05:32:18 UTC

Some time after the marriage, Elizabeth writes to him of a very sick Magpie. Gillette (who was already travelling to the Massachussetts colony on state business as a Witness for judicial sentencing surrounding bad commerce practices by certain privateers) was sent to summon Samuel. And Samuel decided to go. Hannah found Elizabeth's letters, and kept the knowledge to herself and made Gillette swear to bring Samuel back to Boston ( ... )