books i've read this year...

[txorakeriak]

1. Jane Austen: "Emma"
2. David Cordingly: "Life Among the Pirates - the Romance and the Reality"
3. John Hampden & Francis Drake: "Sir Francis Drake - Pirat im Dienst der Queen"
4. Dan Brown: "Angels and Demons"
5. Dan Brown: "The DaVinci Code"
6. Anthony Blackmore: "Rum, Sodomy & The Lash - A Devon Lad's Life in Nelson's Navy"A very good book

Comments

[nautacarus]

I can't remember for sure, but I believe that "by god I'll not lose Hardy" bit is in the strange (and somewhat slashy) historical novel "A Kiss for Captain Hardy" by Showell Styles. (They're not actually meant to be a couple in the book, though!)

All that Captain Sawyer business sounds intriguing... (and my Pellew should definitely stop carrying on with his steward, heheh!)

As for dicks, I'm pretty sure he means "decks", but can't spell. James Ruse, a Cornishman and one of the first settlers of New South Wales, carved his own tombstone and (not being an educated man) spelled "first" as "FORST"... that being how he would have pronounced the word. Cute :)

[txorakeriak]

OH! "Somewhat slashy"? Sounds interesting! :D
But if they're not meant to be a couple in the book, where does the slash come from? *is slightly confused*

*snort* But no, Lord Exmouth should indeed carry on!! :D And I have the strange picture of Sawyer and Pellew in my head. *chases away teh crack*

Sure, he didn't really mean "dicks", but if you pretend he did, the whole letter is most hilarious. ;)
Aww, cute pronounciation! :D

[tiferet]

Lord Exmouth may have anyone he wants whenever he likes, and especially if it's me.

[tiferet]

Or I just get to watch, even.

[txorakeriak]

Yum!

[nautacarus]

All right, but if he hangs for it, I'll know who to blame ;)

[txorakeriak]

No worries! He won't. We'll all see to that. :D

[txorakeriak]

That icon is too gorgeous. *stares* Where is it from?

[tiferet]

That's a cap of RL in GBH that nautacarus posted, cut down and futzed around with in photoshop by yours truly. It's shareable, with credit :)

[txorakeriak]

GBH? What??
*confused*

[nautacarus]

It's a kind of disturbing political drama/black comdedy called "G.B.H.", starring Robert Lindsay... and should you choose to write me even the shortest, crappiest story, I'll send you my VHS copy - including the bottom depicted above ;)

[txorakeriak]

Would that be blackmail? I'M SHOCKED! O_O
Ahem. Any specific requests, dear? :D

[nautacarus]

But if they're not meant to be a couple in the book, where does the slash come from? *is slightly confused*

Innuendo - whether intentional or unintentional, I can't tell! E.g. this bit!

*snort* But no, Lord Exmouth should indeed carry on!!

Well, I have begun a small sequel to my Pellew/Dolley story ;) though I can't say when (or if!) I will finish it...

Sure, he didn't really mean "dicks", but if you pretend he did, the whole letter is most hilarious.

It is indeed!

[txorakeriak]

Well, that's not even innuendo anymore. That's - obvious. O_O Thanks for sharing the bit with me! Is the book worth a read, apart from Captain Hardy's rump?

I still have to find the Pellew/Dolley story. Can you link me to it? *puppy dog eyes*

[nautacarus]

The book is basically a fictionalised version of Hardy's life, which necessarily involves a lot of Nelson's life. It isn't fantastic but it has enough slashy moments to make one wonder why the author decided to call it "A Kiss for Captain Hardy". It's only short, so worth a read if you can find it - I happened across it in a second hand bookshop in Sydney but it may be available on the web (which is where I found "The Sea Officer", an historical novel about Pellew, also by Showell Styles).

I still have to find the Pellew/Dolley story. Can you link me to it? *puppy dog eyes*

Well, the sequel is still in bits, handwritten in my notebook! But the original story is here :)

[txorakeriak]

Well, then I'll try to find it! You can't really go wrong in reading about Nelson because there are so much funny anecdotes... :D And he was a truly great person.

Thanks for the link, I'll look at it immediately!