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

[pint_of_boyd]

omg I must read that!!

sidenote: Im glad you love Navy books!...have you gotten my package yet? *is worried about stupid snail mail*

[txorakeriak]

No, not yet... I keep waiting for it. :) But I haven't sent you your postcard yet, either, so I can't complain. *huggles*

[black_hound]

Oh man. The stuff with Sawyer and the Blanche is PRICELESS. XD

[tiferet]

...it's not the same Sawyer as...? @_@;;;;

[txorakeriak]

I really couldn't tell! On the one hand, it points to his unstable mind, on the other hand there are things that make me believe it's not him... There's no first name mentioned in the book, either, so I think we'll have to speculate.

[tiferet]

Well, hrm. I'm inclined to say that it is him, just to be perverse.

[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.

[jenlan]

Ooh! I actually am planning to buy the book (on my next Amazon.com shopping spree....bad Jenlan, need to save the money for (1) trip to Spain in Nov. and (2) new car....*sigh* no self-control, no self-control at all ^___^)

Glad it was enjoyable, makes me look forward to it myself!

[txorakeriak]

Oh, don't worry, I don't have any self-control either. Have been avoiding to look at my bank balance just because I didn't want to get disappointed. ;)

*sends sympathies*

[elessil]

Mwahahah! Orgy in the holds!

[txorakeriak]

The best! :D