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(Non-LEGO) Recommendation
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 28 Nov 2000 12:01:09 GMT
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Anyone out there looking for some good, Age-of-Sail-era related reading
material?
While I was in the bookstore looking for reading material to take on the
plane, I
came across a series of novels by Patrick O'Brian. They deal with the
life of a
British naval officer in the early 19th century, during the Napoleonic
wars - a bit
out of the pirate era but at the height of the tall ships' glory. The
first book in the
series is called _Master and Commander_, and I highly recommend it.
Also, if any of you get the chance to visit the UK, do try to make it to
the National
Maritime Museum in Greenwich. It's a very short train ride from central
London
and is well worth it. The _Cutty Sark_, last of the great tea clippers,
is also on
display nearby.
(We didn't make it down to Portsmouth on this trip (too much to see in
London
itself) but for sail buffs it's well worth the trip - the Royal Naval
Museum and
Nelson's flagship the _HMS Victory_, as well as the remnants of a ship
built
by Henry VIII, the _Mary Rose_.)
J
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) This is probably the best series in this time frame and consists of a staggering 20 books (Patrick O'Brian, alas, passed away at the start of this year). The first book is on the overly fussy technical side and can be a bit of a chore to read. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: (Non-LEGO) Recommendation
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| (...) It's a ship in fine shape--I only saw it at night, but it's a very pleasant sight in the moonlight. And it's mentioned at the DLR stop! Always a sure sign that you're important, methinks. (...) I didn't realise they'd dragged the whole carcass (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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