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The lighter side / Re: How to get through lock downs.
« on: January 17, 2021, 03:50:55 PM »
Anyway back to really important things.
I have completed my re-reading of Patrick O'Brian's brilliant Master and Commander series of novels. He completed 20 volumes, and was part way through the 21st when he crossed the bar.
Not being a great fan of most modern authors, I decided to have a look at C.S. Forester's Hornblower's series. I remembered reading his early book, "Mr Midshipman Hornblower", and found a rather battered copy in a charity shop. It is good. and on checking I found he had written ten volumes of the Hornblower series. The original books are not easy to find, but my better half has found that a company is in the process of running a reprint edition, so that is me sorted for the lockdown.
Patrick O'Brian crossed the bar in 2000,aged 85. C.S. Forester left us in 1966 aged only 66.
Both for me brilliant authors ! but they really should have started their story lines much earlier, and written lots more books.
I have completed my re-reading of Patrick O'Brian's brilliant Master and Commander series of novels. He completed 20 volumes, and was part way through the 21st when he crossed the bar.
Not being a great fan of most modern authors, I decided to have a look at C.S. Forester's Hornblower's series. I remembered reading his early book, "Mr Midshipman Hornblower", and found a rather battered copy in a charity shop. It is good. and on checking I found he had written ten volumes of the Hornblower series. The original books are not easy to find, but my better half has found that a company is in the process of running a reprint edition, so that is me sorted for the lockdown.
Patrick O'Brian crossed the bar in 2000,aged 85. C.S. Forester left us in 1966 aged only 66.
Both for me brilliant authors ! but they really should have started their story lines much earlier, and written lots more books.