Hey all,
Just curious if there are any other fans of the "age of sail" fiction, ie. books by Patrick O'brien and Alexander Kent for example?. This is one of my favorite genres. Something about this time period (late 18th century) just captures my imagination. Also, in the Kent books particularly, there is
a lot of mentioning of shaving. The main character, Richard Bolitho, always
is shaved before a battle to show "how calm he is" to his crew. I cant
imagine being able to sit still, while a man shaves you with a straight on a heavily rocking ship, while slowly floating to your possible death.
Any other avid tall-ship fans in B&B world?
Just curious if there are any other fans of the "age of sail" fiction, ie. books by Patrick O'brien and Alexander Kent for example?. This is one of my favorite genres. Something about this time period (late 18th century) just captures my imagination. Also, in the Kent books particularly, there is
a lot of mentioning of shaving. The main character, Richard Bolitho, always
is shaved before a battle to show "how calm he is" to his crew. I cant
imagine being able to sit still, while a man shaves you with a straight on a heavily rocking ship, while slowly floating to your possible death.
Any other avid tall-ship fans in B&B world?