http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7169047.stm Author of Flashman stories dies The novelist George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman adventure stories,...
I wonder if someone can help. At the time of Trafalgar the fleet often gathered/anchored at Spithead which is outside Portsmouth Harbour. In a couple of books...
As I recall in the Files or Photos sections on the main page for this group there is a photo of the inner cover of one of the Hornblower books showing a map of...
Hi 'Dragon' I cross posted my query about Spithead on the Royal Navy sail and steam Yahoo site and got a reply with a swift reply with a link to an 1873 chart...
... The chart is 1783, not 1873. I've been looking for Mother Bank & think it might be west of Ryde, off the edge of that chart. No luck so far. -- Martinus...
... Further west than I'd been looking. I've downloaded a copy of this map as a Hampshire boy by birth. Lots of interesting information there. -- Martinus...
Hi Martin, Sorry I transposed the figues in the date - yes 1783. Obviously great minds think alike as both you and Peter came up with the same map (and quickly...
The talk about Ryde and Spithead reminds me of standing for 41/2 hours on Ryde pier waiting for the ferry delayed by thick fog sometime in the mid-60s! Joan UK...
I don't know if this has ever been discussed here, but this evening I discovered a website that has old radio shows free for downloading, amongst which are a...
I don't know if this has ever been discussed here, but this evening I discovered a website that has old radio shows free for downloading, amongst which are a...
Hi Dave and thank you for the link. I believe this was brought up but it was a while ago--several years at least and I seem to recall that the links we had...
beth i din't know lux did that show.i have some of the lux radio but not certain if that lshow is one of them.but i would be interested in tracking down a copy...
That's cool! I knew about the Michael Redgrave version ( http://www.otrcat.com/horatio-hornblower-p-1392.html ), which is very enjoyable, but not this one....
Dave Bennett Aldergrove, BC "I like nonsense -- it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through...
... It sounds like it might be the '70s BBC production. I remember hearing a few of them at the time. -- Martinus Scriblerus scripsit ex 50º 21' N, 4º41' W...
I found a book by Adam Hardy (a pseudonym, I suspect) in the Fox series. ANyone know anything about this series? - Duane Spurlock www.pulprack.com Changes in...
I've read the Fox series a few times and I enjoyed them a lot. There are 14 novels in the series and the last two can be hard to find at a decent price. I...
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"jnormanbks@... wrote: << I definitely recommend the series if you can find it.>> Thanks! "Martinus Scriblerus" wrote: << Adam Hardy...
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I stumbled on this site, which I thought might of interest. It's a French website about underwater archeology and shows a number of construction techniques of...
As you may have heard, Charlton Heston just passed. Whether you agree with his politics or not - you should know that Charlton Heston was a huge fan of POB. He...
