Evening folks Some of you had subscribed to my newsletter in the past. Due to a PC crash I lost the subscriber's list and have been posting the PDF newsletter...
Just to let all those who might be interested know that we are due to have a group reading/discussion of all of Forester's classic Hornblower stories...
Anybody catch the story of the USS Constellation? It would seem that it is making a short visit to Annapolis for the first time in 111 years. For those of you...
Ahoy There Fellow Listees, There is an article called "Jack Tar's Life in the Royal Navy" appearing in the most recent issue of Military History Magazine. (Feb...
Seasonal greetings to all shipmates from a new volunteer crew member. I'm a 55 year old Englishman who, although having no naval or sailing background,...
For years I've enjoyed, read, and reread Pope and other writers who cover the same period. Many of the editions I've touched had wonderful covers of sloops, ...
... A "soldiers wind" is one coming from or close to dead aft. It is not the fastest point of sail (because the mizzen sails are blanketing the main sails,...
Welcome, I have an alpha listing/summary of the characters of all but one of the Ramage books (in addition to characters from other series and books) on my...
Hello shipmates, What is a soldiers wind? Mark Lardas Asked. A soldiers wind is a wind coming in from half till reaching. Reaching means : close to dead aft or...
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Pursuit, contest. The first signed sale copy of "Pursuit of Honor" will be sent to the winner of a drawing to be held on January 2nd 2005. In Pursuit of Honor,...
I don't know about book covers but if you go to the Maritime Art Greenwich website - http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/Index.cfm you can explore their collection. I...
Basically I need all the info I can get about both of them, for a fanfic I'm writing. Appearance, history, etc. Also, does anyone think they're kind of slashy?...
If anyone is interested I can get you a good deal on the new Geoff Hunt DVDs. They are about Geoff's painting the Patrick O'Brian covers and how he became one...
First, I should perhaps introduce myself. My name is Tom Grundner and I recently signed with McBooks Press to write "The Ramage Companion" which, if the creek...
Dear Tom, I've got a listing for most of the books except for "Ramage and the Rebels" here: http://www.sailingnavies.com/show_person.php?id=354 The character...
Welcome aboard Tom. That is good news, a companion to the series is long overdue. As to the contents, something along the lines of the "O'Brien" Companion or ...
... Thank you for the suggestions. I am going to try to do as much as I can with maps and graphics, but there are some limitations at work here. The biggest...
... I've been on your website many times. I remember when I first saw it remarking: "Who DID this thing?" so I am glad you wrote. Your listings will be an...
... My Dudley Pope website at http://www.winthrop.dk/dpope is the most complete source of Dudley Pope information available. It also contains a lot of...
Is there any Ramage fanfiction on the web at all? (Fanfiction=stories written by fans of a book, movie, etc. using the characters or setting of the original...
Not that I'm aware of, though it sounds like a good idea. A movie or movie series would be better! I've always thought Hornblower was too fussy......Ramage...
Tom Cruise!! No way! I've always fantasized about Billy Zane playing Nicholas Ramage! Not sure about Hopkins playing Southwick. He's too much "Silence of...
Tom Cruise and Billy Zane are both too OLD to play Ramage now. Greg. ... From: Biki Cat To: dudleypope@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 4:11 AM ...
Hello Biki Cat-- You mentioned conventions... do you know where I can find more information about them? I admit I didn't know there were such gatherings for...
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