Somebody posted an unwanted ad to this list. I have removed the author from our group and deleted the message. I apologize to anyone who was subjected to that...
Commercial and porn spammers happen so often on my club, I just ban the author and delete the messages without comment. Otherwise I'd be spamming out...
I have the one-disk version....what's incluced in the bonus material....I think they butchered the movie by the way (plot wise) yet I still liked it and it...
There's a review of a new biography of Admiral Nelson, at: http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=672422005 -- To learn about "The Port-Wine Sea," my parody...
This list has been moribund for a long time. To spark some discussion, here is something I've posted elsewhere as well: Patrick O'Brian is so subtle, I find...
Hello, all, Name is Colleen, I just jumped ship from the dead/dying POB group to this one. I've been totally hooked on POB's books for about 5 years now, ever ...
Welcome aboard Coleen but incase you have not noticed...this site is not exactly a hub of activity...lol Welcome any way. Joe Joseph L. O'Steen Author, Nathan...
Here is a good ice breaker for the "new" board: I have heard arguments b/w friend of mine who are AoS fans of the virtues of O'brian over Forester. I may...
... I thought Forester had died by the time O'Brian started writing the series. HarperCollins was looking for someone to carry on in the Hornblower tradition,...
While I don't recall this particular exchange when I first read the book, I recall being immediately hooked by the depth of the characters, along with the fact...
I just finished rereading The Thirteen Gun Salute. I think it has one of the best and most chilling revenge scenes ever written. When Maturin arranges for the...
Peter Linehan wrote: When Maturin arranges for the assasination of Wray and his colleague (whose ... Oakes, who had once worked in an establishment that, from...
From: Peter Linehan <peter.linehan@...> Subject: revenge ... After such a long time, this revenge was a dish served cold, but delicious! To learn about...
As threatened, I've begun a re-read of the canon. Of course Dillon had to go. He was far too strong a character; three's a crowd. POB maybe couldn't have found...
I've just started to re-read the whole Aubreyad too. But could everyone please put spoiler warnings on messages with plot details in them? I'm sure it would be...
well ... let's see ... don't give anything away, ... well ... there was some particular nasty weather in almost every single book. Jack and Stephen sure got...
I am reading The Commodore, which I believe is book 18? Tom Pullings is made post captain and commands Jack's flagship, Bellona. In the next book, The Yellow...
Talk about spoilers! I'm reading The Commodore and it breaks my heart to hear that Tom Pullings will be missing from the remainder of the novels (although I...
... heart ... previously). ... left ... to ... development ... women ... some ... One of my favorite O'Brian lines is: "Other people's marriages are a...
... Susan, Did I really write O'Brain in the subject line? Forgive me. Your reply is perfect and timely! I just read that line in my current novel and chuckled...
One of interest to Patrick O'Brian fans. As you might know I'm a keen reader/collector of Victorian naval youth fiction and was delighted last night to come...
I remember a quote in one of the books, can't remeber which but it went something like this. "Like most small, squalid, introverted beings, Stephan Maturin...
I can totally relate to the level of addiction that you have experienced, Dave. I read the books and then, as I started "Fortunes of War" I began listening to...
Hello, I was wondering if anyone had tried the audiobooks versions of the Aubrey-Martin books, particularly the ones on Audible.com. they are considerably more...
It has been my experience that the various readers who have tried their hand at the Aubrey Maturin books have done a uniformly good job. I think that they are...
I am afraid I must respectfully disagree with the previous poster who said he found all readers of the O'Brian books equally competent, all about the same....
... That's odd. I saw Patrick O'Brian speak at the New York Public Library shortly before he passed away, and he was specifically asked if he liked Tull's...
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