I discover there is now a Ruritania Community on LiveJournal, and have signed up... http://www.livejournal.com/community/ruritania/ cheers, Marianne/Doc M...
... I've seen the movie which is no great shakes. MacDonald Fraser writes that the novel is much more interesting, so, that might be a good sign. Michael C....
... that ... That's usually the case, isn't it? A lot of novels had their subtleties ironed out to fit the formulaic mode of the Hollywood swashbuckler. love, ...
Oh, good. I trust GMF, one of my very favourite authors. Shall I do a review after reading it? ... I've seen the movie which is no great shakes. MacDonald...
... Interesting comment about Hebrew Allen! I'll explain why... I've wondered before what by Verne has and hasn't been translated into English. For example,...
I think pretty much all of Verne has been translated into Hebrew and usualy accompanied by the illustrations from the French editions. I even have a copy of...
I think the Captain was Fifteen was translated as Dick Sands;: Or, the boy captain. You may find it in a library or as an etext online at Project Gutenberg. ...
Grazie, Nico! Was he called Dick Sand in the original or does it follow the habit of translating names? It's fun how all this popular culture links up, the...
Just finished it this morning and must say am pleasently surprised. Very thrilling book, not really dated either, though a little heavy in places with...
Hi! This is great fun... http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=74347 The result of this doesn't surprise me... I've always been a mixture of the ęsthete (rather...
Mine doesn't surprise me either, I've always been a country bumpkin: You are D'Artagnan, the brash Gascon who embodies the high ideals of the Musketeer. You...
Realised potential flaw in the theory. Decay is 1889, but Weyman's novels seem to be 1890 onwards. He did publish short stories in magazines and papers though...
Have any of you read this? A rib-splitting inside joke by George macDonald Fraser about Swashbucklers. Wonderful sense of absurd, with every glorious cliche...
... I've been meaning to read The Pyrates for some time. Thanks for the reminder... I will see if the library has a copy. There's another book I've heard of,...
'Pyrates' is marvellous fun! It even comes with casting suggestions! (And I love the throwaways about Trumpeter Korngold in the rigging!) love, Doc M...
Amazingly, I only just saw the film, so this is probably old news, but PotC is great fun, plenty of nods and winks to the classic Swashbucklers, especially...
Glad you liked it, Allen! They're filming the first sequel and bits of the second(!) simultaneously, this year, actually. According to imdb "Shooting stopped...
Hi! Sorry I've been uncommunicative of late - Aug-Sept is busiest time of year work-wise, and now have got my teeth into another research project, this time...
What are the top 100 swashbucklers of all time? I can find a list of movies, but books? Haven't been able to track a list down on the net. Why not compile one...
Good list, but I'd quibble with the Count and Scaramouche being swash. In no particular order: Captain Blood. Bardelys the Magnificent. Black Bartelmy's...
Marguerite de Valois A Dumas Chicot the Jester A Dumas The Privateer by Josephine Tey The Spider King by Lawrence Schoonover The Black Arrow R.L. Stevenson ...
Well, I don't know if I've actually read *100* swashbucklers, but here are my favourites: Dumas: The Three Musketeers Sabatini: Captain Blood, Scaramouche (to...
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