tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post6396121931364453644..comments2009-08-22T20:38:18.177-07:00Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705188612008810774noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post-34218129463468558292009-08-22T20:38:18.177-07:002009-08-22T20:38:18.177-07:00Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks and yes, I have read most of Fraser&#39;s Flashman books a long time ago and I liked them, but he is a rake and that is wearing after a while. <br />I have also tried Bernard Cornwell but could never forget I was reading a novel. <br />Forester is good but doesn&#39;t have O&#39;Brian&#39;s humour and humanity. <br />I found a &#39;Guide to the best historical novels&#39; on Project Gutenberg: I will surely find some forgotten gems there.<br />But where?Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705188612008810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post-51894736769466685852009-08-21T22:52:08.848-07:002009-08-21T22:52:08.848-07:00Alex: You might give George MacDonald Fraser a try. Check out his book Flashman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post-7775831869447904852009-08-21T18:53:35.724-07:002009-08-21T18:53:35.724-07:00Alex, not offhand, but will be going to the university library on Saturday. <br /><br /><br />Regarding Chivalry- if you are a good father and husband, surely that should suffice since there are no dragons?susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post-14395681618795212512009-08-21T18:48:38.010-07:002009-08-21T18:48:38.010-07:00Yes, it is asking a lot not to &#39;stoop to notice&#39; things that annoy the hell out of us. <br />For example today for me seemed to be one long single annoyance. I am extreemly discouraged. I am far, far from the ideal of chivalry of squire Nigel. But at least I am aware there is an ideal and I am aware that I am far from it.Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705188612008810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post-88324911532334694522009-08-21T01:06:50.386-07:002009-08-21T01:06:50.386-07:00Good story, and even better ending, you are asking a lot from a person by claimming to be like that. But I guess you are right, we should all aspire to be excelent beings, the best that we possibly can.<br />MMariana Sofferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post-87131488721215613542009-08-19T20:49:16.277-07:002009-08-19T20:49:16.277-07:00Susan,<br /><br />With a degree in Vic Lit maybe you can help me?<br />Do you know of Patrick O&#39;Brian&#39;s Aubry/Maturin series? I am addicted. Read them 4 times. Do you know of any comparable writers?Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705188612008810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post-80168142949416333292009-08-18T07:29:42.163-07:002009-08-18T07:29:42.163-07:00Hello Alex!<br /><br />I have to confess, I&#39;ve never read anything by Conan-Doyle. And I have a degree in Victorian Lit! <br /><br />This essay inspired me, and I will be going to the library to check him out. <br /><br />And maybe read him at the ice hotel, which I am dreaming about 24/7.<br /><br />Thank you.susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.com