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121 assorted questions on reading The Commodore -- rank: 669

Slowly and enjoyingly winding my way through Vol 5 of the omnibus, on my 3rd circumnavigation of the Canon, for all love, I have accumulated a few questions and observations of a frivolous nature, not to be thought of as showing away but merely for interesting conversation and edification. How does one pronounce Featherstonehaugh? Surely like neither Featherstone or Fotherinhay? How does one pronounce Whewell, that good master's mate given an acting order as Lt. because of his com ...

Poster's Name:	Jim Muller
Poster's Email:	jimmuller_at_RCN.COM
Message Date:	2008-07-08 17:12:12 UTC

122 The Commodore -- rank: 669

Greetings: Well, in the past week or so I went through "The Truelove" and then "The Wine-Dark Sea". I started "The Commodore" last night. I realized that by cracking on, I might actually finish the Canon by year's end. I have already read "The Hundred Days" (I brought it to my parent's during one weekend trip earlier this year as it appeared to be a story that stood relatively on its own). We shall see! FPK3 _______________________________________ ...

Poster's Name:	Recursive Loop
Poster's Email:	recursive_loop_at_YAHOO.COM
Message Date:	2007-11-04 14:36:44 UTC

123 Re: Misremembering "The Commodore" SPOILERS -- rank: 669

On 8/30/07, Micah Seymour <maturin_at_gmail.com> wrote: > I'm sure this is bad form, but I love these books. I read them like > Christians reads the Bible. Every single day I read my way from M_at_C to > Blue. 10, 20, 50 pages, whatever, I read it every single day. I've been > doing this for four years and change. I've learned so much. > I know the difference between a main course and a topsail, I know the > dimensions and tonnage of ships to the point that I ...

Poster's Name:	Susan Wenger
Poster's Email:	susanwenger_at_GMAIL.COM
Message Date:	2007-08-31 14:15:46 UTC

124 Re: Misremembering "The Commodore" SPOILERS -- rank: 669

I'm sure this is bad form, but I love these books. I read them like Christians reads the Bible. Every single day I read my way from M_at_C to Blue. 10, 20, 50 pages, whatever, I read it every single day. I've been doing this for four years and change. I've learned so much. I know the difference between a main course and a topsail, I know the dimensions and tonnage of ships to the point that I can give a county fair estimate of a ship's weight with a cursory glance. I know things tha ...

Poster's Name:	Micah Seymour
Poster's Email:	maturin_at_GMAIL.COM
Message Date:	2007-08-30 23:29:18 UTC

125 Re: Misremembering "The Commodore" SPOILERS -- rank: 669

On 8/31/07, Micah Seymour <maturin_at_gmail.com> wrote: >> > The "setting myself up as a political cove" incident is one of my favorite > scenes in all the Canon. It's one of the few where, outside of direct duty, > Stephen and Jack directly discuss information that is known to Stephen (in > his intelligence officer capacity) but not Jack. > > Though, perhaps I'm over-reaching. > > Long time lurker asking to come aboard again, > Permis ...

Poster's Name:	Kerry Webb
Poster's Email:	ringle_at_GMAIL.COM
Message Date:	2007-08-30 23:00:41 UTC

126 Re: Misremembering "The Commodore" SPOILERS -- rank: 669

> > TC SPOILERS > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . The "setting myself up as a political cove" incident is one of my favorite scenes in all the Canon. It's one of the few where, outside of direct duty, Stephen and Jack directly discuss information that is known to Stephen (in his intelligence officer capacity) but not Jack. Though, perhaps I'm over-r ...

Poster's Name:	Micah Seymour
Poster's Email:	maturin_at_GMAIL.COM
Message Date:	2007-08-30 21:52:58 UTC

127 Re: Misremembering "The Commodore" SPOILERS -- rank: 669

TC SPOILERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce, perpahs that is because, irrc, that the African story, while longer, was indeed an interlude for Jack, whose orders, iirc, sent him to "mess about" in Africa while he was awaiting the specific time (didn't he fuss about Admiralty clerks setting times unrelated to wind and tide?) to be in Ireland. Cookie To be removed from the GUNROOM list send a blank message to UNSUBSCRIBE-GUNROOM_at_HMSSURPRISE ...

Poster's Name:	Ginger Scheer-White
Poster's Email:	gscheer_at_YAHOO.COM
Message Date:	2007-08-30 20:22:48 UTC

128 Misremembering "The Commodore" SPOILERS -- rank: 669

    TC SPOILERS below: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It happens that of all the books in the Canon, it is "The Commodore" that I perhaps have the least familiarity with, probably having read it less often than any of the other volumes. With my recent acquisition of TC on CD audiobook, it shall now take its place in my perpetual commuting re-reading of the Canon and so that situation will be rectified. Li ...

Poster's Name:	Bruce Trinque
Poster's Email:	Batrinque_at_AOL.COM
Message Date:	2007-08-30 02:28:19 UTC

129 Re: Doubling in The Commodore TC SPOILER -- rank: 669

  In a message dated 8/25/2007 12:01:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, patlbarker_at_SYMPATICO.CA writes: TC SPOILER below: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ************* Yes, the doubling/paralleling throughout the series is wonderful, and here as well. There's also the parallel element of jealousy and sense of displacement: Jack resentful of Rev. Hinckley, and Sophie of Clarissa--ignited by the dinner party and the dou ...

Poster's Name:	Bruce Trinque
Poster's Email:	Batrinque_at_AOL.COM
Message Date:	2007-08-25 23:51:57 UTC

130 Re: Doubling in The Commodore TC SPOILER -- rank: 669

  ----- Original Message -----   From: Bruce Trinque<mailto:Batrinque_at_AOL.COM>   To: GUNROOM_at_HMSSURPRISE.ORG<mailto:GUNROOM_at_HMSSURPRISE.ORG>   Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:48 PM   Subject: [POB] Doubling in The Commodore TC SPOILER       TC SPOILER below:   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   Listening to my new audiobook CDs of "The Commod ...

Poster's Name:	Patricia Barker
Poster's Email:	patlbarker_at_SYMPATICO.CA
Message Date:	2007-08-25 16:10:40 UTC

131 Doubling in The Commodore TC SPOILER -- rank: 669

    TC SPOILER below: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Listening to my new audiobook CDs of "The Commodore", I realized that it contains yet another example of the doubling that we so often see in the Canon. When the Surprise reaches Shelmerston after her long, long voyage to the Pacific, the crew finds Shelmerston temporarily deserted, and then when Jack rides home to Ashgrove Cottage, he finds Sophie and the ...

Poster's Name:	Bruce Trinque
Poster's Email:	Batrinque_at_AOL.COM
Message Date:	2007-08-25 00:57:59 UTC

132 The Commodore on CD at Borders -- rank: 669

    For quite some time I have been accumulating the Patrick Tull/Recorded Books unabridged CDs of the The Canon (I don't have broadband, so downloading audio files from an Internet source would require more time than it took POB to write the books). At first, Borders was releasing these CDs at a not too terrible price at the rate of a volume every couple months, as I recall, and then it slipped to one every six months. But it had been over a year, I believe, since release ...

Poster's Name:	Bruce Trinque
Poster's Email:	Batrinque_at_AOL.COM
Message Date:	2007-08-25 00:32:24 UTC

133 Re: A lovely little passage with Stephen in The Commodore ... -- rank: 669

Regarding the COM ch3 violin scene, I have never been convinced that Jack has been deliberately hiding his skill from Stephen (even though Stephen suspects that is the case). That nocturnal virtuoso performance comes at a time when Jack is having significant marital problems. His playing is elevated by the intense emotions that he is experiencing, and he is undistracted by the normal responsibilites which surround him at sea. It is surprising that the normally perceptive Stephen fails to ...

Poster's Name:	Patricia Barker
Poster's Email:	patlbarker_at_SYMPATICO.CA
Message Date:	2007-07-28 00:31:17 UTC

134 Re: A lovely little passage with Stephen in The Commodore ... -- rank: 669

Oh! Post of the Day! That never occurred to me, but of course it's right! On 7/27/07, Don Seltzer <timoneer_at_gmail.com> wrote: > Regarding the COM ch3 violin scene, I have never been convinced that > Jack has been deliberately hiding his skill from Stephen (even though > Stephen suspects that is the case). > > That nocturnal virtuoso performance comes at a time when Jack is > having significant marital problems. His playing is elevated by the > intense emo ...

Poster's Name:	Susan Wenger
Poster's Email:	susanwenger_at_GMAIL.COM
Message Date:	2007-07-27 22:12:18 UTC

135 Re: A lovely little passage with Stephen in The Commodore ... -- rank: 669

Regarding the COM ch3 violin scene, I have never been convinced that Jack has been deliberately hiding his skill from Stephen (even though Stephen suspects that is the case). That nocturnal virtuoso performance comes at a time when Jack is having significant marital problems. His playing is elevated by the intense emotions that he is experiencing, and he is undistracted by the normal responsibilites which surround him at sea. It is surprising that the normally perceptive Stephen fails to ...

Poster's Name:	Don Seltzer
Poster's Email:	timoneer_at_GMAIL.COM
Message Date:	2007-07-27 19:15:29 UTC