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271 The Commodore -- rank: 669

A Bookstore in my neighborhood is selling hardcover Patrick Obrian 1st edition, 2nd printing 'The Commodore,' for $5.98 in its remainder books section.

Poster's Name:	Charles Herbert Crookston
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Message Date:	1997-11-20 02:45:48 UTC

272 Re: Answer to Halloween Quiz - spoiler 'The Commodore -- rank: 669

Oh, oh, and I read through the entire canon looking for *other people's*=20 names! Virginia vpreston@sas.ac.uk On Sun, 2 Nov 1997 RFrewen@aol.com wrote: >=20 > The question was - 'In a conversation between JA and SM, Jack mentions a > person with the same family name as a Lissun. Although Stephen makes a > 'throwaway' comment on the family, he does not give any detail and the to= pic > is never again mentioned. Who is the person and what is the story behind > Stephen=92s r ...

Poster's Name:	Virginia Preston
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Message Date:	1997-11-04 12:40:25 UTC

273 Re: Answer to Halloween Quiz - spoiler 'The Commodore -- rank: 669

In a message dated 97-11-02 21:44:41 EST, Charlezzzz@aol.com writes: << This sounds rather like the Duke's warning of death in one of the funniest books ever written >> Well Charlezzzz, they say that history repeats itself - though in this case my guess is that the cause was the second helping of spinach quiche! Bob F. which he always was given to understand that real men don't eat quiche?

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Message Date:	1997-11-03 03:35:27 UTC

274 Re: Answer to Halloween Quiz - spoiler 'The Commodore -- rank: 669

=0AIn a message dated 11/2/97 9:14:18 PM, RFrewen@aol.com wrote:=0A=0A<<A= ccording to tradition, the foxes in the neighbourhood gather=0Aoutside th= e family seat prior to and at the death of the head of the family.=0AThis= has been documented several times, the last one being in 1907 when the= =0Ason of the 14th Viscount was keeping a vigil in the chapel at his fath= er=92s=0Acoffin and heard scratching at the door. On opening it he found = several foxes=0Awhich tried to get past him in ...

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Message Date:	1997-11-03 03:04:07 UTC

275 Answer to Halloween Quiz - spoiler 'The Commodore -- rank: 669

The question was - 'In a conversation between JA and SM, Jack mentions a person with the same family name as a Lissun. Although Stephen makes a 'throwaway' comment on the family, he does not give any detail and the to= pic is never again mentioned. Who is the person and what is the story behind Stephen=92s remark?' Nobody got the correct answer, which is 'Preston,' (as in Lissun(e) Virg= inia Preston) details below: On page 248 of 'The Commodore' Jack is talking to Stephen about sodomy in= t ...

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Message Date:	1997-11-03 02:32:34 UTC

276 The Commodore (Was: Latitude in 'H.M.S. Surprise') -- rank: 669

In a message dated 96-12-30 08:19:04 EST, you write: << What is the general opinion of the popular Mr O'Brian's penultimate opus, 'The Commodore'? >> I cannot speak for the general opinion, but when I first read 'The Commodore' I rated as being among my favorites in the series. Subjectivity is fascinating, isn't it? Bruce Trinque 41*19'41'N 72*12'40'W

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Message Date:	1996-12-30 19:54:13 UTC

277 The Commodore (WAS Latitude in 'H.M.S. Surprise') -- rank: 669

> What is the general opinion of the popular Mr O'Brian's penultimate opu= s, > 'The Commodore'? Much to my dismay and regret, I am unhappily brought t= o > recollect words of Stephen Maturin in 'The Nutmeg of Consolation', rela= ting > to the comparison of the authorship of 'Clarissa Harlowe' and 'Grandiso= n'. > The earlier books of the series, with their wonderful realism, continui= ty > and character development, seem almost to have been written by another > hand. ...> ...

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Message Date:	1996-12-30 19:18:59 UTC

278 (Fwd) Re: Why another after The Commodore? -- rank: 669

Hear Her, Hear Her. Why indeed. When does one need a reason to create art or to enjoy the creative work of a Master? I for one hope that Himself lives to be over a hundred and passes, pen in hand. ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: Lisa Grossman <gordian@linux2.vdot.net> To: 'PO'B Listserv' <patrickobrian@norton2.wwnorton.com> Subject: Re: Why another after The Commodore? Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 11:29:25 +0000 Why another? Why, bec ...

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Message Date:	1996-10-11 19:34:37 UTC

279 Re: Why another after The Commodore? -- rank: 669

Why another? Why, because we - and thousands like us - will happily buy it, and read it, and discuss it, and speculate about its sequel and its meanings and its casting, that's why. And because PO'B likes writing 'em. What other reasons need there be? Lisa Grossman 40* 42' N, 73* 20' W

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Message Date:	1996-10-11 13:15:54 UTC

280 Why another after The Commodore? -- rank: 669

Possible SPOILER--Warning, not recommended to be read by those who have not arrived at Volume 12 Perhaps the best answer to Stephen Clark's question must await a reading of the Yellow Admiral, but last summer we had a similar discussion when some of us assigned logical finality to volume 12, Letter of Marque. As with the Commodore all the loose ends were tied. In fact Jack was in considerably better agreement with Sophie than at the end of the Commodore. And what a serene ending. Who can for ...

Poster's Name:	Charles Keller
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Message Date:	1996-10-11 05:13:25 UTC

281 Re: Why another after The Commodore? -- rank: 669

seclark@kodak.com wrote: > > I don't know if this has cropped up in previous discussions but just before > the publication of YA (for you lucky people across the ocean, at least) I > thought it seemed an appropriate moment to ask the question, why another novel > to follow 'The Commodore'? When I finished the latter sometime last year, it > seemed of all the books, to end with the least loose ends. Of all the previous > 16 I was left with unanswered questions or our heroes ...

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Message Date:	1996-10-10 15:28:42 UTC

282 Why another after The Commodore? -- rank: 669

I don't know if this has cropped up in previous discussions but just before the publication of YA (for you lucky people across the ocean, at least) I thought it seemed an appropriate moment to ask the question, why another novel to follow 'The Commodore'? When I finished the latter sometime last year, it seemed of all the books, to end with the least loose ends. Of all the previous 16 I was left with unanswered questions or our heroes at some crisis point. In fact when I first discovered the ser ...

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Message Date:	1996-10-10 09:35:42 UTC

283 The Commodore in paperback -- rank: 669

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I haven't seen anything on this in some time, but isn't April the target month for the publication of _The Commodore_ in paperback, at least in the US? Anybody know when it's likely to be available? Bob Fleisher fler@chevron.com Houston, TX 29* 45' N 95* 21' W

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Message Date:	1996-07-31 22:30:36 UTC

284 Re: The Commodore: is POB slipping? -- rank: 669

I don't entirely agree with your perspective. POB might simply be realistic here; grand fleet actions are by their nature infrequent. >I just read The Commodore and I was very disappointed with the 'grand fleet >action' promised on the book jacket. After such careful development of the They probably should not have promised a grand fleet action on the jacket. >engagement, it seemed as if POB simply ran out of steam and finished the >book as quickly as he could. > >Does anyo ...

Poster's Name:	Charles H. Miller
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Message Date:	1996-04-18 20:04:28 UTC

285 The Commodore: is POB slipping? -- rank: 669

I just read The Commodore and I was very disappointed with the 'grand fleet action' promised on the book jacket. After such careful development of the engagement, it seemed as if POB simply ran out of steam and finished the book as quickly as he could. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

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Message Date:	1996-04-18 18:07:47 UTC