MDDM Ch. 6 "Pat O'Brian"

[jbor]

tiarnan.o'corrain at cmg.nl wrote:

> Most of his
> characters are sea-officers, intelligence officers and types
> of sail. If you want to bone up on obselete nautical jargon, read
> O'Brian, which is (evidently) what Pynchon did.
> 
> Patrick O'Brian was not his real name, however: he adopted the persona
> of the 'cultivated Irishman' (v. Henry James, *The Golden Bowl*) and
> lived in the South of France. Also wrote a biography of Picasso.

http://www.wjduquette.com/authors/pobrian.html

http://www.wwnorton.com/pob/pobtitles.htm

http://www.seatalebooks.com/pobrian.shtml

http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/obrian/author.html

Thanks! Ties that one (54.22) up nicely.

Now, if only someone would explain for me the difference between "Soldiers'
sorts of Lasses" and "Sailors' sorts" (53.21), and why the latter are always
being "left [...] unattended" (53.23) ....

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