I just visited the Spanish Museo Naval in Madrid, which had me oscillating between horror at the lack of even who’d of historical reflexivity, and memories of Master and Commander pingponging through mind and heart. Your writing invites me to cherish and rethink both. BTW, when in Madrid, don’t miss it! Well worth a half day - and it’s free.
I'll keep that in mind Tom! Funnily enough I was able to visit the naval museum in Barcelona, but that was before I started reading the O'Brian novels. Wish I had read the novels before that visit - would have made the exhibits that much more fascinating.
What a huge pleasure, and now i'm going to start in on the books and maybe the movie! A huge pleasure as in a glorious piece of writing, not least because of the fun family story behind the story about the O'Brian stories..... Thank you Rio!
Hi Rebecca! Thank you greatly for reading. I'm happy to know that I've managed to create a new convert for the cult of O'Brian. Just never tell my father that you've started on the books and the movie, or he'll forever have a smug look on his face whenever you two meet again.
I just visited the Spanish Museo Naval in Madrid, which had me oscillating between horror at the lack of even who’d of historical reflexivity, and memories of Master and Commander pingponging through mind and heart. Your writing invites me to cherish and rethink both. BTW, when in Madrid, don’t miss it! Well worth a half day - and it’s free.
I'll keep that in mind Tom! Funnily enough I was able to visit the naval museum in Barcelona, but that was before I started reading the O'Brian novels. Wish I had read the novels before that visit - would have made the exhibits that much more fascinating.
What a huge pleasure, and now i'm going to start in on the books and maybe the movie! A huge pleasure as in a glorious piece of writing, not least because of the fun family story behind the story about the O'Brian stories..... Thank you Rio!
Hi Rebecca! Thank you greatly for reading. I'm happy to know that I've managed to create a new convert for the cult of O'Brian. Just never tell my father that you've started on the books and the movie, or he'll forever have a smug look on his face whenever you two meet again.