tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post634943050556615948..comments2024-03-28T09:24:58.391-04:00Comments on Stuff I Like: A Blog: Freebooters, Buccaneers, Privateers, and Pirates!The Wasphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-77718582487789992612014-08-29T21:15:03.968-04:002014-08-29T21:15:03.968-04:00Bretheren of the Coast is a good chunk of the nove...Bretheren of the Coast is a good chunk of the novel "Captain Blood." A lot of the best parts, actually, although the opening chapters are cracking good and really help set the scene.<br /><br />HowardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-89440369547307901652014-08-28T15:33:34.061-04:002014-08-28T15:33:34.061-04:00As am I. I've read part of Brethren and so far...As am I. I've read part of Brethren and so far it's dynamite. Peter Blood on the page is far more pragmatic and dangerous than Flynn's portrayal. It's taking a little longer than In intended as I've somehow ended up with a few more reading obligations than I expected to.<br /><br />I'm almost tempted to watch the Johnny Depp On Stranger Tides just to see what they did to the book and Ian McShane as Blackbeard.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-78116831778840363802014-08-28T11:30:06.629-04:002014-08-28T11:30:06.629-04:00Still looking forward to talking with you about Sa...Still looking forward to talking with you about Sabatini! I, too, loved the book On Stranger Tides, and I'm finishing up a nifty action-packed paperback by F. van Wyck Mason titled Captain Nemesis.<br /><br />Howard Andrew JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-75345964615894508242014-08-13T20:32:44.884-04:002014-08-13T20:32:44.884-04:00Thanx. I remember seeing that but cant remember wh...Thanx. I remember seeing that but cant remember why I never picked it up.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-91637028628413134032014-08-13T20:06:13.056-04:002014-08-13T20:06:13.056-04:00If you're looking for more non-fiction, Under ...If you're looking for more non-fiction, <i>Under the Black Flag</i> by David Cordingly is pretty comprehensive.Michalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198881279554204600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-80374409485447125832014-08-13T13:03:34.100-04:002014-08-13T13:03:34.100-04:00I haven't read it, either. I found it at one ...I haven't read it, either. I found it at one of the remainder bookstores in an outlet mall while on vacation and have never managed to fit it in. I really need to. It looks interesting.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-65718587576257173102014-08-13T00:40:23.727-04:002014-08-13T00:40:23.727-04:00I haven't. Bonny and company figure highly in ...I haven't. Bonny and company figure highly in On Stranger Tides.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-18019722293961025982014-08-12T23:57:59.280-04:002014-08-12T23:57:59.280-04:00Aargh. Well said, matey!...Wait! There's a pi...Aargh. Well said, matey!...Wait! There's a pirate story megapack? (Gets out phone, opens Kindle app, buys)<br /><br />This reminds me that somewhere in a box that hasn't been unpacked yet is a copy of The Sweet Trade, a pirate novel by Elizabeth Garrett. Have you read it?<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/The-Sweet-Trade-Elizabeth-Garrett/dp/0812578511Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.com