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Admiral Lord St. Vincent a.k.a. Old Jarvie

May 19, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

“Captain Harte was a little man, with a certain resemblance to Lord St. Vincent, a resemblance that he did his best to increase by stooping, by being savagely rude to his subordinates and by the […]

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A Foremast Jack’s Account of Life on Blockade Duty

May 18, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

This letter is written by a William Nelson, who appears to be an ordinary seaman. The letter written phonetically and without punctuations gives a rare glimpse of conditions aboard ship. It would appear William Nelson’s […]

02. Post Captain

Captain David Ewen Bartholomew Comes Over the Bows

May 17, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

“And on the last Friday of all, the day I was there, Old Jarvie winked his eye, said ‘You want to go to sea? Then to sea you shall go, sir,’ and had him pressed […]

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The Bounty Adventure Pt. 4/6: Mutiny and Pitcairn

May 16, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Text from Mutiny and Romance in the South Seas: A Companion to the Bounty Adventure by Sven Wahlroos. On the night between April 17 and April 28 Christian had probably had very little sleep. There are some […]

03. H.M.S. Surprise

H.M.S. Surprise Radio Play

May 15, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

*SPOILERS* Naval battles, political intrigue and romantic rivalry in Roger Danes’s dramatization of Patrick O’Brian’s novel, set in 1804 in England, India and on the high seas.

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Naval Punishment for Boys: “Kissing the Gunner’s Daughter”

May 13, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

In the eighteenth century the Royal Navy encouraged boys as young as nine to enlist as ‘servants’ (the lower age limit was raised to 13 in 1794). They acted as cabin boys to officers and […]

01. Master and Commander

Master and Commander Discussion Questions Ch. 7

May 12, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Upon first starting this website I also started something I called The Aubreyad Press Gang to do a group read of the series. We got through the first and second novels before the project fell […]

Events

Breaking the 29th Article

May 11, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

“It is odd how the law always harps upon the unnaturalness of sodomy,” observed Stephen. “Though I know at least two judges who are paederasts; and of course barristers. What will happen to him?” “Oh, […]

Battle of Trafalgar

Racing From Victory: Delivering the News of Trafalgar

May 10, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

The race to bring home news of the outcome of the Battle of Trafalgar was an unusual contest between a little-known West Country man in the small schooner Pickle, and a well connected, ambitious captain of […]

01. Master and Commander

Master and Commander Discussion Questions Ch. 6

May 9, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Upon first starting this website I also started something I called The Aubreyad Press Gang to do a group read of the series. We got through the first and second novels before the project fell […]

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