26 December 2019

igenlode: The pirate sloop 'Horizon' from "Treasures of the Indies" (Default)
I've been reading Basil Lubbock's "Round the Horn Before the Mast" (1902), and it's frankly not suitable reading for winter evenings, even wrapped up in a new Christmas scarf and two pairs of socks! If I hadn't already had a hot bath this morning I'd be tempted to have another one just to warm up...

The book itself is entertaining and very well written, though Read more... )

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igenlode: The pirate sloop 'Horizon' from "Treasures of the Indies" (Default)
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