<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Martinus Scriblerus <<a href="mailto:martinus.scriblerus@gmail.com">martinus.scriblerus@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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</div>I know of several other Patrick O'Brian enthusiasts who also read Gene<br>
Wolfe. Both writers of rich and thought-provoking prose. How do you<br>
find the description of Boston in "The Fortune of War"?<br>
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</div></blockquote><div><br>The Fortune of War is actually the last O'Brian book I read. I'm tempted to start in on The Surgeon's Mate tonight, but I somehow think studying is a wiser choice.<br><br>Obviously Boston has changed a lot since Jack and Stephen were there, but it was neat to read about them going to places I'm familiar with - though I've never had quite as "exciting" a time as Stephen did, what with all those shady Frenchmen...<br>
<br>When I'm back in Boston, I'm planning to get some friends together to go visit the U.S.S. Constitution, which is still docked in Boston. <br><br>-Matt<br></div></div><br>