tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post3295016961526302081..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Richard Bolitho, Midshipman - Alexander Kent (Douglas Reeman)James Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-8794231918377601742018-06-09T09:40:55.184-05:002018-06-09T09:40:55.184-05:00I read the first 3 or 4 Bolitho novels when they w...I read the first 3 or 4 Bolitho novels when they were first published back in the 70s and enjoyed them a great deal. For some reason, I lost track of the series after that and only recently looked it up to discover there are (I believe) 30 novels now.Hedgeguardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156240140547666322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-46569953010102915452018-06-08T15:02:05.741-05:002018-06-08T15:02:05.741-05:00I remember reading this and liking it a lot. At th...I remember reading this and liking it a lot. At the time, several years ago, I planned to continue on, then just forgot. Now I want to find the next book and get reading!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-18211816451149672522018-06-08T14:00:46.513-05:002018-06-08T14:00:46.513-05:00Did it get bogged down in nautical terms and minut...Did it get bogged down in nautical terms and minutiae?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794929364861212640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-49110437749986728352018-06-08T11:50:11.890-05:002018-06-08T11:50:11.890-05:00Of course, many great sea pb tales published back ...Of course, many great sea pb tales published back then.... I guess you missed the "Fighting Sails" subject of Pulpdom a few months ago?C. Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138968577056664445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-47159553169244468752018-06-08T07:58:46.208-05:002018-06-08T07:58:46.208-05:00As a kid back in the 1960s, I read C. S. Forester&...As a kid back in the 1960s, I read C. S. Forester's famous HORNBLOWER series. Like you, I'm a landlubber but I enjoy sea stories like this. I've read Douglas Reeman's novels and his "Alexander Kent" adventures. I'm also a fan of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series .Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com