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Astrodene's Historic Naval Fiction Forum :: The Quarterdeck :: Alexander Kent: Richard Bolito, Adam Bolitho

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Short Story-Homecoming

Post by Astrodene on Thu 16 Apr 2009, 19:14

Just noticed the author has put a short story 'Homecoming' about Richard Bolitho, set after the Battle of the Nile on his website.
Edit: The story is now available to be read on my site, by kind permission of the author, at http://www.historicnavalfiction.com/index.php/general-hnf-info/short-stories/915-homecoming


Last edited by Astrodene on Tue 29 Sep 2009, 14:16; edited 4 times in total (Reason for editing : Provide viewing link)

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Post by reb01501 on Thu 16 Apr 2009, 20:09

Excellent!
Well-spotted, that!

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Post by pipester on Fri 17 Apr 2009, 15:21

A nice story. A thoughtful Commodore (Richard) Bolitho returns to England after action at Aboukir Bay, but the story is not without suspense and action.

This from Page 10: ...the usual sense of guilt and shame, which he had often suffered in the aftermath of cloth action...

Is "cloth action" a term I don't know, or is this a typo for close action?

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Post by reb01501 on Fri 17 Apr 2009, 15:37

I read "close action" on first reading - didn't even notice what I now assume to be a typo. Perhaps he dictated it and he has a lisp ... Wink

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Post by pipester on Fri 17 Apr 2009, 19:11

I guess you're right, but I was hoping for some new exotic explanation. Maybe clergy -- you know, men of the cloth -- having at it in a pitched battle. Or maybe a towel-snapping battle. I'm disappointed that "cloth action" isn't a technical term for a surprise manoeuvre: "They didn't cotton that they were linen to starboard because we had pulled the wool over their eyes..." Cool

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Post by Astrodene on Fri 17 Apr 2009, 19:19

Or perhaps if the Marines run out of amunition they throw hammocks at the opposing ship Wink

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Post by reb01501 on Fri 17 Apr 2009, 20:30

Maybe Make & Mend day revealed something that should have been kept to himself ... Rolling Eyes

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Post by pipester on Fri 17 Apr 2009, 20:35

...Yes! The very fabric of the ship. She was scantling clad. Embarassed

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Post by reb01501 on Fri 17 Apr 2009, 20:57

You go too far, Sir! You may well blush! lol!

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Post by Astrodene on Tue 29 Sep 2009, 12:30

This story is now available for viewing directly from my site by kind permission of the author. I have edited the link in the first post

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