tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post111944816679502491..comments2023-12-22T19:52:13.198-05:00Comments on Fernham: ShackletonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281027116636227323noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1120200428625731642005-07-01T02:47:00.000-04:002005-07-01T02:47:00.000-04:00I saw smidgeons of the Shackleton miniseries and a...I saw smidgeons of the Shackleton miniseries and as always, Ken B. was right on the money. I have a dim memory of seeing his ship returning to Elephant Island (?) to collect the men - terribly moving. Must try to see the whole thing soon.<BR/>Me, I am a mad Hornblower fan - also a book that interests me (TBR)is a bio of Matthew Flinders, British explorer of Australia, who spent most of his married life either at sea or in jail on Mauritius.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895689949182365454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1119471998276983962005-06-22T16:26:00.000-04:002005-06-22T16:26:00.000-04:00Yes--thank you for reminding me. I thought Ship Fe...Yes--thank you for reminding me. I thought Ship Fever was magnificent and I'm glad to know that someone else has enjoyed the subsequent ones. I think she really gets the joys of adventuring and the feminist angle too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281027116636227323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1119470547469695022005-06-22T16:02:00.000-04:002005-06-22T16:02:00.000-04:00If you haven't checked out Andrea Barrett's Ship F...If you haven't checked out Andrea Barrett's <I>Ship Fever</I> and the following books to that, you should - her stories cover "the long-suffering wife at home" from a feminist angle as well as the adventuring and exploring bits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com