Tiger Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 Well it's about time for some music! the violin! how wonderfull....and someone who is really good at it too!! loved this chapter I love the violin as well. I bet he could play this.
paya Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 I love the violin as well. I bet he could play this. Why don't we setup something like Music Recommendations for Bridgemont series? There certainly are classical music masterpieces that could make some nice background to the stories... the limitation of the year could be broadened to the "era" like classicist music and baroque before (see Vivaldi here...), we're coming to the romanticism era... I think 1790s is Beethoven! Mozart is already dead, but we can still play him, as well as Bach and many others. Nevertheless, these guys weren't so popular in their era, so there surely are some good samples of classical music to listen to...
Tiger Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 (edited) It was the classical period. Composers include Hadyn, Mozart, and Beethoven (for the late 18th century). However, it is likely that someone would need to use some songs from earlier periods. Music could only be produced live, and it's safe that there are a lot more music compositions now. At the turn of the century, The Romantic Period began. Edited October 1, 2009 by Tiger
Mark Arbour Posted October 1, 2009 Author Posted October 1, 2009 Classical music evidently scares Jeremy. I'll set up a thread here
amBIguoustwo Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Mark, You better not have sacrificed Travers' career for the sake of plot development! Perhaps it is Admiral Wilcox and Granger will have to risk mutiny to retain control and continue his mission in the face of the Admiral's command to take him to England? Bryan 1
Tiger Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Admiral Wilcox seems unlikely. Still, if that is who it is, Granger is in for some unpleasantness indeed. This was indeed an evil cliffhanger. I must so declare. 1
paya Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Mark, You better not have sacrificed Travers' career for the sake of plot development! Perhaps it is Admiral Wilcox and Granger will have to risk mutiny to retain control and continue his mission in the face of the Admiral's command to take him to England? Bryan Travers?
Enric Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) ch22: Georgie proves the old thing: a kinsperson is the one to desire sex with. provided it is not too close kin, but something like (in this fiction) with the Lennoxes: about second or third cousins... researchers have actually understood the sexual attraction to kinspeople as quite natural: one tends to like, appreciate and trust in persons who look vaguely family, have same features as one themselves, and same features as one's own growing-up family. Of course, the Westermarck effect takes care that too close relatives are not sexually desirable (for sane, sound persons), but those who are not that close, and still resemble, are instead very prime. The young Lennox should -as I gathered- resemble physically our Georgie, even a lot. and Mark has concocted these two to be something like secons cousins to one another. ---------- the surprise person in the boat: what if it's Evelyn Fellowes ? ---------- Heureka! I want Georgie and his family to underline, outwardly, that they are Britons. And represent Celtic heritage. Richemont de Bretagne. Levenax. whatever bridge-mount is in some celtic language. Yvain/Owain. Alain/Ailean. Daffyd. Aenghus. Alasdair. Iseabail. Gwendolyn. ---------- btw, it was not nice of Georgie, to leave Winkler hungry.... A good aristocrat knows that his personal servants are pretty dependent on the leftovers of his meals and such - and usually a good aristocrat takes some care to leave some leftovers. Edited October 5, 2009 by Enric
Conner Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 I've just got to try that line sometime soon, "Yes, young man, you needed to purge!" I'm beginning to wonder who the good Dr. Jackson purged that caused him to have to leave England! Yes, it's becoming clearer that Mark wants to get in his "licks" for the 2009 King of Cliffhangers award. The only clue as to who the naval officer might be is that Granger had to do everything he could to avoid passing out. To me, that means bad news. So I'm thinking Paya is right in guessing it's Fitzwilliam. Now that doesn't necessarily mean that Calvert is dead; there could be another surviving boat out there. Just to be on the safe side, though, Paya and I will prepare for the tar and feathering of you know who! 1
Tiger Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Calvert is not dead. Don't ask me how I know. I just know.
Mark Arbour Posted October 4, 2009 Author Posted October 4, 2009 Wow. So many of you are right in so many ways.
Enric Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) in ch 20, Georgie received the knighthood of the late king Charles III of Spains and Indies. I noticed that the First Sea Lord, Spencer, already alludes to the possibility of Georgie thereby obtaining the right to be 'Sir George', (as there clearly was: "The King of Spain wants to say thank you Granger.... Don't expect anyone to start calling you Sir George though.") well well, by this, as far as I understand, Georgie became a hidalgo in Spain. He *could* be addressed as 'don Jorge' (let's see if someone in some later chapter cracks a joke, that Now, it was not automatic that holders of foreign knighthoods would be 'Sir', but the Brit king could authorize such. There was a contemporary precedent: the (relatively young) commander Sidney Smith (bc 1764), whom we already saw in the Meditarranean adventure part... * For his accomplishments in naval war for the Swedish against Russians, Smith was knighted by king Gustav III with the Swedish Order of the Sword. Smith ('Sir Sidney') used this title, with King George III's permission, but was mocked by fellow British officers as "the Swedish knight".... Sweden's highest order (which Smith did not receive) was that of Serafim, granted usually to Their Excellencies....(something like Garter or Thistle today British) - instead, in Sweden the Sword (sverd-orden) was one of middling rank, something like the today knight of OBE or at most, the Bath. Not that O Carlos III is much more than that, just a middling-rank order of chivalry, because Spain has higher one, at least the Golden Fleece. I really want that when our Georgie is in west indies, at home royal court there'd be some exertion of influence - and returning, he finds himself authorized to officially be Sir George. let's say: the viscountess of Blandford, happens to be upset by some society ladies in the court circles, and she happens to ask her husband, the greedy viscount, "why is my daughter not 'Lady Caroline'?" which starts an avalanche of events where the pompous, parvenuous and greedy Blandfords make -with their conservative friends- the king to approve that Georgie's spanish honor gets authorized to the entitlement of 'Sir' because, that makes thekri daughter to be Lady. and, let's say, in the train of those events, the Bridgemonts show just an attitude that such is really not needed, something having a background in that 'we Bridgemonts have held an original feudal barony already for five centuries, our blood is noblest and most ancient, we do not need additional titles to show it...' ....and later, inevitably, fellow British officers will tease Georgie as "the Spanish knight" plus someone cracks a joke about don caballero de la mancha. and windmills. http://upload.wikime..._Carlos_III.svg http://en.wikipedia...._of_Charles_III what do we have here? http://armorialblog....onal-espanola/ Edited October 4, 2009 by Enric
Tiger Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 Chapter 23 was good. It seems that Freemantle is not fit to command a ship. He was even warned not to engage, but he did, and now because of his incompetence, Calvert's life hangs in the balance. And to think, Caroline had him placed there. Soon, we shall meet Granger's grandfather. That shall be a most interesting meeting. No doubt he'll be most disheartened about the war with the Dutch. And I have to wonder how long Granger will be in the West Indies. He could certainly do worse. It's a tropical paradise.
Mark Arbour Posted October 5, 2009 Author Posted October 5, 2009 Soon, we shall meet Granger's grandfather. That shall be a most interesting meeting. No doubt he'll be most disheartened about the war with the Dutch. I think the English attitude towards Dutch entry into the war was ambivalent. On the one hand, it was a chance to snap up Dutch overseas possessions (and those rich spice islands Bertie was scheming after), but on the other hand, Britain and Holland had been friends for quite some time by then, and Holland tended to move in Britain's orbit. Both countries were protestant, after all, and quite the traders.
Mark Arbour Posted October 6, 2009 Author Posted October 6, 2009 Surely she has her own consorts... Not necessarily. I'm sure she ultimately will, but right now she's breeding stock. Can't have another man muddying up the Bridgemont gene pool. Besides, I see Caroline as an extremely ambitious woman who will do just about anything to advance her family, and that's even more emphasized now that she has her own children. Look at how she got George in the first place...and schemed to rip a monstrous dowry from her father. Now if the Prince of Wales or one of his brother wanted a roll in the hay, I'm sure she'd oblige (who wouldn't?). Otherwise, I see her as a loyal but ambitious wife.
Tiger Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 I guess there was no contraception in those times. How quickly one forgets. She's also told George at times that he could find "relief" elsewhere. So maybe she suspects that he needs a great deal of release.
Mark Arbour Posted October 6, 2009 Author Posted October 6, 2009 I guess there was no contraception in those times. How quickly one forgets. She's also told George at times that he could find "relief" elsewhere. So maybe she suspects that he needs a great deal of release. She would be right.
Conner Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Calvert is alive and improving. He was so cute to want to remain in Granger's cabin and not go ashore to the hospital. Freemantle! What an ass! It seems the Vice-Admiral will make short work of him. I don't want to condemn our sweet Caroline just yet. She's been pretty cool so far and, as Tiger pointed out, she made it clear to her husband that he may seek relief elsewhere. So my thought is she wouldn't have had Calvert reassigned out of jealousy. So as long as Granger remained discreet and didn't damage the family reputation or outright desert her, she has lots to keep her busy. Besides, what would she have said to the Admiralty to get Calvert reassigned that would not have caused some concerns as it is? Then again, she's a woman and totally unpredictable.
sat8997 Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Then again, she's a woman and totally unpredictable. Uh huh.
Tiger Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 I suppose I shouldn't be so quick to rake her over the coals. She could have talked to her husband though, but she chose instead to take the low road. Still, perhaps if George would tell her the truth, it might make things easier. Still, the opposite may be true. It's a tough call.
Mark Arbour Posted October 6, 2009 Author Posted October 6, 2009 You also have to remember that Calvert was moved from First Lieutenant of the 20 gun sloop Intrepid to the 74 gun ship-of-the-line Zenith. That's like someone being pulled from a modern day frigate and put on an aircraft carrier. It was definitely a promotion. If I was Caroline, I'd be thinking that gave me plausible deniability. "But George, your Mr. Calvert was such a nice man, and such a good officer, I wanted to do everything I could to help his career. I thought you'd be pleased," she might say, with a pout. Or she might not say that at all. And Calvert is wounded, so he may not even live. Who knows? (I do).
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