PrivateTim

Odyssey is one of the longest, if not the longest, book of the Bridgemont series. But then it had to be cover the around the world travels of George Granger. There is a bit of everything in this book, but most notable parts are the Battle of the Nile, the actions of Valdivia, and much more that I can't mention without being a spoiler, but suffice to say it is a "sitting on the edge of your seat" stuff all throughout. The way the author effortlessly weaves in the fiction and non-fiction is nothing short of brilliant. For fans of historical fiction, it doesn't (can't) get much better than Odyssey.

This remarkable story first posted 04/15/2012 and was finished 02/04/2014. A two year odyssey, no pun intended, where our author plugged doggedly away so to not disappoint his fans. The amount of research that went into spinning this tale must have equaled the time it took to write. There was sadness at the death of old friends like Mr. Humphrey's and Mr. Fellowes, among others, joy at glorious victories and more of Granger's characteristic good humor, quick thinking, bravado and gracious good manners. This is my third time through Odyssey and there are new things I discover each time. Reading a completed story is such a joy at not having to sit by the computer (as I do now waiting for Freshman 88) and clinging to hope that next chapter will post. Bravo and thank you Mr. Arbour.

If my calculations are correct £50,000 = over £5,000,000 in 2025, £6,000 is nearly £400,000, £3,000 is £200,000 and £1,500 is £100,000. Although it doesn't translate directly. A young man like Lord Kingsdale would be quite well off with that amount of money and no longer an impoverished lord. And the money from the San Fernando is just one of the prizes they took.

I think I see where the idea for Beef Wellington was born.....

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Calvert craved the security and stability of a committed relationship, of having one person he loved, and of having that one person love him back. Was this even possible in 1797? In the Navy?

I don't like Calvert. Never have. I like Cavendish much better. Freddy should get a suitable marriage then Arbour can write their love story, Brokeback Mews, 🤣

I remember being about 8 years old and at my grandparent's home in Wawona, Yosemite. I'd gone on a short hike with my father and he knelt down and got a drink of water from a small stream. I was horrified. How could he drink water from something on the ground? Good, healthy water came from faucets! It is such an enduring memory of mine. Later when I was going to school at Berkeley and my parent's had their own ski cabin in Tahoe and their drinking water came directly from Lake Tahoe, I could not believe how bad Bay Area water tasted after drinking "real water"on weekends in Tahoe. I know how Granger feels drinking his fill.

I think Conway needs to be around still to throw in future twists and turns into the plot, but if I was Granger I'd have arranged for him to disappear on Cape Verde.

Ooooo, if you need help I can tell you who Matt's dad is!!

Okay, I know I've read this before..... twice, but for the life of me I don't remember what happens next. Me, I'd court martial Conway and leave him, Ford and the five miscreants behind on Cape Verde. Or hang the lot of them for treason.

Ship the bitch off to Bermuda.

Davina won't get any formal punishment, not real punishment, and she knows it because the thing will be handled "quietly" as they like to say. If I was George, I'd have his hardest men take her, dismember her and feed her to the fishies.

Time ro make Arthur kiss the gunner's daughter. What a little bitch he's become.

I think that was in reaction to whiners demanding more George and CAP was in an especially juicy spot. I don't many appreciate how difficult;t Bridgemont is to write.

I started with Mr. Midshipman Hornblower and read through chronologically as I could. I think I was 11 or 12. I had just finished a Tod Moran book and was looking for more nautical books.

Will can afford to, because despite my dislike of so many aspects of him, he has taken the initiative to learn about things like finance and investments. He hasn't been a dilettante musing about colors. Brad isn't necessarily trying to control things, but is necessarily trying to inform Jeremy that these codicils exist in many of his trusts and that if he wants that money he needs to start college in the next two years. That was the funniest line in the chapter. I meant to mention it.

“So you’re going to blackmail me to go to college by threatening my lifestyle,” “What’s that?” I asked, finally getting sick of being in the dark. - “I have no idea how these things work, so I have no clue how to handle it.” Hey Jeremy, if you want to maintain your lifestyle, go out and earn your own money. The people who made the money and set up the trusts have every right to dictate the terms. revocable or irrevocable. Maybe your ignorance on so many things is telling you that you need a formal education. As to Will {sigh}, after spending a week or so with the Honorable George Granger, it is crystal clear why I think Will is such an ass. I never really wanted to read Chronicles Of An Academic Predator. I was put off by the title. I had read a story of Mark Arbour's at a different site and it referenced GayAuthors. I was thrilled when I got here and discovered the Bridgemont series. I am a huge fan of CS Forester and Patrick O'Brien and grew up with Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey, and now George Granger. Obviously with more than 15 years invested in CAP I am thrilled with it, but it is no Bridgemont, the pinnacle of Mr. Arbour's literary achievement. Will is so like Brad in so many ways, but he lacks many of Brad's people skills and at 18, Will still doesn't know doo doo from Shinola, no 18 year old does.

Damn. I am in the middle of a re-read of St Vincent and now this pops up.

What sane man would risk a similar problem, with Nelson’s flag midshipman? Oooo, can I guess?

A solo bath? I for sure would have had Jorge scrubbing that salt off my back 🤣

They just shouldn't show it

I think if George was really a good person he get Gatling a bath at Portland Place 🤣

The Honourable George Granger Philosophy of Love and Relationship.

Well George was sure a little bitch this chapter.