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[rosinarowantree]

And this from sentryguardt:

Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate
you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.

Edit: If you want to comment, but don't want 5 subjects - because you've already done it, or just don't wanna, please comment. I won't give anyone 5 things unless they ask...

Edrington

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[teh_elb]

I comment, I comment. I have already down ten things though. :D

Oh, Narnia. That was so ridiculously fun, and dark, and moving. And ah! The Spanish Bride - it's getting even better, for all my slow, essay-interspersed reading.

And I love Edrington, of course. XD

[rosinarowantree]

For that, I won't ask you to write about
Cauliflower; Vanyar; China; Feminism; Lawrence of Arabia.

I'm so glad you love Juana and the others. And Edrington, of course ...

[sharpiefan]

If you can get hold of a copy, I recommend The Other Side of the Hill by Peter Luke. It's the same basic story as The Spanish Bride but from a different perspective, and will give you another chance to meet Kincaid and the others.

And I think you've probably got Kincaid's memoirs. If you don't have Costello, I managed to get hold of his memoirs on Amazon.

(If you want to give me five things, I have already done it, but don't object to doing it again. *g* )

[rosinarowantree]

I've got Kincaid (had it for decades..) and Harris and Costello and Jonathan Leach (and Ensign Bell). I'll be having George Simmons too, soon *Bounces, and hope it arrives in time!*

Five things...
Soldiering; Sailing ships; gypsy tarts; Bernard Cornwell; customers....

If those are repeats, you can just repeat...

[openidwouldwork]

*surfaces* Comment, comment! *descents*

*mutters* I will have to read 'The Spanish Bride' one of these days, won't I?

[sharpiefan]

Yes. You will. And An Infamous Army, just for the description of Waterloo.

[openidwouldwork]

*bounces* I did, I did!

6. An Infamous Army by Georgette Heyer.
Had been recommended to me by at least two different people as "having THE best account of Waterloo ever shown in a novel. And that includes Sharpe's Waterloo." And "is used in Sandhurst, or some such place."
So, I bravely soldiered on through the tedious meat marriage market blah. Highlights are: chapter 9, a daytrip to Hougoumont and ch. 12, troop inspection with Wellington and Blücher. In ch. 17 we reach 16.6.1815, the day of Ligny and Quatre-Bras. Then the reading flow is seriously disrupted by some woman bleating on about being secretly married to a Life Guards officer, I mean who cares? and in ch. 21 we are finally on 18.6.1815, the day of the battle. It is an exellent account of Waterloo, I got out my battlefield guide and the map and could follow the unfolding events beautifully. Very good

[rosinarowantree]

The Spanish Bride will be much better for you than The Infamous Army: much less romantic - or much, much, much more romantic. I hated Lady Barbara and the tiresome Lady George, too...

I would heartily recommend - and so would my husband. It got him interested in Peninsular War memoirs...

And if you do want five Things:

King's German Legion; Terry Pratchett; Wassah!; Heavy Metal; Veterinarying...

[le_russe_satan]

*commenty*

Sam West as Edrington was absolutely yummy, though I'll never be able to watch him there again without thinking of 'Stiff Upper Lip* movie. XDD 'We love each other!'

[rosinarowantree]

I won't watch that then, because I want my Edrington to remain untainted. And beautiful...

5 things:
Dalziel and Pascoe; Aberdeen; StarTrek; Squeeing over books; Firemen

[sentryguardt]

(I've done it, but they are fun :) so yes please!)

Hmm, it does seem like the Spanish bride might be a good thing to find and read! Think the otters are similarly human sometimes, though perhaps a lot less trainable and such. But that was interesting :).

[rosinarowantree]

The Spanish Bride is good - I'm recommending it totally. I love Georgette Heyer, but this isn't a soppy romance with a few soldiers to make it interesting. There's more war, and comradeship - and the Bride is a delight.

Five things:
Lippizaners; slap; Irish dancing; jokes; material for sewing.

[sentryguardt]

Slap as a physical motion? *is confused!*

And by what you are describing it's just what would makes it a great read. :) Will definitely look into it!

[rosinarowantree]

It was among the first things we discussed - slap, or slapa near Gozd Martuljek.... I just associate you with them.

Everyone should read The Spanish Bride :-) There is a lot there that we could use in StC.