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Cayleb

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    Military History, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction and Drawing my pension for longer than I spent paying for it.

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  1. Through the corner of his eye Wilhelm caught a glimpse of three or four British fighters roaring past; he also noticed a Stuka burst into flames and disappear out of view, going down. Still he concentrated on holding his position in the formation, ready to begin his dive at any moment. Then, suddenly, there was a loud crash from the Stuka's engine and the aircraft began to shudder. Battle of Britain: The Hardest Day by Alfred Price
  2. Cayleb

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    Go for them, Poppy, as I said above, you're never too old (or young) te read Arthur Ransome. I suppose they're unfashionable these days because they have human values ascribed to the characters, but I've always loved the whole series.
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    Hi BigWords, You're never too old to read Arthur Ransome.
  4. I'm reading my way through the whole series again as I've just got 'Heartstone' (on my Kindle) but wanted to refresh my memory of the others before I read it. I am just starting 'Revelation'. I agree with the comments above, it is a jolly good series of books and I look forward to more of them in time.
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    Hi Pickle, I agree about the time when children could go off and do their own thing. You can just imagine any parents letting that happen now being declared unfit by the authorities. The snow has come, three or four inches where I live, and gone again, washed away by rain. I believe you live in Salisbury and I go there occasionally, at unpredictable intervals, but don't know the city as I only go to the hospital. Thank you all for your greetings.
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    Hi Pickle, Virtually no snow here yet (and long may it stay that way) but the threat is there. Arthur Ransome was a considerable influence on me as a child and engendered in me an interest in sailing which my son has inherited. Did he do anything like that for you?
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    Hi Kylie, I can recommed all of Ramsome's books in that series (there are another eleven of them) and I would suggest you go for "Swallowdale" next followed by "Winter Holiday" which introduces two more children. Even at my age I still read one occasionally, just for the sheer joy of becoming a child again and living in a child's uncomplicated world. Both my children enjoyed them all, more than thirty years ago, and my son still has a set. Do try the rest, if you enjoyed "Swallows and Amazons" I'm sure you'll enjoy them. Thank you, everybody, for your greetings. I look forward to chatting with you about the wonderful books we have read.
  8. Watched 'The African Queen' yesterday. Magical!
  9. Cayleb

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    Being seventy years old and an avid reader from my early years I have around a couple of thousand books (I hate getting rid of books) that make moving house a particulat nightmare, not so much the sheer number of books, but the problem on arrival at the new house of unpacking them and finding places to store them all. The choice of our current home was largely decided by it having an extra bedroon which is twenty feet long by ten feet wide and this immediately became the study. My interests range from science fiction to historical fiction but concentrate on military history, particularly the aviation side of the Second World War where I engage in detailed research on several aspects. My wife is also a keen reader and she shares my love for historical fiction and adds romance novels as well. I don't remember reading much in the way of Enid Blyton type books when I was a child and the first that I really recall are those marvellous books by Arthur Ransome which I devoured, which I introduced my children to and a set of which I still have. I am looking forward to starting my grandchildren on them but that won't be for a few years. We live in southern England, about twelve miles inland from Bournemouth, and are enjoying our grandchildren and our retirement. Neither of us is very energetic, in fact I would go so far as to say that in a choice between sitting reading and walking somewhere, the book will win every time. Although I like to watch the news on the television, that medium does not generally attract me and the only other thing I usually watch is the occasional film that I thought when it came out "I'd like to see that" but never did. They usually arrive on the television eventually. My wife and I are now both Kindle users and find that when we go away somewhere the weight of the suitcase is greatly reduced as a result of this, something to be considered at our age.
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