Strictly for grown-ups
Oh dear. Oh dear.
I've got to give a warning about my Treasure Island Books. That's 'Flint and Silver' and the rest of them.
A number of people have been horrified by the strong language and violence, and also the lovely women, and the men who can't keep away from them. Especially the latter.
So, I have to say, that although Robert Louis Stevenson started all this, he was writing for his stepson Lloyd Osbourne who was 13 years old, whereas I was writing for adults. Also I was writing about pirates, who were not "A-harrrrr Jim-lad" jolly chaps, but violent criminals. It wasn't for nothing that the Royal Navies of at least three countries hung pirates from the yard-arm, whenever they got hold of them.
So sorry if the truth ain't what you thought, but it is the truth.
John Drake
I've got to give a warning about my Treasure Island Books. That's 'Flint and Silver' and the rest of them.
A number of people have been horrified by the strong language and violence, and also the lovely women, and the men who can't keep away from them. Especially the latter.
So, I have to say, that although Robert Louis Stevenson started all this, he was writing for his stepson Lloyd Osbourne who was 13 years old, whereas I was writing for adults. Also I was writing about pirates, who were not "A-harrrrr Jim-lad" jolly chaps, but violent criminals. It wasn't for nothing that the Royal Navies of at least three countries hung pirates from the yard-arm, whenever they got hold of them.
So sorry if the truth ain't what you thought, but it is the truth.
John Drake
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Scott
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Jul 18, 2022 10:03AM
This is actually something that annoys the hell out of me with a lot of historical fiction novels. I've seen people complain about violence and strong language in stories about Napoleonic soldiers and medieval knights - as if that isn't implied by the subject matter.
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Indeed indeed. What do you expect when a pirate accidentally hits his thumb with a hammer?
"Oh bother! I really must try to avoid that in future."
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John Drake
