Posted by Peter Ceresole on October 23, 2013 at 00:50:27 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: Favourites posted by Andy Bolger on October 21, 2013 at 18:09:47:
Then there is a negative reaction to the 'stories':PD, ML &GN
The only one of those I can still re-read is PD, specifically the beginning with Peter Duck spinning his yarn in Lowestoft, and especially the sail down channel which I always found fascinating because it felt (and of course was) real. And 'Peter Duck! Peter Duck!' shouted in the night did send a shiver down the spine. But the island was a bit 'Boy's Own'ish. And I never wanted to read Boy's Own- I was more Biggles. But then, I never liked football either.
And AR was never John Buchan. Thank heaven.