tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post550317818781646060..comments2024-03-26T11:03:45.486+00:00Comments on Let us Talk of Many Things; of Books and Queens and Pirates, of Mystery and Kings...: J is for...Jacobites' ApprenticeHelen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-44726681235695358102016-04-13T20:36:36.922+00:002016-04-13T20:36:36.922+00:00Zounds! This secret society of scribblers that the...Zounds! This secret society of scribblers that the faithless dog Ebsworth belongs to sounds the stuff of sedition itself and should be rooted out before it takes hold and threatens order in the land.1889 bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18239938230160500561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-57423472275055045482016-04-13T10:59:14.895+00:002016-04-13T10:59:14.895+00:00It's fair enough, isn't it? I spend all my...It's fair enough, isn't it? I spend all my days making life impossible for them. Can't expect them to like it very much. Except that, with Dudley Striker, I always had this sneaking suspicion...David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-87166773933656537422016-04-13T10:59:01.277+00:002016-04-13T10:59:01.277+00:00It's fair enough, isn't it? I spend all my...It's fair enough, isn't it? I spend all my days making life impossible for them. Can't expect them to like it very much. Except that, with Dudley Striker, I always had this sneaking suspicion...David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-33786345663308229542016-04-13T09:42:32.851+00:002016-04-13T09:42:32.851+00:00Hallo Dave, great blog! Very funny to hear a char...Hallo Dave, great blog! Very funny to hear a character getting his own back on his author!! Lucienne Boycehttp://www.lucienneboyce.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-42222034631783576122016-04-12T18:57:48.081+00:002016-04-12T18:57:48.081+00:00Williamsburg, sweet lady? Yes, I know it. Our own ...Williamsburg, sweet lady? Yes, I know it. Our own lands lay within the Northern Neck but, as a child, I visited Williamsburg twice. And you have the right of it! A pretty little place. But the Virginians I knew best were far from provincial. They were Lenapes, skarure-speakers of the Algonquian tongue. They taught me much that I now value. Stealth and forest-craft. The proper use of knife and axe. And, my pardon for your sensibilities, mistress, but we used them well, to give short shrift to those damn'd Catawbas when they took to the war trail and came a-calling upon our territories. But you tempt me, madam. Might it be impertinent to ask that, if I am able to return, I might find you waiting there - in Williamsburg? La! Such a thought.David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-4246359840761561652016-04-12T18:40:21.741+00:002016-04-12T18:40:21.741+00:00Oh, a fie upon all husbands, madam. And you think ...Oh, a fie upon all husbands, madam. And you think no good would come of such a tryst? Well...David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-60464591590261679792016-04-12T16:45:26.834+00:002016-04-12T16:45:26.834+00:00Oooh, very smooth, dear sir. I must confess, I am ...Oooh, very smooth, dear sir. I must confess, I am almost tempted. But la, I ever was attracted to a smooth-tongued rogue, and I fear no good would come of it. But, mayhap...well, who knows what the morrow may bring. (My husband, probably.) ��Loretta Livingstonehttp://www.treasurechestbooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-22123877557724238872016-04-12T16:37:52.970+00:002016-04-12T16:37:52.970+00:00I doubt not that you'll gain your freedom, set...I doubt not that you'll gain your freedom, set sail for the Colony of Virginia, right old wrongs, and be running the place in no time! And though a well traveled man of your sensibilities may find Virginians a tad provincial, and think Williamsburg a rather small place, I'll wager you'll find few places as beautiful. Alexandra Norlandhttp://alexandranorland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-91625155990184466662016-04-12T16:09:06.741+00:002016-04-12T16:09:06.741+00:00Thanks Kathleen. Just thought I'd try and get ...Thanks Kathleen. Just thought I'd try and get a word in edgeways before that peacock comes back. To be honest, villains like Dudley Striker are probably the easiest characters to write and remember. Or does that say more about me?? Hmmm. Oh, and please don't tell him I said "villain" - I'll never hear the end of it!David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-21129566786935387312016-04-12T16:06:22.653+00:002016-04-12T16:06:22.653+00:00Mistress Loretta? Give you joy of that exquisite n...Mistress Loretta? Give you joy of that exquisite name, my dear. Perhaps we might share a dish of geneva, a dash of diddle, at some stage - if you will forgive this rum dab for being so fro'ward. But you must call me Dudley, meanwhile. The name William Owen had now outlived its usefulness. And if I'm to escape the nubbing cheat, it must be under my true name - Dudley Striker. At your service, ma'am. Always!David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-61153332665577317182016-04-12T16:04:18.412+00:002016-04-12T16:04:18.412+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-35680485446484981012016-04-12T15:57:17.624+00:002016-04-12T15:57:17.624+00:00Old, sirrah? You said "old"? I collect t...Old, sirrah? You said "old"? I collect that you have all grown bold as Nabobs in this strange world you now inhabit. But wily? Yes, I hope so, else I should not have survived so long among this Jacobite banditti. And I do not malign Ebsworth. He's not a bad fellow - for a scribbler. But do you know that he's never once killed a man? Never. How can that be?David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-5503973325154614792016-04-12T14:40:54.631+00:002016-04-12T14:40:54.631+00:00So very interesting. You know your character so we...So very interesting. You know your character so well.<br /><br />Meet My Imaginary Friends<br />#AtoZchallenge http://www.kathleenvalentineblog.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-53239013036364636512016-04-12T14:37:33.567+00:002016-04-12T14:37:33.567+00:00What a wily old fellow you are; perhaps you justly...What a wily old fellow you are; perhaps you justly deserve to be rotting in jail. Although I suspect your author might come to your rescue yet - if you stop maligning him; because we here are quite taken with his talent.Inge H. Borghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235501820087500582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-77180868894541079902016-04-12T14:22:21.226+00:002016-04-12T14:22:21.226+00:00Oh, what a marvellous interview. William Owen, you...Oh, what a marvellous interview. William Owen, you are a most striking character - I'm delighted to meet you and hope your author ensures your speedy release. Loretta Livingstonehttp://www.treasurechestbooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-11432802226225614582016-04-12T12:26:10.632+00:002016-04-12T12:26:10.632+00:00Thanks for the post, Helen. Loved doing this!Thanks for the post, Helen. Loved doing this!David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-52594354298210237532016-04-12T12:25:29.551+00:002016-04-12T12:25:29.551+00:00As William Owen, Mistress Victoria, I suppose it c...As William Owen, Mistress Victoria, I suppose it could be argued that I deserve to dance the jig. But as Dudley Striker? Ungrateful nation to ignore the small matter of my saving the country single-handed from the Jacobite curse. I simply wish that Ebsworth would make up his mind, one way or the other. But I have a modest scheme of my own, and you can depend upon it that I shan't simply end my days in the gibbet!David Ebsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300994123884587847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-80040120077332244022016-04-12T12:06:43.598+00:002016-04-12T12:06:43.598+00:00David it sounds from this as if you had a lot of f...David it sounds from this as if you had a lot of fun with this fellow! Many congratulation at getting to the final. My suspicion is William won't end up hanging in chains at Twllhely Marshes. I hope not!Victoria Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02858760825697083275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-5610756123139320692016-04-12T08:15:09.993+00:002016-04-12T08:15:09.993+00:00Thank you J.L - we've had some fantastic chara...Thank you J.L - we've had some fantastic characters already, and some superb ones to come! Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-14096225636442634912016-04-12T01:07:23.429+00:002016-04-12T01:07:23.429+00:00I can definitely understand why William couldn'...I can definitely understand why William couldn't conceive of being anywhere else in time. I like your theme.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.com