http://www.pencoyd.com/clock/2009/12/31/last-two-books-of-2009/ A journal from John B. Roberts Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:14:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.pencoyd.com/clock/2009/12/31/last-two-books-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-110502 Captain Elias Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:21:54 +0000 http://www.pencoyd.com/clock/?p=1840#comment-110502 Sorry to comment here-it is unrelated-but I found a very old entry of yours about The Thirteen Gun Salute (the 13th Aubrey Maturin novel) and I was most curious as to whether you ever found Pulo Prabang on the map. I am reading the series now for the 3rd time, and I delight in the part of the book where Stephen climbs the thousand steps to the oasis called Kumai. The internet tells me different things, one of which is that Pulo Prabang is a fiction island O'Brien made up. But I still cling to hope. The second I get monstrously rich I want to travel, and I want to go there more than anything. Ideally I would follow all of Maturin's naturalizing footsteps, but, aside from Desolation Island, this utopia seems really to be his favorite. Please let me know if you have any information. All the best, Captain Elias Sorry to comment here-it is unrelated-but I found a very old entry of yours about The Thirteen Gun Salute (the 13th Aubrey Maturin novel) and I was most curious as to whether you ever found Pulo Prabang on the map.
I am reading the series now for the 3rd time, and I delight in the part of the book where Stephen climbs the thousand steps to the oasis called Kumai. The internet tells me different things, one of which is that Pulo Prabang is a fiction island O’Brien made up.
But I still cling to hope. The second I get monstrously rich I want to travel, and I want to go there more than anything. Ideally I would follow all of Maturin’s naturalizing footsteps, but, aside from Desolation Island, this utopia seems really to be his favorite.
Please let me know if you have any information. All the best,
Captain Elias

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