Nelson & His World

Discussion on the life and times of Admiral Lord Nelson
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 Post subject: Re: The Silly Season
PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:18 am 
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Hardy also apparently 'rushed' to Nelson's aid. :? Really? I thought they were walking side by side, rather than on opposite sides of the quarterdeck. Perhaps though, I nitpick.

Nelsonian thoughts I am sure on this day.

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 Post subject: Re: The Silly Season
PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:53 pm 
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Among my favorites is the TV presenter who declared she was in Norfolk, the birthplace of Nelson "hero of Waterloo". What really worries me is that not only did this law graduate (I looked her up on Google) make a mistake but this was not a live broadcast, so non of the editors or producers knew there was an error either.

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 Post subject: Re: The Silly Season
PostPosted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:56 am 
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Does anyone else sometimes feel quaint and out of step with the times when s/he spots an error or omission?

Collingwood's 1807-1810 Mediterranean diary was sold a couple of years ago at Charles Miller. Sample photo from inside:

http://www.charlesmillerltd.com/Catalog ... 0039-3.jpg

...which in part reads:

"In this town is a military company of women - of 260[?] called the Company of Sta. Barbara - armed and doing duty on the garrison - they are commanded by a Lady of fashion [-] the officers are women of quality - this Amazonian Corps is distinguished for its gallantry"

One can clearly read the word "Amazonian".

But the auction house staff didn't know that word, and inserted a puzzled "Illegible" in their text transcription.

Made me feel quite elderly.

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EDIT: Looked at it again and did he actually write "AS the garrison"? that's rather different isn't it.


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