\\For a number of weeks now I have been entertaining myself by rereading the Audrey-Maturin series of maritime adventures, written by Patrick O’Brian. Nearing 90 and nearly immobile, I find that I spend far more time in self-entertainment than I would prefer. But, there it is. O’Brian’s series run to 20 volumes and I have reached the halfway mark. I recommend them; well written, absorbing, and even educational – if you happen to be interested in naval warfare in the time of Napoleon. But, really, it is time for something a bit more weighty – so I just bought the first volume of William Manchester’s three volume biography of Winston Churchill and began reading it, for the third time.
Manchester is a marvelous writer, in my view one of the best of the past century! To see what I mean, go to your nearest bookstore, find volume 1 (Visions of Glory), sneak off in a corner somewhere – and read the Preamble, The Lion at Bay. I would bet that, having done so, you will buy the book.
Or, for $17, you can download it from Apple
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