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Black Hound ([identity profile] black-hound.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2006-09-08 12:38 pm

The Young Gentleman by Nautacarus (PG-13)

Fandom: HORATIO HORNBLOWER
Pairing: Edward Pellew/William Bush
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] nautacarus
Author Website: Author's LJ Memories
Why this must be read:

This is a unique piece of fic. Not only for the early setting -- 1787 -- but for the meeting of Captain Pellew with William Bush in his midshipman years. The characterization of both Bush and Pellew is adroit. Much said in a small space. The author knows what she is about, and has given us a completely believeable and beautifully written story about how William Bush came to be a lieutenant, and the man who made it possible.

He will make sailors of the midshipmen, he will make a gentleman of himself, and you will make officers of them all.

[identity profile] nautacarus.livejournal.com 2006-09-10 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you for the rec, and the vote of confidence :)
I never would have thought so many people would read Pellew/Bush!