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Honour this Day

By: Alexander Kent
Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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September 1804: England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, anticipating invasion. Vice-admiral Richard Bolitho has his own troubles to settle at home too. But his time on land is broken by an urgent summons from the King. Once more Bolitho hoists his flag above the veteran 74-gun ship Hyperion and sets sail - this time with a new squadron headed for the Caribbean. Ordered to plan and effect a daring raid on the Spanish Main, Bolitho spares himself nothing - from there to Antigua, where he rediscovers a passion that defies every convention and threatens his reputation. And the future of the Hyperion is at risk too. Set to clear the path to victory, there is a constant fear that this may be her final battle.

©1984 Alexander Kent (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Sea Adventures War & Military Adventure France Greek Mythology Ancient Greece War King

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It’s a pity the book reader is not aware of naval jargon this is frustrating to ex sailors

Good read

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Story as good as ever but totally spoilt by ridiculous and continual mispronunciation of Bolitho. Very much enjoying the series but if it continues then I shall regretfully pull the plug and ditch it!

Taking the ******

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the story teller forgot how to pronounce the name of the main character.
what was he thinking?
Great story as usual, but the choice actor really f****** this one up!

who is this Boleeetho? what happened to Mr Bolitho

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Good story but a bit disconcerting to hear the main character name pronounced differently from all the other books. Didn't Sound anything like David Jayston reading it yet at the end it did say he was reading it?

Bit of a change

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A good performance from Jayston usual. Incredibly happy to note that “grimace” is now pronounced “grim-ass” as opposed to “grim-ace”, which has been winding me up. But why, oh why, 19 books in has the pronunciation of “Bolitho” changed from “Bol-eye-though” to “Bol-ee-though”. At the direction of the author perhaps, but seems odd so far in. It’s very grating.

Why?!

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Why change the pronunciation of Bolitho after all these books?
It’s a Cornish name and normally pronounced Bol-eye-tho as in the previous books.

Bolitho

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Why oh why change the pronunciation of the main character's name this far in? I thought I might get used to it, but it was still as jarring at the end of the audiobook as at its beginning.

Bol-eye-tho becomes Bol-ee-tho

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as usual a great book, but for the love of God why change his name now

why change his name!

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I believe that this was the first book in the series that Jayston narrated, that is why Bolitho has suddenly become Boleetho. As it was the first one he’s done- he didn’t know any better! After all, Kent (Reeman) did not write these books in order.
There are other indicators, the way the characters voices and accent had changed, the mispronunciation of certain nautical terms etc.
Jayston was the consummate professional. He wouldn’t have got this so totally wrong after 19 books. But, please, enjoy the story and blank out the Boleetho!

As everyone else!

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Why oh why after 18 books in the series does Michael Jayson change the way he pronounces “Bolitho”

Frustration

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