Hook's Waltz

History, art, and context discovered while researching the worlds of Peter Pan and J.M. Barrie Opinions on the above will also be encountered here.

Sunday, June 30, 2013

All my fears are one

I have a story. It chose me. I don't want to disappoint it.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

And a star to steer her by

When I went looking for a tall ship where I could do some hands-on research for The Stowaway , I was lucky to discover that not only...

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Since you ask

I found this at Goodwill today. It's a version I hadn't seen before, a Dalmatian Press retelling for younger readers, but a mo...

Monday, June 24, 2013

A funny thing happened on the way to the blog

I'd planned on posting some sailing ships (brigs, of course), from the ever-growing stock of images on my hard drive. But I was distract...

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Slouching towards Eton

Even without the existence of "Hook at Eton," it would be easy enough to know the Captain's school affiliation merely because...

Friday, June 14, 2013

"Hook at Eton"

Ah, Eton College. Such a key part of James Hook's past and in fact, his entire psychology. This can be gleaned from the pages of Peter...

Friday, June 7, 2013

From the sublime to the--well, mostly just ridiculous

This post comes to you because I was under the impression actor Terry-Thomas had played Hook in the 50s and I wanted to compare his pictur...

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M.F. Webb

M.F. Webb: M.F. Webb fell in love with Captain Jas. Hook when she was four years old, and he still presumes upon the acquaintance. When she isn't writing his accurate biography, she works at a spay/neuter clinic, sings in a choir, and spends too much time at the dance fitness studio.

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