Talk:The Bolitho novels

Richard Bolitho a living being?
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 * The exploits of this character are fictional but the author based the name, dates and locations using American and British naval records on a Cornish naval officer called Richard Bolitho.This information is supplied in the acknowledgement pages of Douglas Reemans books.

I have checked through each of the volumes of Alexander Kent books that I own and I cannot find any clear acknowledgement that Richard Bolitho is based on a real life person of the same name. In some of the volumes there is a section of the acknowledgement that says:
 * "Ten years after becoming a professional author and novelist I fell in with Richard Bolitho and his own life and times. Now, as I research the material of his exploits... I feel we can really share the memories of those fine, brutal ships, and the men who by choice or enforcement served and died with them."

While at first glance the above statement seems to support the idea that Richard Bolitho was a real life person, the quote could also be interpreted as the author speaking metaphorically. It is common practice for many authors to refer to their characters as living entities and there is nothing in the statement above to prove one way or the other that the character is based on a real person. If the claim is genuine then there must be a more definitive and reliable source available, which we can then cite in the article. If the editor that inserted the claim was referring to some other acknowledgement than the one I quoted, then please reply here with the book title, ISBN, quote of the acknowledgement and which edition of the book it is included in. Road Wizard (talk) 23:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

May I add:- As someone related to the nonfictional cornish Bolitho family, I once emailed the author, saying that it seemed a pity that his FICTIONAL Richard Bolitho had not been born at Chyandour, on the shores of Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall, as the family were tanners, smelters, and bankers there throughout the period of the books ( and live nearby today ). The author replied that while sailing in the Channel Islands, he met Richard Bolitho, who was on another yacht, and decided that here was the perfect name for his character. However he knew nothing of the family connection with Penzance at the time. Anyone born, or descended from someone born, in West Penwith, has peat, granite, and salt-laden air etched into their soul. A truly magical place! The author agreed it would have added something to the saga to have connected the books to West Penwith, and from my point of view, it would, of course, have benefited the area in terms of tourism. Perhaps the author will confirm this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.106.122.188 (talk) 19:56, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

With regards the Citation Needed for the name of Richard Bolitho. I refer to the Richard Bolitho Newsletter Issue XIII dated 1988. Reeman mentions salining his own boat to Gorey in the Channel Islands and being assisted in tying up his boat by a Caption Richard Bolitho. He says the name seemed right for the character he was thinking of writing about.TDI —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.17.1.190 (talk) 18:31, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

article name
Perhaps this article should be renamed, it's about the book series, and its two main characters, Adam Bolitho and Richard Bolitho... 76.66.197.17 (talk) 02:40, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

Moved to The Bolitho Novels. There was support for this name in some form of capatilization. Based on reviewing a google search, this appears to be the most common phrase used. In some cases, additional qualifiers are added. A redirect from Bolitho Novels was added. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:30, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Richard Bolitho → ?to be determined? —

This article should be renamed since it's about the book series, and that series has two main characters, neither of which appear in all the books. I notice that Amazon.com calls it "The Bolitho Novels". I am not sure what to call this, but that title is a viable one. - Relisting  Ron h jones (Talk) 19:52, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

76.66.197.17 (talk) 12:19, 11 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Support for "The Bolitho novels", based loosely on WP:UCN. — V = I * R (talk to Ohms law) 05:52, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Is the lowercase "n" intentional? Ucucha 18:21, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

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