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Tom McGregor is the pseudonym of a well-known author and journalist. He has written several books on the film and television industries, and is a regular contributor to national newspapers and magazines in the UK and abroad. He lives and works in London

Værker af Tom McGregor

Elizabeth (1998) 62 eksemplarer
"This Life": Companion Guide (BBC) (1997) 23 eksemplarer
Due South: Death in the Wilderness (1996) — Forfatter — 9 eksemplarer
Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) 8 eksemplarer
"Peak Practice" (1994) 7 eksemplarer
Saving Grace (2000) 6 eksemplarer
Due South: Vaulting North (1997) 6 eksemplarer
Due South: All the Queen's Horses (1997) 4 eksemplarer
Kavanagh Qc II (1996) 3 eksemplarer
Chill Factor (Between the Lines) (1993) 3 eksemplarer
Landsbylegen (1995) 2 eksemplarer
The Knock: Series 2 (1996) 1 eksemplar
Elämä käsissä (1994) 1 eksemplar
Et lægehus på landet (1995) 1 eksemplar

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I picked this up in a secondhand bookshop primarily because of the lavish, glossy prints that are scattered throughout. It's nothing remarkable in and of itself—the prose in particular is an example of how fawning official works can be—and insights into the characters or the world of O'Brian's novels are thin on the ground. The account of the making of the film is solid enough, though, and I found the sections on how exactly they set about recreating the world of the Napoleonic navy particularly interesting. Even the photographs showing the development of gangrene in young Lord Blakeney's arm, because yes, I am a ghoul. *g*… (mere)
 
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siriaeve | Apr 26, 2008 |
This was an interesting book, but more due to its fascinating subject - Elizabeth, and the politics and machination of the era - than due to any writing style. It is not that the writing is particularly bad, it just doesn't make the story come alive. Perhaps that is due to the fact that is written as the book of the movie, rather than a book that inspired a movie?

That said, it is an easy read, and entertaining. I had seen the movie before, so i could picture it in my mind's eye much of the time.… (mere)
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ForrestFamily | Mar 28, 2006 |
I didn't see the movie, but I think I would like to, just to see the ship.
 
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