Sabatini fans take note?

I was nattering about my local library and stumbled over Kenneth Lewis Roberts' Lively Lady and Captain Caution, and an introduction that compared him quite favorably to Rafael Sabatini (author of Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk). Similar time frames, only American privateers instead of British sailors.

Will check out at some point (was already stocked up on something else).

Search Amazon for that author.

Frock Coats

Deserve a revival.

I think I want one. (To be precise, I want Paul McGann or Jack Davenport in one, so that I can then take it off. Possibly both. That is not the point of this post, however.)

So I went Googling for frock coat stuff:

eBay: frock coats/patterns search

Patterns:

• StitchinBabes.com -- wow, check out the Merry frock coat reproduction!
• Lola Gentry Originals Very nice coat pattern on main page.
• Sutler Gala Rock Mercantile
• Folkwear -- the ever popular Folkwear folks.
• Virginia Public Store
• Smoke and Fire Co. - Mill Farm Patterns Historical Re-enactor supply.
• J.P. Ryan's Recollections (Frock coat) / J.P. Ryan's Recollections (Gentlemen's Patterns)
• Kannik's Korner -- Historic Patterns, Related Books and Cross Stitch Kit. Note they mention 'Kannik's Kove' coming soon, for pirate/sea-related wear.
• Oriental Saloon and Mercantile. 1880's clothing patterns.
• Harriet's Patterns from medieval to 1945.
• Past Patterns Looks US-centric.
• Buckaroo Bobbins, which, according to some, is an excellent source for 5th/6th Doctor Who frock coat design(s).
• The Costumer's Manifesto Big site with lots of stuff and lots of links. Including one to...
• The Magic Wardrobe, which makes stuff to order.

Coats to purchase:

• Victorian Frock Coat or Victorian Morning Coat, both from Victorian-era clothing. Impressive.
• History in the Making. Wow. If you've got the money...
• Or, go goth: Capes and Frock Coats from Leatherworks.com. They have pirate/poet shirts, too. I love those things.
• The Magic Wardrobe
• Ruby Lane Various weirdness. I see a lot of stuff here I want, thought not frock coats as such (except for one very oddly appealling one). The prices are great, and this Ruby Lane thing is a collection of stores, so probably worth browsing through intermittently.
• Tuxedo Wholesaler Apparently, much more than tuxedos. Be sure to check the bargain section -- there's a 'Kentucky Ashley' frock coat there right now. TW has a PDF catalog that's too big for me to download on dial-up, but this site does look darn interesting. (I'm downloading the frock coat section of the catalog right now.)