mind you benedict Cumberbatch sounds like a character from Pickwick Papers!
Ah yes, but he is an Actor. I'm not sure Actors count as real people do they?! I got an e-mail through a work list on Friday from the beautifully named Swithun Crowe :)

When I read middies letters from Trafalgar they sound very fresh in some of their language and concerns.
I've just finished reading Basil Hall's wonderful middie memoirs and he has some beautiful turns of phrase. I'll try and post a review soon.