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Books!
I have finally sourced a functional (well; it'll do) book reader for the G1 Android. I have 24 days on a ship with no internet, followed by another 8 days on a ship with no internet, upcoming. At present I still have access to Project Gutenberg. These three things taken together point to an obvious conclusion. Thus: any recommendations for books available or potentially available on Gutenburg (i.e. first published around 70 yrs or so ago, I think) would be much appreciated.
ION: am having really very splendid time indeed in Melbourne. Also have head full of STUFF, what with upcoming departure & so forth. Obviously having a coffee this morning was therefore a perfectly fine decision, & has in no way led to me sitting in the corner of the cafe and twitching gently. On the upside, I have got in all the work that was due today/tomorrow, which was the purpose of the exercise. Thus: success! I may go and have a nice quiet lie down now.
ION: am having really very splendid time indeed in Melbourne. Also have head full of STUFF, what with upcoming departure & so forth. Obviously having a coffee this morning was therefore a perfectly fine decision, & has in no way led to me sitting in the corner of the cafe and twitching gently. On the upside, I have got in all the work that was due today/tomorrow, which was the purpose of the exercise. Thus: success! I may go and have a nice quiet lie down now.
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Early P. G. Wodehouse is there, I think. Check out the Psmith stuff, if you haven't already. http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/w#a783
It's a little random, but see if you can dig up any old manuals of household economy, cookery, etc. They're quite fascinating if you're at all into women's history, domestic life, etc. A subject search for "cookery" shows you some fun stuff. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4219 amused me, for example.
James Cook's stuff on his voyages of exploration: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/c#a2644
Matthew Flinders' "Voyage to Terra Australis": http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/f#a4720
Dumas's "Three Musketeers" stuff. http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a492 (If I were in your situation I'd invest in a paperback French-English dictionary/grammar and try reading them in the original.)
The Scarlet Pimpernel. http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/o#a45
Also, again if I were in your situation, I would take knitting with me, or some other such handcraft.
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I do indeed have knitting - a nice lace shawl (to go with the one I knit on the way over here :) ), a black cardigan to finish, and possibly a present for someone.
I suspect I may wind up a little overprovided, in fact, but that's OK!