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In Search of the Miraculous - worth reading?
In Search of the Miraculous
:: STARTED BY iconoplast
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:01 19.11.02
A local book for local people
Which book sums up your place for you?
:: STARTED BY Kit-Cat Club
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:46 18.11.02
Sometime's life's just scary
Little things. Serendipity. Nice co-incidences. Deja vu. Little things.
:: STARTED BY Sax
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:41 07.11.02
A.L. Kennedy / young Scots writers?
a student of mine working on A.L. Kennedy. We both could use a little context to better understand her work, especially extended reviews, etc. Any help, really, would be great.
:: STARTED BY alas
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:18 07.11.02
Le Morte D'Arthur: Book VIII - The Birth of Tristram
SIR, said Tristram, now I shall tell you all the truth: my father's name is Sir Meliodas, King of Liones, and my mother hight Elizabeth, that was sister unto King Mark of Cornwall; and my mother died of me in the forest, and because thereof she commanded, or she died, that when I were christened they should christen me Tristram; and because I would not be known in this country I turned my name and let me call Tramtrist; and for the truage of Cornwall I fought for my eme's sake, and for the right of Cornwall that ye had posseded many years. And wit ye well, said Tristram unto the king, I did the battle for the love of mine uncle, King Mark, and for the love of the country of Cornwall, and for to increase mine honour; for that same day that I fought with Sir Marhaus I was made knight, and never or then did I battle with no knight, and from me he went alive, and left his shield and his sword behind.
So God me help, said the king, I may not say but ye did as a knight should, and it was your part to do for your quarrel, and to increase your worship as a knight should; howbeit I may not maintain you in this country with my worship, unless that I should displease my barons, and my wife and her kin. Sir, said Tristram, I thank you of your good lordship that I have had with you here, and the great goodness my lady, your daughter, hath shewed me, and therefore, said Sir Tristram, it may so happen that ye shall win more by my life than by my death, for in the parts of England it may happen I may do you service at some season, that ye shall be glad that ever ye shewed me your good lordship. With more I promise you as I am true knight, that in all places I shall be my lady your daughter's servant and knight in right and in wrong, and I shall never fail her, to do as much as a knight may do. Also I beseech your good grace that I may take my leave at my lady, your daughter, and at all the barons and knights. I will well, said the king.
Then Sir Tristram went unto La Beale Isoud and took his leave of her. And then he told her all, what he was, and how he had changed his name because he would not be known, and how a lady told him that he should never be whole till he came into this country where the poison was made, wherethrough I was near my death had not your ladyship been. O gentle knight, said La Beale Isoud, full woe am I of thy departing, for I saw never man that I owed so good will to. And therewithal she wept heartily. Madam, said Sir Tristram, ye shall understand that my name is Sir Tristram de Liones, gotten of King Meliodas, and born of his queen. And I promise you faithfully that I shall be all the days of my life your knight. Gramercy, said La Beale Isoud, and I promise you there-against that I shall not be married this seven years but by your assent; and to whom that ye will I shall be married to him will I have, and he will have me if ye will consent.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:30 04.11.02
First Time Reading Lord of the Rings
Losing my LotR virginity. Do you remember your first time?
:: STARTED BY Foust is SO authentic
:: 23 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:28 03.11.02
National Poetry Day
Pick a poem, any poem (but preferably a decent one)
:: STARTED BY Kit-Cat Club
:: 41 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:00 02.11.02
New books to look forward to...
Salivating over forthcoming releases
:: STARTED BY Kit-Cat Club
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:25 02.11.02
Book Club: Le Morte D'Arthur
Anyone care to read (a section of) Malory's seminal telling of the King Arthur myth cycle?
Never let it be forgot...
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 31 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:55 28.10.02
Time's Arrow, Martin Amis.
Time's Arrow by Martin Amis - good characterisation, not in my opinion. Any comments?
:: STARTED BY Tryphena Absent
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:21 28.10.02
Dorothy Porter and verse novels (Monkey's Mask and Akhenaten)
Have you read the poetry/novels everybody's favourite feminist Australian poet? And if so, what do you think of her and them? And poetry as a narrative form in general.
:: STARTED BY Pepsi Max
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:39 28.10.02
How to balance academic reading with other reading?
How to keep work reading and pleasure reading separate and still fit them both in...
:: STARTED BY Kit-Cat Club
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:45 27.10.02
Anarchists and Revolutionaries in Fiction and Reality
Fiction: specific examples of anarchists/revolutionaries in fiction (from any era); comments about how they are portrayed.
Fact: what inspired Conrad, Chesterton et al to write about anarchists during the late 19th/early 20th century? Why am I aware of so many fictional references to a significant anarchist 'problem' at that time, but no factual ones? What actually went on?
:: STARTED BY Saveloy
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:48 21.10.02
Thoughts on the time machine
No summary available
:: STARTED BY hanabius yamamura
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:38 17.10.02
Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island
Francis Bryan's sequel to the classic novel of swashbuckling, seafaring, shipping and shit like that.
:: STARTED BY STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:02 17.10.02
Selfknowledge.com Library: Heru and Deja Thoris... and plenty others besides.
Pulp and classic fiction, in an online library. So nice...
Kipling, Rupert Brooke, Lord Dunsany, Arthur Machen, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Charlotte & Emily Bronte, L. Frank Baum, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu and on and on.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:22 17.10.02
Zadie Smith: Autograph Man
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Lilith Myth
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:10 14.10.02
Bruno Schulz
No summary available
:: STARTED BY nutella23
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:01 14.10.02
Open Source Jerry Cornelius?
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Imaginary Mongoose Solutions
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:43 14.10.02
Indelible Acts - new AL Kennedy book
AL Kennedy has a new book out and I'm happy.
:: STARTED BY Ariadne
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:27 12.10.02
Is there a new book from Grant Morrison?
No summary available
:: STARTED BY captain piss
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:50 05.10.02
The Crimson Petal and the White
Michael Fabers new book about a social climbing minge seller on the streets of Viccies Larndon.
:: STARTED BY yawn - thing's buddy
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:23 03.10.02
Biblioteca Barbelith
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Kit-Cat Club
:: 133 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:45 01.10.02
Novels of the City
Novels inextricably linked with an urban environment.
:: STARTED BY at the scarwash
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:45 01.10.02
Melville question
Moby Grace Slick
:: STARTED BY Boy in a Suitcase
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:22 23.09.02
Darkwo(l)ds - My Book's Out Soon!
My collection's out soon. Huzzah!
:: STARTED BY Shortfatdyke
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:59 22.09.02
Online book-tracking.
Discussion of the AllConsuming project.
:: STARTED BY The Return Of Rothkoid
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:27 21.09.02
King/Straub- Black House
Surprisingly good... yet somehow familiar...
:: STARTED BY STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:28 19.09.02
First paragraph / last line
An examination of the first paragraph / last line dynamic, and the truths it can reveal.
Or maybe just a load of hooey about Steve Aylett.
:: STARTED BY rizla mission
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:03 16.09.02
Cyberpunk
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Traz
:: 52 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:24 12.09.02
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