For this Wednesdays’ literature quote we are going to take a different route again. Years ago I wrote an article for a travel web site which described 5 relatively obscure places to visit in Colombia. My introduction was as follows:…
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Bobby Fischer – My 60 Memorable Games (First Printing 1969)
During one of my chess phases I bought the above book off ebay. It cost me a small fortune since it was a first printing. I have collected other written material about Fischer including the original Life magazine about his…
Tagged with: Bobby Fischer, My 60 Most Memorable Games, The World Against Bobby Fischer
Posted in Reading, Reflections, Sport and Adventure
Posted in Reading, Reflections, Sport and Adventure
The Yellow Book – The Picture of Dorian Gray (Final)
Today on Wednesday’s book excerpt we revisit for the final occasion Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. In our last encounter with Wilde’s only novel we explored Lord Henry’s enlightening views on humanity and science. The following dialogue between…
‘I Overtipped Him. That Made Him Happy’ – The Sun Also Rises
“How does one eat inside?” I asked the waiter. Inside the café was a restaurant. “Well. Very well. One eats very well.” “Good.” The last time we visited our motley crue of the ‘Lost Generation’ in Paris we amused ourselves…
Alby Mangels – Beyond World Safari (Lynn Santer)
Today we take a walk off the beaten track in Wednesday’s book quotes to look at an authorised biography of the pioneer Australian adventurer Alby Mangels. The author Lynn Santer who I was in contact with in the early 2000s…
Humanity and Seriousness – Oscar Wilde
The following dialogue adds another fascinating insight to Lord Henry’s character in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. The last time, we explored Henry’s pleasure of influencing and misleading people. This week we broaden our image of Henry by…
Tagged with: Humanity and Seriousnes, Lord henry, oscar wilde, the picture of Dorian Gray
Posted in Reading, Science
Posted in Reading, Science
A Lady of Little Faith – The Brothers Karamazov
In today’s Wednesday book quote we revisit Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov. In our previous encounter we delved into the subject of wickedness and how Dostoevsky makes his villains as strong, attractive and intelligent as he possibly can. The villain on…
Savvy and Amusing Dialogue in ‘The Sun Also Rises’ (1926)
The dialogue below is something you might expect from the very best of a Woody Allen or Larry David script yet Hemingway did it in the 1920s. Following on from last week’s reflections on Ernest Hemingway’s short declarative sentences and…
‘If In Doubt, Cut it Out’ – Reflections on Ernest Hemingway’s Writing
‘If in Doubt Cut it Out‘ is an old writer’s slogan used to remind budding writers to get rid of unnecessary noise and clutter. Cutting words remains one of the hardest, yet necessary parts of writing. Even after all these…
Take a Walk with James Joyce Along the Beach
Today in Wednesday’s book quote, we revisit A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce. If you remember in our previous encounter A morning inspiration we examined Joyce’s exceptional discourse about the spirit and unfettered freedom…
Tagged with: A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce, The beach scene
Posted in Reading
Posted in Reading
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