Daniel Mahanty wrote: > Perhaps we need to stop spoon feeding ourselves and others the > pastries with the familiar fillings, and try something less pleasing - or at > least less familiar - to the old palate. (Like Sommerset Maughm, yuk yuk) Ever read Of Human Bondage or Cakes And Ale? I think he's one of the most underrated British authors of the century. Of Human Bondage affected me so much that I found myself basically practicing his style when I laid out the introductory tone and attention to detail for my first novel. Malcolm