Subject: Just an item of interest
Omlor@aol.com
Date: Tue Jun 25 2002 - 19:10:03 EDT
Hi all,
I'm not in the habit of posting links to this group, as most of you know.
But since we have a collection of readers here, I thought I'd direct those
interested to the following Washington Post article concerning your visits to
libraries, your reading habits, and the good old FBI.
<A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37774-2002Jun24.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37774-2002Jun24.html>
Hope some find this provocative.
--John
PS: The discussion concerning Hemingway and Joyce has been interesting. One
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: Tue Sep 17 2002 - 16:26:07 EDT
small note, though, concerning Hem's alleged "straightforwardness" and
readers not needing footnotes. We are assuming some things about the
readership. A quick experience with even some college freshman reading
"Hills Like White Elephants" or "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" will reveal
that some do indeed need notes, and explication, and all sorts of assistance.
Of course, giving them the adventures of Poldy & co. is out of the question
without the "guide" to the chapters and a mess of help, too.
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