The Text, The Whole Text, and Nothing But The Text
Saturday 19 March 2022 No. 281 Free
Most of the Classic Novels were first presented to the reader either in three volumes
or in weekly instalments, so the reader was used to the idea of reading the
book in parts. We have borrowed this presentation so that you, dear
reader, can try the experience. It may be particularly salutary for those
who are a little awestruck by some of the longer novels...
We are currently leaning towards amusing books, together with a spot of melodrama, to help us to burrow our way to the end of the pandemic. So here we are in next week with Damon Runyan, and we are here for the next weeks...
CONTENTS
Lewis Carroll: Alice Through the Looking-Glass
E. F. Benson: Mapp and Lucia Saga
Charles Dickens: The Pickwick Papers
Damon Runyan: More than Somewhat
*Laurence Sterne: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
*unsuitable for children