HI Everyone: > One of the joys of a library that has been around a while, and has the sense > to keep some of its' older books, is the gems > it contains . I've just finished reading the novel "Thorofare" by > Christopher Morley published in the 40's. > It's the story of an uncle and aunt who bring a young boy from small village > in England to live in Maryland at the end of the 19th century. > The uncle is professor of english literature at a girls college- his > specialty is the english romantic poets. Much of the book is how the boy gets > used to growing up in america. A gentle book, lots of comparisons of the > english and american way of life. > But then one of the character's in the book starts a long discourse about > William Hazlitt and his essay on a sundial: > http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/Hazlitt/Sundial.htm > I didn't know anything about William Hazlett. Now I do. Wonderful Fred
Frederick Jaggi Horas Non Numero Nisi Serenas
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