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A study of a book by GK Chesterton.

Introduction

Postby The Bigsleep J » January 4th, 2006, 8:12 am

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re: Introduction

Postby Tuirgin » January 4th, 2006, 5:37 pm

To read only children's books, treasure / Only childish thoughts, throw / Grown-up things away / And rise from deep sorrows.
-- Osip Mandelshtam, 1908
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re: Introduction

Postby Tuirgin » January 4th, 2006, 7:44 pm

To read only children's books, treasure / Only childish thoughts, throw / Grown-up things away / And rise from deep sorrows.
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re: Introduction

Postby Kanakaberaka » January 4th, 2006, 8:51 pm

From what I remember of reading The Man Who Was Thursday a few years back, the whole book felt like several dreams linked together. Chesterton took what I thought to be familiar locations around his London and gave them a surreal feeling. That's what held my attention for the whole book.

BTW - I'm glad that you will be posting new chapter studies every other week rather that a new one every week. I shall be re-reading the whole book as this study goes along.
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Re: re: Introduction

Postby The Bigsleep J » January 5th, 2006, 7:15 am

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Postby The Bigsleep J » January 5th, 2006, 9:06 am

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re: Introduction

Postby Guest » January 5th, 2006, 5:31 pm

Being a visual person, please name the characters in the Chesterton sketch. I think I know who is who, but I would like to hear what others think. Such things as is Gogol the hairy man or the bald man? And what about the order? Which leads me to the order they were introduced into the book.
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Re: re: Introduction

Postby The Bigsleep J » January 6th, 2006, 1:08 pm

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re: Introduction

Postby Sven » January 6th, 2006, 9:01 pm

Here's an extra treat for everyone :pleased:

TMWWT is probably most often found in the 'classics' section, bound attractively, even in paperback form. However, once upon a time, it was published for a, erm, wider audience... I give you the March 1944 cover for Famous Fantastic Mysteries magazine.

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Rat! he found breath to whisper, shaking. Are you afraid?
Afraid? murmured the Rat, his eyes shining with unutterable love.
Afraid! Of Him? O, never, never! And yet -- and yet -- O, Mole, I am afraid!
Then the two animals, crouching to the earth, bowed their heads and did worship.
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re: Introduction

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re: Introduction

Postby Sven » January 6th, 2006, 10:21 pm

Rat! he found breath to whisper, shaking. Are you afraid?
Afraid? murmured the Rat, his eyes shining with unutterable love.
Afraid! Of Him? O, never, never! And yet -- and yet -- O, Mole, I am afraid!
Then the two animals, crouching to the earth, bowed their heads and did worship.
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Pulp Fiction Chesterton

Postby Kanakaberaka » January 6th, 2006, 10:55 pm

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Re: Pulp Fiction Chesterton

Postby Sven » January 6th, 2006, 11:13 pm

Rat! he found breath to whisper, shaking. Are you afraid?
Afraid? murmured the Rat, his eyes shining with unutterable love.
Afraid! Of Him? O, never, never! And yet -- and yet -- O, Mole, I am afraid!
Then the two animals, crouching to the earth, bowed their heads and did worship.
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Re: Pulp Fiction Chesterton

Postby The Bigsleep J » January 7th, 2006, 3:20 am

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Re: re: Introduction

Postby Gabriel Syme » January 13th, 2006, 7:22 pm

In our school, on a wall, there is a big writing, saying «I care». It is the untranslatable motto of the best among young Americans. It means: «I AM interested in it; it is dear to me». That's the exact opposite of the fascist motto, «I don't care». (Lorenzo Milani, priest. Lettera ai giudici; 1965)
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