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Forum » Topic: Rare Literary Find in America http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Mon, 20 May 2013 07:21:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php rikkor on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23122 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:04:57 +0000 rikkor 23122@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Moptop, MD. Good idea re: S. Plath. She's lucky that she offed herself before I got to her. What an insufferable bore. St. Ted Hughes is wot he wuz! Doctor Moptop on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23115 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:37:07 +0000 Doctor Moptop 23115@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ You're too kind, AntH. It was just a little something I knocked off ... antharrison on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23114 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:34:04 +0000 antharrison 23114@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Lovely Doctor Moptop on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23106 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:45:55 +0000 Doctor Moptop 23106@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I, for one, would like more articles of this ilk. For does not JO'F himself ask for horoscopes, articles, reviews, recipes (HINT), problem pages (DITTO) and not just news articles? For is not every newspaper stuffed with horoscopes, articles, reviews, recipes (BIG FAT HINT), problem pages (DITTO) and not just news articles? Please, Rikkor, do your very best to uncover diaries by Sylvia Plath ("I ran out of shillings for the meter today. Such a bore ..."), T.S. Eliot ("I allow myself three teaspoons of coffee per day, measuring them carefully and using my special cup ..."), Ted Hughes ("The wife says I'll be the death of 'er ...") Mine a meme! sauce on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23080 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:00:33 +0000 sauce 23080@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Has anyone complained about the tags yet? (Stars, and dog biscuits) rickwestwell on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23057 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:00:45 +0000 rickwestwell 23057@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ "Seabiscuit" - is that the website where old sailors go to yarn, write satirical news stories and moan about the boating system? rikkor on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23055 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:51:32 +0000 rikkor 23055@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ R. Snake may be thinking of Emmeline "Seabiscuit" Pankhurst. Griffin on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23054 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:46:29 +0000 Griffin 23054@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ You should not mention Trillian. It has set me going again. The All New Jeni B on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23051 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:34:06 +0000 The All New Jeni B 23051@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ That's the one. I don't know her either. ramblesnake on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23045 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:50:44 +0000 ramblesnake 23045@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ If you mean the shrill voiced American actress with the platinum blond hair, I've never heard of her. The All New Jeni B on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23037 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:55:18 +0000 The All New Jeni B 23037@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I thought Emily Dickinson played Trillian in HHGTTG? She was married to Dr Who at one point. ramblesnake on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-23021 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:02:49 +0000 ramblesnake 23021@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Wasn't Emily Dickinson the insufferable woman who tried to run the Derby without a mount? They had to shoot her as she was frightening the horses. Dickens or Shakespeare on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22992 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:57:12 +0000 Dickens or Shakespeare 22992@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ The complete works of Rikkor in one sub. edward hack on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22987 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:41:25 +0000 edward hack 22987@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ you're ass shouldn't hurt quite so much now you've got rid of that rikkor on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22984 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:30:32 +0000 rikkor 22984@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ With all this love flowing over me, I feel like I should say something crappy about the voting system or sumfing. For those of you who are ephemera-lite, look up Maria Monk. One of my favo(u)rites. I have a copy of the ageless tome describing her trials in the basement of the Hotel Dieu in Montreal. Vy. scandalous. StoopyDeGunt on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22975 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:04:14 +0000 StoopyDeGunt 22975@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Emily Dickinson? She was my favourite maverick lady cop Stan Laurel on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22974 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:00:53 +0000 Stan Laurel 22974@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Wow, high fives! fernandomando on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22972 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:47:13 +0000 fernandomando 22972@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ A great and original take on a perpetual theme- 5 stars Iscariot on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22966 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:55:28 +0000 Iscariot 22966@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Well done, Rikkor. You've finally popped your cherry. "Fortune befriends the bold." Have some stars. StoopyDeGunt on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22956 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:30:53 +0000 StoopyDeGunt 22956@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ He used to be less vulnerable rickwestwell on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22933 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:18:10 +0000 rickwestwell 22933@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Fuck my old boots - the omens of the end of the world are indeed strong today. There's a NIB on the Front Page from Plucky Munky, the Golf Sale is finally ending in London, and Rikkor's written a sub. We'll all be dead by morning, it's a sure thing. Completely bonkers for a satirical news site, of course, but beyond charming, all the same. 5 stars. arrghgarry on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22932 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:16:09 +0000 arrghgarry 22932@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ They said she had agoraphobia or was it a gorilla phobia or angora phobia andhrimnir on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22930 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:05:07 +0000 andhrimnir 22930@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ nobody - it's a dead cert. In fact demands a new category of writer of the decade. rikkor on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22929 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:00:55 +0000 rikkor 22929@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ You're sweet. Now that I've done one of these, who do I have to fcuk to fast-track this for immediate FP and Writer of Month? The All New Jeni B on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22919 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:41:03 +0000 The All New Jeni B 22919@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ At last! An original work from Rikkor, and welcome it is too. I'm going to give you stars just because it's you! rikkor on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22915 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:29:20 +0000 rikkor 22915@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Writing paper and reamed are kinda like an internal rhyme (rime?) or something like that. Maybe alliteration. arrghgarry on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22900 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:59:33 +0000 arrghgarry 22900@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Did she mean writing paper or get reamed? MrChigleysAunt on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22898 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:54:46 +0000 MrChigleysAunt 22898@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Ridiculous. Stars nevertheless. andhrimnir on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22891 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:31:10 +0000 andhrimnir 22891@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ sublime. rikkor on "Rare Literary Find in America" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=8503#post-22889 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:22:06 +0000 rikkor 22889@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ A Boston rare book seller has discovered two lost pages of the diary of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), America’s virginal, reclusive poet. The leaves were folded inside a tattered copy of the 19th-century potboiler “Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk.” The diary pages provide both literary scholars and the average reader a tantalizing glimpse into the mind of the writer famed for her quiet, retired existence. The stained pages (tear-stained for an unrequited passion?) have proved to be in Dickinson’s hand. Although several words are obscured, they provide a rare glimpse into the quiet, reserved life of the poet. Sunday, March 16, 1850 Today is the twentieth anniversary of my matriculation from Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Oh, the sweet memories of carefree girlhood days! Celebrated the sacred anniversary of this signal event by (word obscured, “masquerading”?) in my room all afternoon. Dead to the world by supper. (Editors note: the Dickinsons were rather worldly for New England Puritans. “Masquerading” may refer to a home-grown Mardi Gras celebration.) Monday, March 17, 1850 I am so cross with Annie! Fairly wore her out when she returned home late with my blessed laudanum and bracing brandy. Drank paint thinner to tide me over. Fear that Annie’s attention to the Hibernian fete may have obscured her duty to her mistress. Wrote a little when I settled down. (Ed: the writing here is particularly shaky. Was this minor household problem what was really bothering Emily? Annie was the Dickinson’s Irish maid, Annie O’Flaherty. Laudanum was often used to soothe “female complaints” at this time. Even teetotalers like the Dickinsons would have kept brandy for making fruitcake at Christmas. Perhaps a local shortage made it necessary to secure the brandy in March. “Paint thinner” may have been an amusing family usage for barley water or lemonade.) Shrove Tuesday, March 18, 1850 The Reverend Israel Beecher Lyman (itinerant Unitarian preacher, 1814-1880) had tea downstairs with father today. He came to see me quite alone in my room, and boldly gave me six inches where I (word crossed-out, “sit”?). I’ve had better. Wrote two short poems, “Amherst Elegy” and “Izzy Lyman is a (words obscured, “Shifty Rover”?). (Ed: Lyman apparently gave Emily the thoughtful gift of at least two reams of writing paper for her poems. But, she seems to question the quality of the paper. The curious, punning “Amherst Elegy” survives in her collected works. “Elegy” is cleverly paired with “leg”, l-e-g. “Izzy Lyman is a Shifty Rover” has yet to be found.)