Dickens in America

[altariel]

BBC Four (telly for the discerning couch potato), is currently showing a documentary series called Dickens in America, in which Miriam Margolyes follows Dickens' journey through the US, as written about in American Notes. It has so far been thoroughly enjoyable. Last week Miriam was following Dickens through Boston, staying, as he did, at the Parker House Hotel, which has - in its long history - provided hospitality to such international jetsetters as Mr Altariel and myself. The programme has been interesting about Dickens (and his wife), interesting about the US, and interesting about the Special Relationship. Thumbs up so far.

And in thoroughly unrelated news, Mark Williams has just knocked in a 147.

Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I don't sub to The Atlantic Monthly, but I might have read articles from it in the past - I have Arts and Letters Daily as my browser home page.

I think that one is subscription only, though :-(

[popehippo.livejournal.com]

Hey, Una, I just got Hollow Men in the mail and I gotta tell you, this is just too awesome. I'm big on characterization, and you really captured it here. The plot was just too awesome, with just the hint of current political issues stuck in. Very sneaky. ;p

All in all, I want to thank you for writing such an awesome book. Will you be writing another ST:DS9 book any time soon?

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! This is the first review I've got, and so I'm really delighted you enjoyed it! And very glad you enjoyed the politics ;-)

I'd love to write another DS9 book. Keep your fingers crossed for me :-)

(I haven't seen a copy yet - hope it looks good!)

[popehippo.livejournal.com]

Just curious, where'd you find the quotes for the various pages for the different sections?

[popehippo.livejournal.com]

And a thought... I said "awesome" three times. Something is wrong with me.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

:-D

[altariel.livejournal.com]

The E.M. Forster quote at the start is from Howard's End. The David Lodge quote at the end is from Small World (very funny comedy about academia). For the middle section, I wanted some conflicting perspectives on war, and two US generals were able to supply.

[popehippo.livejournal.com]

I liked the "We're having us one hell of a war!" It made me think Klingons. XD

[altariel.livejournal.com]

:-D That quote was nearly not in it - I only found it at a very late stage. But it was just what I wanted.