So what's it to be then?

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Sam Slater
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Re: So what's it to be then?

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Coincidently, I read the essay on Wodehouse today.

Due to my ignorance of fiction since school, I know next to nothing on Wodehouse, though the essay was still interesting.

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Sam Slater
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Re: So what's it to be then?

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Yes, was thinking of reading up on some fiction now the holidays are here. Not many modern authors seem interesting and these Orwell essays are giving me a few pointers.

About the essay:

I guess in the days of mass media, it's hard to appreciate how Wodehouse may have been oblivious to the war, and the consequences of his humour at the time.

I guess Germans never got 'sarcastic humour', and the British people weren't in much of a mood for it either at that time. He -possibly- wouldn't have known under the circumstances.

If it's nice & sunny tomorrow(ha!), I may have a walk around a few bookshops. In fact I'll get a bottle of Pinot Grigio and go start a book while sat in the garden. Yes!; that's what I'll do!

It'll definitely piss it down now......

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Re: So what's it to be then?

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G'nite Wazza.......don't work too hard.

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Snake Diamond
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Re: So what's it to be then?

Post by Snake Diamond »

Sam Slater wrote:

> If it's nice & sunny tomorrow(ha!), I may have a walk around a
> few bookshops. In fact I'll get a bottle of Pinot Grigio and go
> start a book while sat in the garden. Yes!; that's what I'll
> do!

> It'll definitely piss it down now......

Yep, it's already started raining again here !annoyed!

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fudgeflaps
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Re: So what's it to be then?

Post by fudgeflaps »

That was my point.

!wink!

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