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Cold Comfort Farm
My girlfriend just phoned and found reprints at Costco (For those who
have not enjoyed the experience, it is a North American store that offers deep discounts on the toys and gustatory delights of affluent Americans.) Usually it's book selection is reserved for Bestsellers. Has Stella Gibbons been resurrected? Why else would a mass marketer qua mass marketer, be hawking her books. The motion picture has already been done. It starred a pre-inflated Kate Bekinsale and Rufus Sewell. Excellent film. Any idea what's up? n.b. Fundoc I am a cad, a bounder and harbor impure thoughts, but she will not make an honest man of me. |
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Ted Jones wrote: My girlfriend just phoned and found reprints at Costco (For those who have not enjoyed the experience, it is a North American store that offers deep discounts on the toys and gustatory delights of affluent Americans.) Usually it's book selection is reserved for Bestsellers. Has Stella Gibbons been resurrected? Why else would a mass marketer qua mass marketer, be hawking her books. The motion picture has already been done. It starred a pre-inflated Kate Bekinsale and Rufus Sewell. Excellent film. Any idea what's up? n.b. Fundoc I am a cad, a bounder and harbor impure thoughts, but she will not make an honest man of me. This thread is clearly off-topic for this group since it in no way references Barker or Pelan. Please stay on-topic in the future! |
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"Ted Jones" wrote in message ... My girlfriend just phoned and found reprints at Costco (For those who have not enjoyed the experience, it is a North American store that offers deep discounts on the toys and gustatory delights of affluent Americans.) Usually it's book selection is reserved for Bestsellers. Has Stella Gibbons been resurrected? Why else would a mass marketer qua mass marketer, be hawking her books. The motion picture has already been done. It starred a pre-inflated Kate Bekinsale and Rufus Sewell. Excellent film. Any idea what's up? n.b. Fundoc I am a cad, a bounder and harbor impure thoughts, but she will not make an honest man of me. Have you tried Martin Chuzzlewit? |
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fvndoc wrote: "Ted Jones" wrote in message ... My girlfriend just phoned and found reprints at Costco (For those who have not enjoyed the experience, it is a North American store that offers deep discounts on the toys and gustatory delights of affluent Americans.) Usually it's book selection is reserved for Bestsellers. Has Stella Gibbons been resurrected? Why else would a mass marketer qua mass marketer, be hawking her books. The motion picture has already been done. It starred a pre-inflated Kate Bekinsale and Rufus Sewell. Excellent film. Any idea what's up? n.b. Fundoc I am a cad, a bounder and harbor impure thoughts, but she will not make an honest man of me. Have you tried Martin Chuzzlewit? |
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fvndoc wrote: "Ted Jones" wrote in message ... My girlfriend just phoned and found reprints at Costco (For those who have not enjoyed the experience, it is a North American store that offers deep discounts on the toys and gustatory delights of affluent Americans.) Usually it's book selection is reserved for Bestsellers. Has Stella Gibbons been resurrected? Why else would a mass marketer qua mass marketer, be hawking her books. The motion picture has already been done. It starred a pre-inflated Kate Bekinsale and Rufus Sewell. Excellent film. Any idea what's up? n.b. Fundoc I am a cad, a bounder and harbor impure thoughts, but she will not make an honest man of me. Have you tried Martin Chuzzlewit? This is a prolix serial. Chvzzlewits abouvd. There is Martin Sr., Martin Jr. and a host of ancillary Chvzzlewits. Story is goofy. I do not want to repeat the experience. Are yov speaking literally, metaphorically or are yov svggesting something vnspeakable. If the latter, either George Bvsh or Tony Blair will bring yov to grouvnd. When last I heard, the latter has an anxiovs jvnior officer keen to attack someone. If you valve your lawn (metallic treads compact the soil something dreadful.) explain yovrself!. Sir! To keep within the newly established FAQs - John Pelan As enchanting as this exercise may be, does anyone know why Stella has a new literary life? |
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My girlfriend just phoned and found reprints at Costco [...]
Has Stella Gibbons been resurrected? does anyone know why Stella has a new literary life? There was a Penguin reprint in the last couple of years. But why that was done I don't know. It's a good book. Was there a contemporaneous American novel that took the **** out of bible-bashers in the boonies so effectively? ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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I saw something nasty in the woodshed...
.... but it was only Fundoc. Willow Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... My girlfriend just phoned and found reprints at Costco [...] Has Stella Gibbons been resurrected? does anyone know why Stella has a new literary life? There was a Penguin reprint in the last couple of years. But why that was done I don't know. It's a good book. Was there a contemporaneous American novel that took the **** out of bible-bashers in the boonies so effectively? ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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Hard to say. I wish I were a literature major because no doubt I could
wow you with expository language. - But sad to say, I found the English Department at Whittier College a sad dreary lot. Back on point (FAQs you know), I think I would have to go with William Saroyan. He had the grittiness (bad word - best exposition) and still a sense of humour. A little sentimental, but his characters were spot on and funny. Steinbeck may be a possibility - Cannery Row- perhaps.. I'd have to read The Grapes of Wrath again because I never thought there was much humour. Unfourtunately, the motion picture images are difficult to erase. Back to the original post -Why would CCF be released again and carried by a bacon through goose enterprise? NEW FAQ - John Pelan |
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"Orestes" wrote in message oups.com... fvndoc wrote: "Ted Jones" wrote in message ... My girlfriend just phoned and found reprints at Costco (For those who have not enjoyed the experience, it is a North American store that offers deep discounts on the toys and gustatory delights of affluent Americans.) Usually it's book selection is reserved for Bestsellers. Has Stella Gibbons been resurrected? Why else would a mass marketer qua mass marketer, be hawking her books. The motion picture has already been done. It starred a pre-inflated Kate Bekinsale and Rufus Sewell. Excellent film. Any idea what's up? n.b. Fundoc I am a cad, a bounder and harbor impure thoughts, but she will not make an honest man of me. Have you tried Martin Chuzzlewit? This is a prolix serial. Chvzzlewits abouvd. There is Martin Sr., Martin Jr. and a host of ancillary Chvzzlewits. Story is goofy. I do not want to repeat the experience. Are yov speaking literally, metaphorically or are yov svggesting something vnspeakable. If the latter, either George Bvsh or Tony Blair will bring yov to grouvnd. When last I heard, the latter has an anxiovs jvnior officer keen to attack someone. If you valve your lawn (metallic treads compact the soil something dreadful.) explain yovrself!. Sir! I was wondering if you might be more successful wooing her with a bigger Dickens. |
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Ted Jones wrote:
My girlfriend just phoned and found reprints at Costco (For those who have not enjoyed the experience, it is a North American store that offers deep discounts on the toys and gustatory delights of affluent Americans.) Usually it's book selection is reserved for Bestsellers. Has Stella Gibbons been resurrected? Why else would a mass marketer qua mass marketer, be hawking her books. The motion picture has already been done. It starred a pre-inflated Kate Bekinsale and Rufus Sewell. Excellent film. Any idea what's up? n.b. Fundoc I am a cad, a bounder and harbor impure thoughts, but she will not make an honest man of me. The writer I publish (Reggie Oliver) is the nephew of the late Stella Gibbons and the author of OUT OF THE WOODSHED, the acclaimed biography on Miss Gibbons. He also gives talks to academic institutions on both the novel and the life of his aunt. His father also edited and turned-around the fortunes of TATLER magazine, so there is a notable literary pedigree in the family. http://hauntedriver.co.uk/page13.html http://hitler-symphonies.co.uk/ In the UK, COLD COMFORT FARM has recently been added to the list of approved texts for teaching English Literature. This has led to a resurgence in the book's popularity. TTFN, Shelf Space |
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