[COMPLETE] Wonderful London - Anonymous-ans
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Thanks for the PL, Laura. I've uploaded Chapter 29; another sympathetic one. Gaol-birds at large pdf pages 391-398 / text pages 366-373
I've not seen the Lost Prison one; I'll have to see if I can find it.
Peter
I've not seen the Lost Prison one; I'll have to see if I can find it.
Peter
"I think, therefore I am, I think." Solomon Cohen, in Terry Pratchett's Dodger
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Thanks, Laura.
I'm certain that it's still difficult for first offenders to get out of that pattern of behaviour.
Here's Chapter 30 - St. Valentine's shabby suit pdf 399-406 / text 374-381
... revealing an aspect of Victorian life that I had never known about, the vicious Valentine card. I searched and found this page about them: https://www.history.com/news/victorian-valentines-day-cards-vinegar
Peter
I'm certain that it's still difficult for first offenders to get out of that pattern of behaviour.
Here's Chapter 30 - St. Valentine's shabby suit pdf 399-406 / text 374-381
... revealing an aspect of Victorian life that I had never known about, the vicious Valentine card. I searched and found this page about them: https://www.history.com/news/victorian-valentines-day-cards-vinegar
Peter
"I think, therefore I am, I think." Solomon Cohen, in Terry Pratchett's Dodger
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That may be true, but I'm not sure; from the text of that chapter, the "vinegar Valentines" could be extremely vicious and unpleasant. It's odd that we don't seem to have an equivalent these days, although there are some cards on sale with fairly scatalogical humour. The article I gave a link to mentions that sending the vinegar Valentines "went out of favour", but it's not completely clear why. Apparently the cards weren't sent in envelopes, as they are now, and the post office workers refused to handle the more unpleasant ones.
It's hard to understand the urge to send a card implying that a couple's first child isn't of the husband's get ... but then it's hard to understand some of the videos we see on youtube of people kicking beggars' food away, or knocking over prams. Although the card is a lot more personal, and has been sent by someone who knows the recipient. I wonder if anyone has made a study of this side of Victorian life?
Peter
It's hard to understand the urge to send a card implying that a couple's first child isn't of the husband's get ... but then it's hard to understand some of the videos we see on youtube of people kicking beggars' food away, or knocking over prams. Although the card is a lot more personal, and has been sent by someone who knows the recipient. I wonder if anyone has made a study of this side of Victorian life?
Peter
"I think, therefore I am, I think." Solomon Cohen, in Terry Pratchett's Dodger
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I've uploaded chapter 31: A young vagabond's vacation pdf 407-413 / text 382-388
I think he's lost focus and is rambling again!
Peter
I think he's lost focus and is rambling again!
Peter
"I think, therefore I am, I think." Solomon Cohen, in Terry Pratchett's Dodger
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Thanks, Laura. Here's Chapter 33: "Birds of a feather" - pdf pages 424-431 / text 397-404
I think the author must have been savaged by a chaffinch when he was a small child!
Peter
I think the author must have been savaged by a chaffinch when he was a small child!
Peter
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I agree; thanks for the PL, Laura.
I've uploaded Chapter 34. A difficult chapter to read, as it exposed a pattern of human behaviour that I detest.
'Home-wreckers' pdf pages 432-444 / text 405-417
Peter
I've uploaded Chapter 34. A difficult chapter to read, as it exposed a pattern of human behaviour that I detest.
'Home-wreckers' pdf pages 432-444 / text 405-417
Peter
"I think, therefore I am, I think." Solomon Cohen, in Terry Pratchett's Dodger
I totally agree. It's so hard for me to understand how people can knowingly act in such a despicable way and have no care whatsoever for how his actions affects others.
Chapter 34 is PL OK but I did question if maybe there's a misprint in the text:
~7:38 "But it is a mere matter of form, since it is not in the least likely that he will be called on to render his household gods." I don't normally question the text but in this case I wonder if 'gods' is a misprint for 'goods' ? (top of page 409 of the text)
Also, this file was a bit louder than your others, showing 94.6 db in the checker. I don't know if the file needs to be reuploaded with the sound reduced or if Anne can smooth it out at cataloging to match the others.
Chapter 34 is PL OK but I did question if maybe there's a misprint in the text:
~7:38 "But it is a mere matter of form, since it is not in the least likely that he will be called on to render his household gods." I don't normally question the text but in this case I wonder if 'gods' is a misprint for 'goods' ? (top of page 409 of the text)
Also, this file was a bit louder than your others, showing 94.6 db in the checker. I don't know if the file needs to be reuploaded with the sound reduced or if Anne can smooth it out at cataloging to match the others.
Laura