March 07, 2004

1. Canon Alberic’s Scrap-book

The story is now on-line here. Please place any general literary questions or answers you may have in the comments to this post. This should include the most interesting comments, on the story as a whole — verisimilitude, atmosphere, dramatic surprise, effectivness of literary and historical allusions, and anything else that comes under the general heading of literary criticism. Don’t be afraid to evaluate, as long as you can back up your evaluation. “This story sucks because I don’t like it” is not good enough. If that’s all you have to say, please keep it to yourself.

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March 14, 2004

2. Lost Hearts

I have uploaded the second story, ‘Lost Hearts’. As before, please place any general literary questions or answers you may have in the comments to this post, and save other comments for the next three posts. I have not yet posted any notes on the text, and plenty more or needed on “Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book”.

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March 21, 2004

3. The Mezzotint

Here is the third story: ‘The Mezzotint’, with just a couple of explanatory notes so far. Place your literary comments here.

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March 28, 2004

4. The Ash-Tree

Here is the fourth story: ‘The Ash-Tree’, with no explanatory notes so far. Place your literary comments here. I’ve always found it less interesting than the first three: am I missing something?

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April 27, 2004

5. Number 13

Sorry about the long delay in posting. I have been preoccupied by work and other worries.

Here at last is the fifth story, ‘Number 13’, one of my favorites. Place your literary comments in this thread.

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