Every year I select one major "classic" novelist to read several works from, just because . . . just because . . . hell, i don't know just because. Just because, okay?
Last year it was Herman Melville. I'd read some of his stuff, but tackled two of his more obscure things, Mardi, which I perversely enjoyed, and White-Jacket, which I thought was awful. But that's an aside, a new year arrives in three days.
And for 2012, I've decided on Sir Walter Scott. Almost nobody reads his stuff anymore, despite his literary fame. The only thing I've ever read of Scott is The Talisman, a tale of the crusades, which I read about a decade ago, and actually enjoyed a fair amount. So, in my library of unread books are several of Scott's major works: Ivanhoe, Waverley, The Antiquary, Old Mortality, Quentin Durward, Guy Mannering, The Heart of Midlothian, Kenilworth and some others. I'm going to start with Quentin Durward, an arbitrary choice.
I'll express my opinion about it later.
Meantime, I think pro wrestling is on TV. Gotta go.
caw
Last year it was Herman Melville. I'd read some of his stuff, but tackled two of his more obscure things, Mardi, which I perversely enjoyed, and White-Jacket, which I thought was awful. But that's an aside, a new year arrives in three days.
And for 2012, I've decided on Sir Walter Scott. Almost nobody reads his stuff anymore, despite his literary fame. The only thing I've ever read of Scott is The Talisman, a tale of the crusades, which I read about a decade ago, and actually enjoyed a fair amount. So, in my library of unread books are several of Scott's major works: Ivanhoe, Waverley, The Antiquary, Old Mortality, Quentin Durward, Guy Mannering, The Heart of Midlothian, Kenilworth and some others. I'm going to start with Quentin Durward, an arbitrary choice.
I'll express my opinion about it later.
Meantime, I think pro wrestling is on TV. Gotta go.
caw
