tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post2751319187452278459..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-80436592395339581462012-01-28T21:56:31.658-08:002012-01-28T21:56:31.658-08:00Mel, I like the honesty and the wry and self-depre...Mel, I like the honesty and the wry and self-deprecating humour in the writings of early authors. The stamps of authors of the 19th and early 20th century could make for excellent book jackets.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-58057736239122950952012-01-28T21:47:50.618-08:002012-01-28T21:47:50.618-08:00Bill, I read abridged versions of TOM SAWYER and H...Bill, I read abridged versions of TOM SAWYER and HUCKLEBERRY FINN in English class, probably somewhere between the 4th and 6th standard (grade) and I loved the stories back then. That was the time when I read classics, including A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens, without knowing who wrote them!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-3979709069313333472012-01-28T15:01:42.949-08:002012-01-28T15:01:42.949-08:00I like author stamps a lot and have posted a few o...I like author stamps a lot and have posted a few of them on my blog-most recently one of Maxim Gorky-Twain is one of the truly great writersMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-34264918584622822852012-01-28T12:38:47.286-08:002012-01-28T12:38:47.286-08:00Prashant: It was a revelation to me in first year ...Prashant: It was a revelation to me in first year university when I read Huck Finn and found out how great a writer was Mark Twain. He could so vividly capture scenes, ideas and thoughts in 1-2 sentences.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-52479379648707366672012-01-28T05:12:08.265-08:002012-01-28T05:12:08.265-08:00Charles, I've enjoyed reading Mark Twain since...Charles, I've enjoyed reading Mark Twain since my school days, especially his humour.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-18342807174280617552012-01-27T06:44:50.890-08:002012-01-27T06:44:50.890-08:00I'm a man who is still a boy in plenty of ways...I'm a man who is still a boy in plenty of ways.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com