tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post3782549985235292137..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-18980688199862366012013-01-17T21:38:20.513-08:002013-01-17T21:38:20.513-08:00That he was, Neer. Good thing he was a fictional j...That he was, Neer. Good thing he was a fictional judge. The book is an unusual read. And thank you very much for the blog award. I'm going to add it to the ones from Jeff at The Stalking Moon and John at Pretty Sinister Books.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-30317242999724685362013-01-17T19:06:21.569-08:002013-01-17T19:06:21.569-08:00What a sadistic judge. Seems like an interesting b...What a sadistic judge. Seems like an interesting book.<br /><br />Add another star to your award.<br /><br />http://inkquilletc.blogspot.in/2013/01/blog-of-year-2012.html<br /><br />neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-81300365627230722552013-01-13T21:33:44.770-08:002013-01-13T21:33:44.770-08:00Anonymous, thanks for writing. I rechecked the sto...Anonymous, thanks for writing. I rechecked the story and Hale does refer to Philip Nolan as a lieutenant in the United States Army and not the Union Army. I stand corrected though, I believe, the Union Army was also known as the US Army or the Federal Army. There is no mention of the Continental Army formed during the American Revolution. <br /><br />Hale's narrator, Frederic Ingham, refers to President Jefferson in his narrative. He says, "I have always supposed that Colonel Morgan himself took the proceedings of the court to Washington city, and explained them to Mr. Jefferson. Certain it is that the President approved them." Philip Nolan was sentenced on September 23, 1807, during Jefferson's presidential term from March 4, 1801–March 4, 1809.<br /><br />The year 1988 in the caption under the author's picture is an oversight on my part. Hale lived from 1822 to 1909. I have struck out the erroneous year.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-51879339385165421952013-01-13T21:32:18.143-08:002013-01-13T21:32:18.143-08:00Tracy, you are welcome. The internet has led me to...Tracy, you are welcome. The internet has led me to a veritable treasure of known and unknown books and comic-books and I continue to dig away happily.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-23107643286399722952013-01-13T10:47:48.724-08:002013-01-13T10:47:48.724-08:00I remember this story well from my childhood. I en...I remember this story well from my childhood. I enjoyed being reminded of it. Thanks very much.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-30515256183159252732013-01-13T03:36:58.336-08:002013-01-13T03:36:58.336-08:00Charles, I am sure you'll enjoy this story. It...Charles, I am sure you'll enjoy this story. It's available free on the internet. This afforded an interesting glimpse of events during the Civil War.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-19585878748934658632013-01-13T03:29:03.196-08:002013-01-13T03:29:03.196-08:00Mystica, I knew about this story though, for some ...Mystica, I knew about this story though, for some reason, I read it only last week. It is a very sad story and you actually feel sorry for Nolan. The absurdness of the punishment does not make Hale's story absurd and it reads like a true story.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-49458819036251962492013-01-13T03:26:02.509-08:002013-01-13T03:26:02.509-08:00Joyful A, thank you for visiting and commenting. I...Joyful A, thank you for visiting and commenting. I haven't listened to the radio programme of this story or watched any of its film adaptations. There was a radio play in 1977 though there could have been others prior to it, in the early 1950s as you say.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-13774565442629865842013-01-13T03:23:31.217-08:002013-01-13T03:23:31.217-08:00Ron, you're right, the story is pure fiction e...Ron, you're right, the story is pure fiction except the fiction is based around certain facts such as the betrayal and arrest of former Governor and Vice President Aaron Burr by General Wilkinson, the commander of the United States army as well as the allusion to certain events that took place during the civil war. The story gave rise to all kinds of speculation about Philip Nolan and who the young man might be.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-51781640208073474222013-01-12T11:41:46.284-08:002013-01-12T11:41:46.284-08:00I'm sorry, but Philip Nolan could not have ser...I'm sorry, but Philip Nolan could not have served in the Union Army. It must have been the Continental Army. The Union Army was called that because it fought to preserve the Union in the Civil War, the date of which(1860-1865) precludes any sentences from Jefferson who died in 1826. And the picture of the author could not be from 1988. He died in 1909. I'm surprised that none of the Americans noticed any discrepancy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-82125249713629603962013-01-12T07:26:10.392-08:002013-01-12T07:26:10.392-08:00You know, i haven't read this one but I defini...You know, i haven't read this one but I definitely should. I'm going to make it a goal this year.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-91759626449617066312013-01-11T20:04:54.238-08:002013-01-11T20:04:54.238-08:00It is a new story for me but a very sad one. It mu...It is a new story for me but a very sad one. It must be a disastrous thing to be exiled. Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-62346774834944148192013-01-11T19:43:22.824-08:002013-01-11T19:43:22.824-08:00It was also read on the radio in the early 1950s. ...It was also read on the radio in the early 1950s. My mother was reminding me last week that I cried and cried and cried because I found it so sad.<br /><br />It could have been a play. I was a toddler and remember just what the protagonist said and his penalty.JoyfulAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-16644671464613528922013-01-11T17:21:16.195-08:002013-01-11T17:21:16.195-08:00I've known of this story since I was a kid, bu...I've known of this story since I was a kid, but I didn't know it was anything more than pure fiction. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.com