tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post6193303727556133290..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: The Sheriff and His Partner by Frank Harris, 1891Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-13627986791053162392015-01-15T00:58:19.675-08:002015-01-15T00:58:19.675-08:00Ron, thanks for your appreciation. I liked the sal...Ron, thanks for your appreciation. I liked the saloon scene too but I didn't mention it for fearing of giving away too much. I usually have that problem while reviewing short stories. I haven't read a lot of westerns with humour and this was an "enjoyable" read.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-47724781019748118272015-01-15T00:54:40.705-08:002015-01-15T00:54:40.705-08:00Ron, I didn't know that bit about Frank Harris...Ron, I didn't know that bit about Frank Harris. He seemed to have a good understanding of life on the frontier. Finding REMINISCENCES AS A COWBOY and ON THE TRAIL online shouldn't be difficult. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-49431629527002510652015-01-15T00:50:02.115-08:002015-01-15T00:50:02.115-08:00Moira, you're welcome. One of these days I pla...Moira, you're welcome. One of these days I plan to read his memoirs of George Bernard Shaw and/or Oscar Wilde.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-5320936418381220322015-01-12T10:07:08.691-08:002015-01-12T10:07:08.691-08:00You got me to find a copy of this novella and read...You got me to find a copy of this novella and read it. You have given it an excellent summary in your review. As you say, it is a perfectly enjoyable story in the vein of practical jokes played on tenderfeet, but which takes a couple of unexpected turns. I love the scene where he finds Williams in the saloon. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-3943601698490326152015-01-09T17:42:05.827-08:002015-01-09T17:42:05.827-08:00This one missed inclusion in my book, HOW THE WEST...This one missed inclusion in my book, HOW THE WEST WAS WRITTEN. As a 14- or 15-year-old, Harris travelled to America and spent time on the frontier. Later in life, he wrote up these adventures in books titled REMINISCENCES AS A COWBOY and ON THE TRAIL.Historians doubt the accuracy of them.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-11644102275999001912015-01-09T12:59:21.153-08:002015-01-09T12:59:21.153-08:00I've heard of Frank Harris and his rather risq...I've heard of Frank Harris and his rather risqué memoirs - I would totally not have been expecting this book to come from him! Thanks for the lost byway, Prashant.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-9268884618845297572015-01-06T01:49:41.809-08:002015-01-06T01:49:41.809-08:00Tracy, thank you. It'd be alright if you didn&...Tracy, thank you. It'd be alright if you didn't add it to your TBR pile. It's not exactly a must-read.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-90359156843133111852015-01-06T01:48:25.815-08:002015-01-06T01:48:25.815-08:00Col, this is not the conventional western that I u...Col, this is not the conventional western that I usually read. This short fiction gives the reader a glimpse into the making of frontier towns.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-37029174658389917592015-01-06T01:46:25.726-08:002015-01-06T01:46:25.726-08:00Charles, he certainly did. I wonder what he had to...Charles, he certainly did. I wonder what he had to say about Shaw and Wilde.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-89420052794538921332015-01-06T01:45:33.605-08:002015-01-06T01:45:33.605-08:00Tracy, I had not heard of Frank Harris till I came...Tracy, I had not heard of Frank Harris till I came across this novella online. Given his association with famous people, he must have lived an exciting life. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-19442371091677411682015-01-05T03:24:04.771-08:002015-01-05T03:24:04.771-08:00Nice review of a book I wouldn't normally read...Nice review of a book I wouldn't normally read. Can I fit it in my TBR list, I wonder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-49666370267739627602015-01-04T05:02:44.040-08:002015-01-04T05:02:44.040-08:00Prashant glad you enjoyed it, but I don't thin...Prashant glad you enjoyed it, but I don't think I will be adding it to my list of want to reads. Keep them coming though!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-465736963150081622015-01-03T09:19:31.291-08:002015-01-03T09:19:31.291-08:00Wow, he knew some folks.Wow, he knew some folks.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-17324598962540992832015-01-03T08:49:14.258-08:002015-01-03T08:49:14.258-08:00Sounds like an interesting book, Prashant. Sounds ...Sounds like an interesting book, Prashant. Sounds like the author lived an exciting life.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.com