tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post7154302546326019695..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-84162984198708620332012-04-27T01:06:42.434-07:002012-04-27T01:06:42.434-07:00Charles, absolutely! As I sifted through dozens of...Charles, absolutely! As I sifted through dozens of Poe's letters I discovered that he has sent common letters to many of his acquaintances, like the one he wrote James Fenimore Cooper in which he is soliciting contributions to "Southern Literary Messenger" — something that we do even today for convenience.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-21023177217685237942012-04-27T01:02:49.637-07:002012-04-27T01:02:49.637-07:00Patti, you are most welcome. I have been carrying ...Patti, you are most welcome. I have been carrying "Stamps" of writers, actors and singers for a while now and thought of Poe for this one. Instead of taking his quotes from his writings, I thought I'd dig into archives and see if he hadn't said things that were not known widely, like the innumerable letters he wrote.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-5766270342996398282012-04-27T00:56:46.388-07:002012-04-27T00:56:46.388-07:00Sergio, thanks very much. Poe was, doubtless, an &...Sergio, thanks very much. Poe was, doubtless, an "extraordinary" author. I found his letters to various people rather depressing. In some letters, he actually pleads for editorial contributions to his magazine. He appears to have led a very restless life, at least professionally.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-30559320661067799152012-04-27T00:50:47.682-07:002012-04-27T00:50:47.682-07:00Yvette, what you say is true. In spite of their na...Yvette, what you say is true. In spite of their name and fame, these authors were ordinary people who led ordinary lives and were treated as such. I don't think they were "revered" in their own lifetime as they are today.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-61400428807109730912012-04-26T09:33:42.119-07:002012-04-26T09:33:42.119-07:00So interesting to see the quality of letter writin...So interesting to see the quality of letter writing in bygone days. Amazing stuff.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-37890102819699692752012-04-26T05:13:38.905-07:002012-04-26T05:13:38.905-07:00Wonderful quotes. Thank you for sharing them.Wonderful quotes. Thank you for sharing them.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-80547978761369917162012-04-26T01:15:56.951-07:002012-04-26T01:15:56.951-07:00An extraordinary author - and I definitely wouldn;...An extraordinary author - and I definitely wouldn;t have wanted to be around him! Great stuff Prashant!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-1368571480024900212012-04-25T16:31:24.041-07:002012-04-25T16:31:24.041-07:00How sadly desperate is this man. How amazing that ...How sadly desperate is this man. How amazing that he was still able to write at all. It's such a damn shame to think how little he and others of his ilk, i.e. Herman Melville and a couple of other writers whose books are revered today - were treated in their lifetime.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-11962302169940391752012-04-25T08:48:42.509-07:002012-04-25T08:48:42.509-07:00Ron, thanks very much. I selected these quotes per...Ron, thanks very much. I selected these quotes pertaining to Poe's work from dozens of letters he wrote to various people. I liked the last quote too which, as you'll see, is in chronological order.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-45750417089450257552012-04-25T06:49:39.500-07:002012-04-25T06:49:39.500-07:00Excellent post. Hard to say which of these quotes ...Excellent post. Hard to say which of these quotes sounds the most desperate. Even the last, like a man with a hopeless addiction.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.com