[ebooktalk] Re: BOOKS OF MY LIFE
- From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:07:16 +0100
Elaine
It's probably to your credit that you haven't heard of it. In fact, it's
called Verse and Worse and I can't remember offhand who edited it. It would
have come out in the early 'fifties I think as some of the contents is WWII
related.
It is a collection of 'poems' quite a few of them risqué, some political and
others just fun. Some like the 'D' Day Dodgers were written as songs others
like Bloody Orkney have since become songs. There are limericks, and various
other bits of short verse. I will find my copy and get my wife to tell me
the editor and publisher and any other relevant information. Unfortunately,
it is not of scannable quality as it appears to have been printed on cheap
paper and the characters have spread rather. This means that the holes in
letters like R and A have become filled and the lines of M, N and Ws have
become blurred.
Steve
Selections from the book were read to the class that included Volid and I by
one of the teacher at Dorton House.
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Sent: 30 June 2013 10:04
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: BOOKS OF MY LIFE
As I said, how fabulous we don't all love the same books.
I am an unashamed Pratchett fan and love Tolkien.
One question for you though, Steve. You talked recently about a book called
"Worse Verse". Have never heard of it, probably to my discredit; an
anthology, I presume?
Information please!
Take care,
Elaine
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On Behalf Of Steven Bingham
Sent: Sunday, 30 June 2013 6:55 PM
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: BOOKS OF MY LIFE
Hurray someone else who doesn't like Lord of the Rings. I tried listening to
the radio series back in 1969 and hated it. Under considerable pressure I
tried to read it a few years ago and gave us. I don't know if it is the
fantasy or whether it is that I feel the whole thing is just a pointless
exercise.
I am not keen on Terry Pratchett either but there I think it is something to
do with there being no rules. If there are no rules anything can happen and
there doesn't have to be a reason for it. I gave up all attempts at reading
him after the story I was reading suddenly materialised in the middle of a
present day aircraft. Pointless!
Harry Potter I can deal with because although there is magic it does conform
to its own rules. I like the way that the magic is played down and the
normal is slightly exaggerated.
I am also trying to come up with the books of my life but it is not easy.
Steve
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On Behalf Of Pele West
Sent: 30 June 2013 09:15
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: BOOKS OF MY LIFE
Hi Everyone
I cannot get on with "Lord of the Rings" at all. Peter reread it recently
and I heard bits and still did not like it. There is too much fantassy for
me.
One of the things I like about Harry Potter is that there is enough normal
things, such as having to do homework and difficulties with being teenagers,
to keep me interested.
Pele
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