In this issue: Christopher Lee interview on Morning Edition RE: Christopher Lee interview on Morning Edition Today in History -- Nov 02 Re: Today in History -- Nov 02 Re: Today in History -- Nov 02 Alcott stories site! Today in History -- Nov 03 Today in History -- Nov 04 Today in History -- Nov 05 Gerald Charles Dickens RE: Gerald Charles Dickens Gerald Dickens National Publicity _Carol_ lit by two new candles Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles RE: _Carol_ lit by two new candles Today in History -- Nov 06 James Naismith <WAS: Today in History -- Nov 06> Etext avail: Andrew Lang's _Book of dreams and ghosts_ completed Any URLs for Mrs. Catherine Crowe? Today in History -- Nov 07 RE: _Carol_ lit by two new candles Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles Booth Tarkington Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles RE: _Carol_ lit by two new candles -----------------------------THE POSTS----------------------------- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 14:20:11 -0800 From: "J. Alec West" <j(at)alecwest.com> Subject: Christopher Lee interview on Morning Edition Drat. I wish I'd known about that interview. My most favorite Lee role was when he played the Duc de Richelieu in the 1968 Hammer film, "The Devil Rides Out" (released in the US as "The Devil's Bride" because distributors worried the US moviegoer would assume by the film's title that it was a western). The action takes place in post-WWI England and, in that movie, Lee is actually the "good guy" doing battle with an evil Satanist & his cult followers. FWIW, I've read the novel "The Devil Rides Out" by Dennis Wheatley and, for the most part, the movie keeps true to the storyline. True trivia. Unless you've seen the movie, you might not be able to appreciate this fully. There is a scene in the movie where a small girl is confronted by the image of a very large spider. That scene had to be filmed numerous times because the girl, even with the director's pleading, was not able to scream "convincingly" enough. The director's solution? They filmed one more take ... only this time, only the audio from the take was saved. In the last take, and when the girl opened the door, stagehands tossed a bucket of ice-cold water on her (no kidding) to induce a realistic scream. The director liked the scream and the audio was dubbed into a previously filmed take. J. Alec West j(at)alecwest.com
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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 17:25:01 -0500 From: "Marcella, Michelle E" <MMARCELLA(at)PARTNERS.ORG> Subject: RE: Christopher Lee interview on Morning Edition If you have web access with Real Audio, you can listen to the interview on the following URL. http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/ Click on Archives and then on Oct. 29. It's the last choice "Dracula." > -----Original Message----- > From: J. Alec West [SMTP:j(at)alecwest.com] > Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 5:20 PM > To: gaslight(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA > Subject: Christopher Lee interview on Morning Edition > > Drat. I wish I'd known about that interview. My most favorite Lee role > was when he played the Duc de Richelieu in the 1968 Hammer film, "The > Devil Rides Out" (released in the US as "The Devil's Bride" because > distributors worried the US moviegoer would assume by the film's title > that it was a western). The action takes place in post-WWI England and, > in that movie, Lee is actually the "good guy" doing battle with an evil > Satanist & his cult followers. FWIW, I've read the novel "The Devil > Rides Out" by Dennis Wheatley and, for the most part, the movie keeps > true to the storyline. > > True trivia. Unless you've seen the movie, you might not be able to > appreciate this fully. There is a scene in the movie where a small girl > is confronted by the image of a very large spider. That scene had to be > filmed numerous times because the girl, even with the director's > pleading, was not able to scream "convincingly" enough. The director's > solution? They filmed one more take ... only this time, only the audio > from the take was saved. In the last take, and when the girl opened the > door, stagehands tossed a bucket of ice-cold water on her (no kidding) > to induce a realistic scream. The director liked the scream and the > audio was dubbed into a previously filmed take. > > J. Alec West > j(at)alecwest.com
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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 01:02:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Champ <rchamp(at)polaris.umuc.edu>
Subject: Today in History -- Nov 02
Interesting things that happened November 2nd:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1795 James Knox Polk, 11th President (1845-1849)
In 1815 George Boole, mathematician, father of boolean logic
In 1865 Warren Gamaliel Harding (R), 28th president (1921-23)
In 1885 Harlow Shapley, US astronomer
In 1911 Odysseus Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel 1979)
In 1913 Burt Lancaster, actor
In 1920 Ann Rutherford, actress
In 1923 Burt Lancaster, actor (From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry)
Events worth noting:
In 1854 Cobblestone paving of Washington St between Dupont and Kearny
starts.
In 1889 North Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes the 40th state.
In 1917 Lansing-Ishii Agreement is signed.
+ The Balfour Declaration calls for a Jewish homeland.
In 1920 KDKA (Pittsburgh) on the air as first commercial radio station.
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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 05:44:23 +0300 From: cbishop(at)interlog.com (Carroll Bishop) Subject: Re: Today in History -- Nov 02 >Interesting things that happened November 2nd: Bob, I'd call the two births of Burt Lancaster an Event worth noting! Carroll > >Birthdays on this date: > In 1795 James Knox Polk, 11th President (1845-1849) > In 1815 George Boole, mathematician, father of boolean logic > In 1865 Warren Gamaliel Harding (R), 28th president (1921-23) > In 1885 Harlow Shapley, US astronomer > In 1911 Odysseus Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel 1979) > In 1913 Burt Lancaster, actor > In 1920 Ann Rutherford, actress > In 1923 Burt Lancaster, actor (From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry) > >Events worth noting: > In 1854 Cobblestone paving of Washington St between Dupont and Kearny > starts. > In 1889 North Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes the 40th state. > In 1917 Lansing-Ishii Agreement is signed. > + The Balfour Declaration calls for a Jewish homeland. > In 1920 KDKA (Pittsburgh) on the air as first commercial radio station.
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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 08:20:30 -0600 From: Moudry <Moudry(at)uab.edu> Subject: Re: Today in History -- Nov 02 At 01:02 02-11-99 -0500, you wrote: >Interesting things that happened November 2nd: > >Birthdays on this date: > In 1795 James Knox Polk, 11th President (1845-1849) > In 1815 George Boole, mathematician, father of boolean logic > In 1865 Warren Gamaliel Harding (R), 28th president (1921-23) > In 1885 Harlow Shapley, US astronomer > In 1911 Odysseus Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel 1979) - --> In 1913 Burt Lancaster, actor > In 1920 Ann Rutherford, actress - --> In 1923 Burt Lancaster, actor (From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry) ><snip!> In the Deep South we know all about being "born again". Is this what qualified Lancaster for his role in Elmer Gantry? (Tongue firmly planted in both cheeks). Saturnally, Joe Moudry Technical Training Specialist & SOE WebMaster Office of Academic Computing & Technology School of Education The University of Alabama (at) Birmingham E-Mail: Moudry(at)uab.edu MaBell: (205) 975-6631 Fax: (205) 975-7494 Snail Mail: 901 13th Street South 149 EB Birmingham AL 35205 USA Master of Saturn Web (Sun Ra, the Arkestra, & Free Jazz): <http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~moudry> Producer/Host of Classic Jazz (Armstrong -> Ayler ->)on Alabama Public Radio: WUAL 91.5FM Tuscaloosa/Birmingham WQPR 88.7FM Muscle Shoals/NW Alabama WAPR 88.3FM Selma/Montgomery/Southern Alabama
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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 16:06:34 -0600 From: Chris Carlisle <CarlislC(at)psychiatry1.wustl.edu> Subject: Alcott stories site! We have occasionally discussed the wonderful short stories of Louisa May Alcott, especially her Gothics. In the past, I've posted about a story called My Contraband, which is particularly striking and stuck in my mind. There's a great site out there http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound//aandc/alcott/alcott.htm which features and article and links to some early (Civil War vintage) stories, some of which which presage her novels. There you will also find a link to "The Brothers", which is "My Contraband" under another name. Enjoy! It's exciting and reflects Alcott's experiences while a nurse. Kiwi (P.S. Stephen is trying to solve the bounce problem. It's apparently a disagreement between the way one subscriber's email system and the way Patricia Teter and I send out our mail)
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Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 01:33:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Champ <rchamp(at)polaris.umuc.edu>
Subject: Today in History -- Nov 03
Interesting things that happened November 3rd:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1794 William Cullen Bryant, poet (Thanatopsis)
In 1801 Karl Baedeker, German publisher of travel books
In 1901 Andr? Malraux, French novelist and art historian
In 1908 Bronko Nagurski, NFL fullback (Chicago Bears)
In 1909 James Reston, columnist (NY Times)
In 1918 Bob Feller, pitcher
+ Russell B. Long, Democratic Senator from Louisiana
In 1922 Charles Bronson, actor
Events worth noting:
In 1900 The first national Automobile Show opens at Madison Square Garden in
New York City.
In 1903 Panama gains it's independence from Columbia.
In 1917 First Class Mail now costs 3 cents.
In 1918 Poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I.
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Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 01:27:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Champ <rchamp(at)polaris.umuc.edu>
Subject: Today in History -- Nov 04
Interesting things that happened November 4th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1862 Eden Phillpotts, English novelist, poet, playwright
In 1879 Will Rogers, humorist
In 1906 Bob Considine, sports columnist
In 1909 Ciro Alegria, Peruvian novelist (Golden Serpent)
In 1916 Walter Cronkite, newsman ("and that's the way it is")
In 1918 Art Carney, actor (Honeymooners, Harold and Maude)
In 1919 Martin Balsam, actor
Events worth noting:
In 1854 Lighthouse established on Alcatraz Island.
In 1866 Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia.
In 1867 90 kegs of powder used to get rock from Telegraph Hill for seawall.
In 1879 James Ritty patents the first cash register, to combat stealing by
bartenders in his Dayton, Ohio saloon.
In 1922 Howard Carter discovers the tomb of Tutankhamen.
In 1924 Nellie Tayloe Ross elected first U.S. female governor (Wyoming).
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 01:35:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Champ <rchamp(at)polaris.umuc.edu>
Subject: Today in History -- Nov 05
Interesting things that happened November 5th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1855 Eugene V. Debs, labor organizer, Socialist presidential candidate
In 1857 Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was VERY unhappy), writer
In 1876 Raymond Duchamp-Villon, cubist sculptor
In 1885 Will Durant, writer, historian (Story of Civilization), poet
In 1891 Earle (Greasy) Neale, NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles)
In 1905 Joel McCrea, actor
In 1912 Roy Rogers, cowboy (Happy Trails to you, Roy and Trigger)
In 1913 Vivien Leigh, actress (Gone With The Wind)
Events worth noting:
In 1781 John Hanson elected first 'President of the United States in
Congress assembled' (8 years before Washington was elected).
In 1875 Susan B. Anthony arrested for attempting to vote.
In 1895 First US patent granted for the automobile, to George B Selden.
In 1911 First coast-to-coast airplane flight (NY-Pasadena, with many stops).
I wonder what kind of powers Hanson wielded.
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 06:21:33 -0500 (EST) From: LoracLegid(at)aol.com Subject: Gerald Charles Dickens Gerald Charles Dickens, great great grandson of Charles Dickens will be on NBC's TODAY show on Monday, November 8, 1999. Carol Digel Wilmington, DE 19810 LoracLegid(at)aol.com www.focdarley.org
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 23:06:20 +1100
From: Craig Walker <genre(at)tig.com.au>
Subject: RE: Gerald Charles Dickens
Hi there,
That means the NBC Today Show on Channel 7 at 11:30pm on Monday night
(Sydney Australia time) ;)
Cheers
Craig
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> From: owner-gaslight(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA
> [mailto:owner-gaslight(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA]On Behalf Of LoracLegid(at)aol.com
> Sent: Friday, 5 November 1999 22:22
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> Subject: Gerald Charles Dickens
>
>
> Gerald Charles Dickens, great great grandson of Charles
> Dickens will be on
> NBC's TODAY show on Monday, November 8, 1999.
>
> Carol Digel
> Wilmington, DE 19810
> LoracLegid(at)aol.com
> www.focdarley.org
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 09:39:35 -0500 (EST)
From: LoracLegid(at)aol.com
Subject: Gerald Dickens National Publicity
Gerald Dickens will not appear on the Today Show, Monday, November
8th.
Publicists at Simon & Schuster who had arranged this informed us that the
Today Show is considering instead the possibility of covering a nearby live
performance nearer to Christmas.
Instead Simon & Schuster publicists have confirmed a Fox national TV
news syndicate interview on Monday, November 8, on "Your World" at 4:40 p.m.,
a
live national 6-minute interview with Gerald.
Today Gerald arrives in Boston to begin the Fourth American Holiday Tour.
Carol Digel
LoracLegid(at)aol.com
www.focdarley.org
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 20:45:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Champ <rchamp(at)polaris.umuc.edu>
Subject: _Carol_ lit by two new candles
That time of year to which Dickens devoted at least one great story, _A
Christmas Carol_, and several minor ones, is very close upon us. The
tabloid magazine _Classic Images_ reports in its current issue that two
film versions of Dickens's _Carol_ have recently been found or least
positively identified. At the end of the following article you will also
find a URL for a site on the _Carol_.
<<
Lost Versions of _A Christmas Carol_ Found
Film buffs received an unexpected Christmas gift with the recent
announcement that two version of Charles Dickens' _A Christmas Carol_,
which for many years have been officially classified as lost films, have
been found. Both are documented in the new book "'A Christmas Carol" and
its Adaptations" by Fred Guida.
The first is a 1922 British short subject titled _Scrooge_ which stars
English actor and playwright Henry V. Edmond in the title role. It was
originally part of a twelve film series released by Master Films under the
title "Tense Moments with Great Authors." Ab abridged nitrate print, with
its original titles removed, is held by the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C., and for many years have been listed as unidentified.
However, in conjunction with author Guida's research, a new 35mm
preservation print was made, thus making it possible to study the film in
depth. After comparing it to what is known about other lost _Carols_ from
the silent era, Guida's suspicion that the film was the 1922 British
version was confirmed by Luke McKernan at the British Film Institute in
London. According to Guida, "Such heavily truncated _Carols_ are always a
bit frustrating to watch since so much of the story is necessarily passsed
over. However, this one is a reasonably effective if unspectacular
distillation of the familiar tale."
The second _Carol_ to emerge from the ranks of the missing is a 1947
Spanish feature titled _Leyenda de Navidad_. ( The title translates as
_Legend of Christmas_ or _Christmas Legend_). No 35mm material from this
production is known to exist; however, the Filmoteca Espanola in Madrid
recently turned up a 16mm print which, according to Guida, reveals "an
excellent and very original treatment that ranks among the best _Carol_
adaptations ever made."
In addition to these two discoveries, Cuida's book contains much new
information on over 150 _Carol_ adaptations--including a photo of the
cinema's first Scrooge from 1901 and several photos from a rare magic
lantern version of the _Carol_ from 1880. It traces television versions
of the story back as early as 1943. "'A Christmas Carol' and its
Adaptations" (ISBN 0-7864-0738-7) is published by McFarland & Co. of
Jefferson, NC. Details are available on the book's website:
www.dickensachristmascarol.com
<<
Bob Champ
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lovely, whatever things are of good report, if
there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy, meditate on these things
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 19:13:53 -0700 From: Deborah McMillion Nering <deborah(at)alice.gloaming.com> Subject: Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles >That time of year to which Dickens devoted at least one great story, Thanks for the information, Bob. One very nice thing about Christmas I always enjoyed--ghost stories. They seem to be more popular at Christmas than Halloween. Was it Dickens who started the idea of having special issues devoted to ghost stories thus making it a popular thing? Or was it just the short days and the prolonged hours in front of fireplaces that brought it out? Why ghost stories for Christmas? Deborah Deborah McMillion deborah(at)gloaming.com http://www.gloaming.com/deborah.html
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 22:46:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Champ <rchamp(at)polaris.umuc.edu>
Subject: Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles
I can't say that I have any authoritative answers to Deborah's questions,
but, in the spirit of surmising, I will try these:
1) At the holiest time of the year, ghosts cannot do any harm, so to tell
stories about them, while it may be a chilling activity, is also a safe
one.
2) Ghosts are reminders, at the merriest time of year, of why Christ came
to earth--to overcome death. As a great poet put it once, "Death, thou
shalt die."
3) In _A Christmas Carol_, at any rate, ghosts are used to show that
there is hope even for the most hard-hearted of men.
4) The agony of ghosts is roused to a greater degree during the
holiday--as in the case of Jacob Marley--so that the evidence of haunting
is more apparent, if only in the telling of stories.
What say ye, merry ladies and gentlemen?
Bob C.
On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Deborah McMillion Nering wrote:
> >That time of year to which Dickens devoted at least one great story,
>
> Thanks for the information, Bob. One very nice thing about Christmas
> I always enjoyed--ghost stories. They seem to be more popular at
> Christmas than Halloween.
>
> Was it Dickens who started the idea of having special issues devoted
> to ghost stories thus making it a popular thing? Or was it just the
> short days and the prolonged hours in front of fireplaces that
> brought it out? Why ghost stories for Christmas?
>
> Deborah
>
> Deborah McMillion
> deborah(at)gloaming.com
> http://www.gloaming.com/deborah.html
>
>
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rchamp(at)polaris.umuc.edu
Editor, teacher, anglophile, human curiosity
Whatever things are pure, whatever things are
lovely, whatever things are of good report, if
there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy, meditate on these things
Philippians 4:8
rchamp7927(at)aol.com robertchamp(at)netscape.net
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 21:10:41 -0700 (MST) From: "p.h.wood" <woodph(at)freenet.edmonton.ab.ca> Subject: Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Robert Champ wrote of Charles Dickens's "Christmas Carol", inter alia: >> What say ye, merry ladies and gentlemen?<< To which I simply and succinctly reply: "Bah, humbug!" Peter Wood
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 23:30:21 -0500 From: "James E. Kearman" <jkearman(at)mindspring.com> Subject: RE: _Carol_ lit by two new candles Deborah McMillion Nering asked: >Why ghost stories for Christmas? > I think Bah-b's reply covered it pretty well, but let me suggest another possibility anyway. Holidays are (were?) a time when families get together, and the absence of the departed is especially noted. Ghosts make a narrative substitute for the private thoughts and public reminiscences of those still on this side of the shroud. Also, ghosts haunt us like the memories of vows we made at or shortly after such occasions (such as New Year's resolutions), but never carried through. Jim
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Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 00:24:31 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Champ <rchamp(at)polaris.umuc.edu>
Subject: Today in History -- Nov 06
Interesting things that happened November 6th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1771 Aloys Senefelder, inventor of lithography
In 1851 Charles Henry Dow, co-founder of Dow Jones, first editor of the Wall
Street Journal
In 1854 John Phillip Souza, march king (Stars and Stripes Forever, etc)
In 1860 Ignace Jan Paderewski, Polish composer, pianist, patriot
In 1861 James A. Naismith, inventor of basketball
In 1867 Marie Curie, discoverer of radium
In 1887 Walter Johnson, Hall of Fame pitcher (Wash. Senators 1907-27)
In 1896 Fibber McGee, early radio comedian
In 1900 Heinrich Himmler, Nazi SS leader
In 1906 Francis Lederer, actor
In 1921 James Jones, author
(I suspect that the date for "Fibber McGee" is really for Jim Jordan.)
Events worth noting:
In 1844 Spain grants Dominican Rep independence.
In 1850 First fire engine arrives in Hawaii.
+ Yerba Buena and Angel Islands reserved for military use.
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States.
In 1862 Direct Telegraphic link between New York and San Francisco is
established.
In 1869 First intercollegiate football (soccer) game (Rutgers 6, Princeton
4).
In 1917 Bolshevik revolution begins.
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Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 23:11:05 -0700 From: sdavies(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA Subject: James Naismith <WAS: Today in History -- Nov 06> Bob C. reports: >Interesting things that happened November 6th: >.... >Birthdays on this date: > In 1861 James A. Naismith, inventor of basketball According to Hurtig's _Canadian Encyclopedia_ (1985): >>>>> Naismith, James A., physician, educator, in- ventor of BASKETBALL (b at Almonte, Canada W 6 Nov 1861; d at Lawrence, Kansas 28 Nov 1939). Orphaned at age 8, Naismith returned to Almonte High School at age 20 to complete his education. He showed prowess in athletics at McGill, and in Dec 1891, as a young instructor at the YMCA International Training School at Springfield, Mass (now Springfield College), he invented the game of basketball. At 37, Nai- smith graduated frm the Gross Medical School of Colorado U with a medical degree. He was as- sociated with U Kansas for some 40 years as professor, physician, and director of physical education and published several books on sport. At 64 he became an American citizen. Basket- ball has grown to worldwide popularity. <<< Almonte is in Southern Ontario, not far from Ottawa on the Mississippi River!!! Someone will have to explain that geographical oddity to me.
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Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 23:41:10 -0700
From: sdavies(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA
Subject: Etext avail: Andrew Lang's _Book of dreams and ghosts_ completed
One failed diskette later...
(LANGMENU.HTM#dreams) (Nonfic, Chronos)
Andrew Lang's _The book of dreams and ghosts_ (1897)
dreamX08.non
dreamX09.non
dreamX10.non
dreamX11.non
dreamX12.non
dreamX13.non
dreamX14.non
Here Lang goes further afield in his collation
of ghostly encounters, culling anecodtes from
Russia and episodes from celebrated Scandanvian
legend.
To retrieve all the plain ASCII files send to: ftpmail(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA
with no subject heading and completely in lowercase:
open aftp.mtroyal.ab.ca
cd /gaslight
get dreamX08.non
get dreamX09.non
get dreamX10.non
get dreamX11.non
get dreamX12.non
get dreamX13.non
get dreamX14.non
or visit the Gaslight website at:
http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/gaslight/langmenu.htm#dreams
Stephen D
mailto:SDavies(at)mtroyal.ab.ca
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Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 23:48:16 -0700 From: sdavies(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA Subject: Any URLs for Mrs. Catherine Crowe? - --0__=zI4P9PjE2rjb7KNxziIXGcqDdt8MOOhH1GqqFmMBEqif6T41pJ9lVmve Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Has anyone seen any weblinks for Mrs. Catherine Crowe, author of _The Night Side of Nature, or Ghosts and Ghost Seers_ (1848), or the companion volume _Light and Darkness, or Mysteries of Life_ (1850), or _Ghost Stories and Family Legends_ (1859)? Stephen D mailto:SDavies(at)mtroyal.ab.ca - --0__=zI4P9PjE2rjb7KNxziIXGcqDdt8MOOhH1GqqFmMBEqif6T41pJ9lVmve Content-type: text/html; name="att1.htm" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="att1.htm" Content-transfer-encoding: base64 Content-Description: Internet HTML PCFET0NUWVBFIEhUTUwgUFVCTElDICItLy9XM0MvL0RURCBIVE1MIDQuMCBUcmFuc2l0aW9uYWwv L0VOIj4NCjxIVE1MPjxIRUFEPg0KPE1FVEEgY29udGVudD0idGV4dC9odG1sOyBjaGFyc2V0PWlz by04ODU5LTEiIGh0dHAtZXF1aXY9Q29udGVudC1UeXBlPg0KPE1FVEEgY29udGVudD0iTVNIVE1M IDUuMDAuMjYxNC4zNTAwIiBuYW1lPUdFTkVSQVRPUj4NCjxTVFlMRT48L1NUWUxFPg0KPC9IRUFE Pg0KPEJPRFkgYmdDb2xvcj0jZmZmZmZmPg0KPERJVj5EZWFyIDxFTT5HYXNsaWdodCA8L0VNPkVk aXRvcnMsPC9ESVY+DQo8RElWPiZuYnNwOzwvRElWPg0KPERJVj5XaGlsZSB0aGVyZSdzIG11Y2gg cmVtYWluaW5nIGF0IHlvdXIgd2Vic2l0ZSBJJ3ZlIHlldCB0byByZWFkIGFuZCBlbmpveSwgSSAN Cm1pZ2h0IHN1Z2dlc3QgeW91IGNvbnNpZGVyIG1ha2luZyBhdmFpbGFibGUgYXQgc29tZSB0aW1l LCBpbiB5b3VyIG5vbi1maWN0aW9uIA0KY2F0ZWdvcnkgb2YgZS10ZXh0cywgPEVNPlRoZSBOaWdo dCBTaWRlIG9mIE5hdHVyZTwvRU0+LCBvciBHaG9zdHMgYW5kIEdob3N0IA0KU2VlcnMsIGJ5IENh dGhlcmluZSBDcm93ZS48L0RJVj4NCjxESVY+Jm5ic3A7PC9ESVY+DQo8RElWPkkgc2F5IG5vbi1m aWN0aW9uLCBhcyBJIGJlbGlldmUgaXQgd2FzIENyb3dlJ3MgY29udGVudGlvbiB0aGF0IHNoZSB3 YXMgDQpwcmVzZW50aW5nIGF1dGhlbnRpYyBjYXNlcyBpbnZvbHZpbmcgdGhlIHN1cGVybmF0dXJh bCAob3IgcGFyYW5vcm1hbCwgYXMgd2UnZCANCm5vdyBzYXkpIGV2ZW50cy48L0RJVj4NCjxESVY+ Jm5ic3A7PC9ESVY+DQo8RElWPkhlciBib29rIHdhcyBwdWJsaXNoZWQgaW4gQnJpdGFpbiBpbiB0 aGUgMTg3MHMsIEkgYmVsaWV2ZSwgYW5kIGl0IGlzIA0Kc29tZXRpbWVzIHJlZmVycmVkIHRvIGJ5 IHdyaXRlcnMgZGVhbGluZyB3aXRoIHBhcmFub3JtYWwgZXZlbnRzLiBNb3JlIHBlcnRpbmVudCAN CnRvIHRoZSBpbnRlcmVzdHMgb2YgPEVNPkdhc2xpZ2h0IDwvRU0+dmlzaXRvcnMsIHBlcmhhcHMs IGlzIHRoYXQgaXQgaXMgc2FpZCB0byANCmJlIGEgd2VsbC13cml0dGVuIGFuZCBlbnRlcnRhaW5p bmcgYm9vay48L0RJVj4NCjxESVY+Jm5ic3A7PC9ESVY+DQo8RElWPkJlbm5ldHQ8L0RJVj48L0JP RFk+PC9IVE1MPg0K - --0__=zI4P9PjE2rjb7KNxziIXGcqDdt8MOOhH1GqqFmMBEqif6T41pJ9lVmve--
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Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 02:07:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert Champ <rchamp(at)polaris.umuc.edu>
Subject: Today in History -- Nov 07
Interesting things that happened November 7th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1867 Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie, discovered radium (Nobel 1903, 1911)
In 1879 Leon Trotsky, Russian Communist theorist, Bolshevik
In 1903 Konrad Lorenz, zoologist, ethologist, writer (Nobel 1973)
In 1913 Albert Camus, French novelist, playwright (Plauge) (Nobel 1957)
In 1918 Billy Graham, Evangelist
In 1922 Al Hirt, trumpet player
Events worth noting:
In 1805 Lewis and Clark first sighted the Pacific Ocean.
In 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, gave Harrison a presidential slogan.
In 1837 Abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy murdered by mob at Alton, Ill.
In 1865 London Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded.
In 1872 Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later.
In 1874 First cartoon to use the elephant as the symbol of the Republican
Party appears in Harper's Weekly. It is drawn by Thomas Nast.
In 1875 Verney Cameron is first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea
to sea.
In 1885 Canada completes its own transcontinental railway.
In 1914 Bolsheviks overthrew Russian govt in St Petersburg.
In 1916 Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana first women Representative.
In 1917 October Revolution overthrows Russian Provisional Government.
In 1918 Goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets.
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Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 10:42:56 -0600 From: Jo Ann Hinkle <joann(at)piasanet.com> Subject: RE: _Carol_ lit by two new candles In response to the question of ghost stories at Christmas, I'd like to put my two cents worth in, and that's probably about all it's worth, too. I was under the impression that ghosts and ghost stories at Christmas went back further than Charles Dickens, back to the early Anglo-Saxons of England and the Scandinavian and Teutonic people of Northern Europe. They believed that during Yule--beginning on the winter solstice and ending on December 31--that the barriers between this world and the next were the thinnest and that ghosts and other supernatural beings could cross over into this world. Also, for anyone who has been in northern Europe, say Iceland, the winters are very long and very dark. In the age before electricity, I can see how a long, dark winter might stir the mind to ghostly imaginings. I doubt that Dickens was consciously aware of this, but I wonder if it isn't something in the collective unconcious of Northern Europeans? Jo Ann Hinkle joann(at)piasanet.com - -----Original Message-----
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Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 21:54:22 +0000 From: "S.Fjalar" <sfjalar(at)ismennt.is> Subject: Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles Hi there, This is the first time I respond to a gaslight discussion but the fact is I?m from Iceland and I?m sure that Jo Ann is right. We have a lot of ghost and I can well remember my mother telling my that on new years eve the Cows aquire the power of speech. Judging the Icelandic folklore this time, that is christmas time, is especially dangerous one. ______________________________ Sigurdur Fjalar Jonsson Frostafold 62 112 Reykjavik Iceland - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jo Ann Hinkle <joann(at)piasanet.com> To: <gaslight(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA> Sent: 7. n?vember 1999 16:42 Subject: RE: _Carol_ lit by two new candles > > In response to the question of ghost stories at Christmas, I'd like to put > my two cents worth in, and that's probably about all it's worth, too. I was > under the impression that ghosts and ghost stories at Christmas went back > further than Charles Dickens, back to the early Anglo-Saxons of England and > the Scandinavian and Teutonic people of Northern Europe. They believed that > during Yule--beginning on the winter solstice and ending on December > 31--that the barriers between this world and the next were the thinnest and > that ghosts and other supernatural beings could cross over into this world. > Also, for anyone who has been in northern Europe, say Iceland, the winters > are very long and very dark. In the age before electricity, I can see how a > long, dark winter might stir the mind to ghostly imaginings. I doubt that > Dickens was consciously aware of this, but I wonder if it isn't something in > the collective unconcious of Northern Europeans? > > Jo Ann Hinkle > joann(at)piasanet.com > > > -----Original Message----- > >
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Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 17:47:07 -0800 From: Marta Dawes <smdawes(at)home.com> Subject: Booth Tarkington I ran across this link to a story on Booth Tarkington, and thought someone on the list might be interested. http://www.nuvo-online.com/97/09/18/arts/ - -- Marta "The Graveyards of Omaha" http://members.xoom.com/martadawes "The New Twilight Zone" http://members.xoom.com/newtwilzone
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Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 17:12:25 -0700 From: Deborah McMillion Nering <deborah(at)alice.gloaming.com> Subject: Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles >They believed that during Yule--beginning on the winter solstice and >ending on December 31--that the barriers between this world and the >next were the thinnest and that ghosts and other supernatural beings >could cross over into this world. I haven't heard this for England--it was always Halloween (variously known as Samhain) when the veils were thinnest and thus the earliest celebrations of days of the dead. When you do research into the furthest history of Halloween this is what is said. But I do not know if this holds true for Iceland, Nordic countries--there are many a strange Winter Solstice tale coming from that land. I think we read one not too long ago! Of course, there is the reference in Shakespeare to a tale told in Winter.... Deborah Deborah McMillion deborah(at)gloaming.com http://www.gloaming.com/deborah.html
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Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 11:24:21 +1100
From: Craig Walker <genre(at)tig.com.au>
Subject: RE: _Carol_ lit by two new candles
Sigudur and Jo Ann,
Hi. I must admit I am fascinated by this turn from Iceland. Cows aquire
speech? What is the legend basis for this? and is Iceland's location and
long winters a reason perhaps for the thoughts that their veil was thinnest
at this time of year?
Rambling thoughts from an Australian - where here it is 25C
Cheers
Craig
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gaslight(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA
> [mailto:owner-gaslight(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA]On Behalf Of S.Fjalar
> Sent: Monday, 8 November 1999 08:54
> To: gaslight(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA
> Subject: Re: _Carol_ lit by two new candles
>
>
> Hi there,
>
> This is the first time I respond to a gaslight discussion but
> the fact is
> I?m from Iceland and I?m sure that Jo Ann is right. We have
> a lot of ghost
> and I can well remember my mother telling my that on new
> years eve the Cows
> aquire the power of speech. Judging the Icelandic folklore
> this time, that
> is christmas time, is especially dangerous one.
>
> ______________________________
> Sigurdur Fjalar Jonsson
> Frostafold 62
> 112 Reykjavik
> Iceland
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jo Ann Hinkle <joann(at)piasanet.com>
> To: <gaslight(at)MtRoyal.AB.CA>
> Sent: 7. n?vember 1999 16:42
> Subject: RE: _Carol_ lit by two new candles
>
>
> >
> > In response to the question of ghost stories at Christmas,
> I'd like to put
> > my two cents worth in, and that's probably about all it's
> worth, too. I
> was
> > under the impression that ghosts and ghost stories at
> Christmas went back
> > further than Charles Dickens, back to the early
> Anglo-Saxons of England
> and
> > the Scandinavian and Teutonic people of Northern Europe.
> They believed
> that
> > during Yule--beginning on the winter solstice and ending on December
> > 31--that the barriers between this world and the next were
> the thinnest
> and
> > that ghosts and other supernatural beings could cross over into this
> world.
> > Also, for anyone who has been in northern Europe, say
> Iceland, the winters
> > are very long and very dark. In the age before
> electricity, I can see how
> a
> > long, dark winter might stir the mind to ghostly
> imaginings. I doubt that
> > Dickens was consciously aware of this, but I wonder if it
> isn't something
> in
> > the collective unconcious of Northern Europeans?
> >
> > Jo Ann Hinkle
> > joann(at)piasanet.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >
>
>
>
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