tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post30777382666090299..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: The silence and the sun remain - Just So Stories illustrations and editionsAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-78709889717650696672013-09-18T16:30:17.087-05:002013-09-18T16:30:17.087-05:00I never listen to people read poetry. I probably ...I never listen to people read poetry. I probably should. <br /><br />I dialed up Burton reading Owen, but the version I found has clarinets or something honking in the background. Very odd. Burton sounded good, of course.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-23001858117394111732013-09-18T16:19:22.857-05:002013-09-18T16:19:22.857-05:00Speaking of which (getting impossibly far away fro...Speaking of which (getting impossibly far away from Small Porgies here), have you heard the recording of Richard Burton reading Owen's "Dulce Et Decorum Est?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-87527165283021223282013-09-10T08:46:45.468-05:002013-09-10T08:46:45.468-05:00That does sound good. A great actor cutting loose...That does sound good. A great actor cutting loose on a great text.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-56518074032945018042013-09-10T06:18:02.079-05:002013-09-10T06:18:02.079-05:00About 25 years ago, CBC Radio played a recording o...About 25 years ago, CBC Radio played a recording of Jack Nicholson reading "How the Elephant got his Trunk". I listened with absolute delight, as he created voices for each of the characters. If I had grandchildren, I would have to find a copy of that recording.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-36346890913165823892013-09-09T21:03:49.008-05:002013-09-09T21:03:49.008-05:00However scary he might be, revealing that his name...However scary he might be, revealing that his name is Small Porgies ought to drain the terror pretty quickly.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-25263858319060012952013-09-09T20:34:09.938-05:002013-09-09T20:34:09.938-05:00I read the stories with Kipling's illustration...I read the stories with Kipling's illustrations. Small Porgies is really very compelling and all I remember about the book, so I'm glad you included him. I never found him terrifying. Really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-81718112586968292312013-09-05T08:42:40.448-05:002013-09-05T08:42:40.448-05:00I love the way Small Porgies looks like walrus cli...I love the way Small Porgies looks like walrus clip art stuck into another picture. Which in a sense it might be - Kipling could be tracing or copying from another source.<br /><br />The crates contain artichokes, dates, dried fish, rice, leeks, poultry spice, etc. Solomon plans to feed all the animals in the world, but is foiled by the monster. This is not even what the story is about.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-70876203180906678532013-09-05T04:38:05.841-05:002013-09-05T04:38:05.841-05:00Actually it is a good thing to know. I had no idea...Actually it is a good thing to know. I had no idea that Kipling tried his hands at illustrations.<br /><br />I really like the illustration of Small Porgies. Though a nice monster perhaps he is a bit nightmarish looking for small children. Also, strangely, he reminds me of the some of the giant monsters that starred in several 1950s era giant monster films.<br /><br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com