tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post3262764414296911704..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: He sincerely repented his fault - a comfy magic demon pig story by W. S. Gilbert's fatherAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-41610766182897546922014-09-24T15:36:19.924-05:002014-09-24T15:36:19.924-05:00Yes. Maybe a little mild, as comedy and as a succ...Yes. Maybe a little mild, as comedy and as a success.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-22870577359510043252014-09-24T14:07:59.102-05:002014-09-24T14:07:59.102-05:00Sounds like a comic success.Sounds like a comic success.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-79622691353454700952014-09-23T08:17:05.794-05:002014-09-23T08:17:05.794-05:00The story ends 100% on the side of the English cle...The story ends 100% on the side of the English clergyman. 'E should just be a bit more 'umble. It is a reassuring story. It at first looks like it is going to challenge the norms of the day a bit more than it really does.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-27624347533698381532014-09-23T08:09:22.190-05:002014-09-23T08:09:22.190-05:00Based upon the limited clues, it seems as though G...Based upon the limited clues, it seems as though Gilbert cares not for Christian clerics. And, given all the Biblical attitudes about pigs, is it not interesting that Gilbert chooses a porcine albatross to hang around the neck of God's man on earth? Well, all that aside, any collection selection by Byatt seems to me to be worth a look. So, perhaps my library will help me out with that look. (BTW, I am a huge fan of Byatt's Possession.)R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.com