tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post7171170761663441422..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: It was wonderful how well time passed in a remote castle, and in dreary weather.Amateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26294138300867385232010-02-19T15:08:52.896-06:002010-02-19T15:08:52.896-06:00Good, good. It was a pleasure to re-read it, too....Good, good. It was a pleasure to re-read it, too.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-15171550876716731332010-02-19T07:22:43.517-06:002010-02-19T07:22:43.517-06:00Just received my Johnson + Boswell, ed. RW Chapman...Just received my Johnson + Boswell, ed. RW Chapman (1924) and am getting stuck in! Thanks for inspiring me to pick this up.Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251172733432029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-14704853408110924592010-02-04T11:38:07.212-06:002010-02-04T11:38:07.212-06:00If you ever want to visit the Hebrides, be sure to...If you ever want to visit the Hebrides, be sure to click on Neil Gracie's name!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-64711602075968897252010-02-04T02:57:19.998-06:002010-02-04T02:57:19.998-06:00Marieke, you can download a copy of Life of Johnso...Marieke, you can download a copy of Life of Johnson, volume 5, Tour to the hebrides, at www.gutenburg.org, Etext-No 10451. Perhaps there are other volumes of interest there also.<br /><br />I live near Dunvegan Castle and can identify closely with the locations described in the book.Neil Graciehttp://www.isleofskyeholidays.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26549248529043238312010-02-03T23:07:15.165-06:002010-02-03T23:07:15.165-06:00My impression - I'm on page 72 of the Penguin ...My impression - I'm on page 72 of the Penguin edition - is that what Johnson really loves about the Scottish breakfast is the variety of condiments: "not only with butter, but with honey, conserves, and marmalades." You know, Sam, you could have that back in England, if you want.<br /><br />I haven't said enough good things about the Penguin edition, Peter Levi, editor. Levi knows the Hebrides backwards and forwards and has the charming habit of arguing with Johnson. Footnote 148 is my favorite, in response to Johnson's claim that an island had no fish: "The lochs are full of brown trout. What is he talking about?"<br /><br />Marieke, I do not believe that a single haggis appears in either book! Boswell does goad one of his hostesses into serving Dr. Johnson a sheep's head.<br /><br />Jane - good, thanks. Just what I was trying to do.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-22395013908359139252010-02-03T14:48:05.752-06:002010-02-03T14:48:05.752-06:00I admit in when I read in Boswell's Journal of...I admit in when I read in Boswell's Journal of the Tour to the Hebrides of Johnson's limited interest in stone circles I was a bit saddened-maybe he was so commited to his own religious faith that he had no interest in contemplating anything that smacked of another religious conviction<br /><br />do we have more of an idea what was in those Scottish Breakfast?Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-88768313008875402162010-02-03T14:36:55.198-06:002010-02-03T14:36:55.198-06:00I'm intrigued--never read Johnson or Boswell&#...I'm intrigued--never read Johnson or Boswell's Life of...but this appeals to me and gives me a flavor of what the book is like. Thanks.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-18265517788998977142010-02-03T09:35:46.851-06:002010-02-03T09:35:46.851-06:00I'm still waiting to find a copy of the journa...I'm still waiting to find a copy of the journals (the library's copy is checked out) but I am chomping at the bit now to start reading Johnson & Boswell.<br /><br />I can't wait to compare their observations with my own. History feels very alive here, where clan grudges from the 1300s can come up in idle conversation, and where Gaelic language, culture and music is making a comeback. <br /><br />Porridge and oatcakes are still everyday foods. And don't forget the haggis.Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251172733432029106noreply@blogger.com