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Re: CHAT: Sax Rohmer et al.

From:andrew <hobbit@...>
Date:Saturday, September 9, 2000, 4:00
Am 09/08 18:38  John Cowan yscrifef:

> Probably "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath". > > > Not quite this genre, but I wonder if anyone else has ever discovered Amanda > > McKitrick Ros, latish 19th C. British. > > Oh yes. At sf conventions, there is a game: pass a Ros book around a circle; > read out loud until you can't continue. The person who lasts longest, wins. > It isn't easy. > > My favorite Ros-ism: "the round orb of day" (i.e., the Sun, as opposed to > all those *square* orbs you see around recently). > > Chollie: I know these are (or were, 40-plus years > > ago) in the Harvard libraries, in case you need any chuckles. > > I should search the Web for her-- but meanwhile, I'll bet someone will > > produce a URL.......... > > http://www.oddbooks.co.uk/amanda/ >
I nominate John for the Magpie God of Irrelevant Webpages in the Pantheon of Constructed Gods. Any seconders? :) - andrew. -- Andrew Smith, Intheologus hobbit@earthlight.co.nz It hurts me to watch the snaring of the unicorn.