tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post3274440292110391179..comments2024-03-28T10:25:19.628+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Anodynes and bargainsA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-12671264199032492442012-06-10T17:21:06.251+01:002012-06-10T17:21:06.251+01:00James - so am I and I wrote it (:James - so am I and I wrote it (:A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-91794677411232691022012-06-10T16:37:32.885+01:002012-06-10T16:37:32.885+01:00I'm too dull to appreciate that.I'm too dull to appreciate that.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-78768451514414862892012-06-09T15:36:46.663+01:002012-06-09T15:36:46.663+01:00Yeah, and I swear it's speeding up!Yeah, and I swear it's speeding up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-59123445377396172332012-06-09T15:23:10.418+01:002012-06-09T15:23:10.418+01:00David - I haven't read much Thackeray, but he&...David - I haven't read much Thackeray, but he's a good writer. As usual though, the problem is time - so much to read and so little time.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-75819183837493602042012-06-09T10:58:21.723+01:002012-06-09T10:58:21.723+01:00Oh dear, you touch a sensitive spot! I am not, by...Oh dear, you touch a sensitive spot! I am not, by and large, a lover (and therefore a reader) of 19th century novels. However, I did, with no great expectations ("Oh, very witty, Wilde!") I once tried Vanity Fair. To my amazement I began chuckling on page 3 and by page 5 I was howling with laughter. Ever since I have been meaning to read some more Thackeray but, alas and alack . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com