tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post4010592246615375920..comments2024-03-27T19:13:29.794+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Bitter flavourA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-22874219085568653982012-06-12T17:20:39.647+01:002012-06-12T17:20:39.647+01:00James - that's probably the most likely explan...James - that's probably the most likely explanation.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-81957092736043408182012-06-12T15:25:06.100+01:002012-06-12T15:25:06.100+01:00One gets the impression he would like a worthless ...One gets the impression he would like a worthless case of it thrown out his way.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-54068803630927192732012-06-12T15:12:26.612+01:002012-06-12T15:12:26.612+01:00Demetrius - "salty, as well as slightly bitte...Demetrius - "salty, as well as slightly bitter and introverted"? I've never detected salty or slightly bitter in any sherry - but introverted? Maybe.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-21859331223302720872012-06-12T14:39:59.296+01:002012-06-12T14:39:59.296+01:00See this, a short way down just above "Sherri...See this, a short way down just above "Sherries Made Simple".<br /><br />http://www.cellartours.com/spain/spanish-wine-regions/sherry.htmlDemetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-83839987256823504232012-06-12T09:55:13.452+01:002012-06-12T09:55:13.452+01:00Sam - maybe but the widow and Laura are Dickensian...Sam - maybe but the widow and Laura are Dickensian heroines of the highest purity and I don't think Thackeray would satirize their tastes.<br /><br />Don't remember a new housing development, but it's a long novel, I may have forgotten bits already!A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-76451966430376980902012-06-11T21:09:17.975+01:002012-06-11T21:09:17.975+01:00Not sure about the widow and Laura, but could it b...Not sure about the widow and Laura, but could it be satire at their expense? i.e. it seems "bitter" to their uneducated palate?<br /><br />Having told you once that I had not read Thackeray, I now remember I did read "Pen" many years ago.<br /><br />Is there an account somewhere of the raw grimness of a new housing development? It seemed very modern...Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com