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No, that would be The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Originally posted by Stuie
No, that would be The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft.
On the tip of my tongue, that one....
Never read it, unfortunately. One of my first purchases from the Book Club in grammar school was a collection of Lovecraft's short stories, but I've never read that novel.
I like some of the films adapted from his short stories too.
Your turn, Stuie...Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
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Ok, hopefully this meets the "not too obscure" criteria (and I'll stick with the dream motif):
When George dreams, the world changes."Stuie has the right idea" - Japher
"I trust Stuie and all involved." - SlowwHand
"Stuie is right...." - GuynemerComment
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Originally posted by Stuie
Ok, hopefully this meets the "not too obscure" criteria (and I'll stick with the dream motif):
When George dreams, the world changes.
Ursula K Le Guin, 'The Lathe of Heaven'.Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915Comment
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Obviously not too obscure then. Have at it, molly!"Stuie has the right idea" - Japher
"I trust Stuie and all involved." - SlowwHand
"Stuie is right...." - GuynemerComment
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Written to pay bills, this proved a storming success, earning a 'princely' sum for the author, its title redolent of Afro-Caribbean music lyrics.
His other hits include a poem about the city where he lived and a long list....Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915Comment
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Don't have a clue.
Stuie.
Molly - Dreamquest... it presages alot of his later works of horror. It makes a kick-butt FRP campaign, the cats are absolutely cool, and since I love Lord Dunsany, it's my favorite work of his. You absolutely must read it.The worst form of insubordination is being right - Keith D., marine veteran. A dictator will starve to the last civilian - self-quoted
And on the eigth day, God realized it was Monday, and created caffeine. And behold, it was very good. - self-quoted
Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.
Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry… I wish it were otherwise.Comment
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Originally posted by shawnmmcc
Don't have a clue.
Quitter !
It's Samuel Johnson's 'The History of Rasselas,
Prince of Abissinia', written so that he could afford to pay for his mother's funeral.
It caught the exoticism wave in 18th Century Great Britain and made him a pile of dosh.Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915Comment
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Molly - SF, 20th century fantasy, and most of military history I'll match up with anybody. I am not very well read outside of that, and science. After all, we are on a civ site!
The worst form of insubordination is being right - Keith D., marine veteran. A dictator will starve to the last civilian - self-quoted
And on the eigth day, God realized it was Monday, and created caffeine. And behold, it was very good. - self-quoted
Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.
Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry… I wish it were otherwise.Comment
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Originally posted by shawnmmcc
Molly - SF, 20th century fantasy, and most of military history I'll match up with anybody. I am not very well read outside of that, and science. After all, we are on a civ site!
Pah!
No excuses!
Remember what Professor Wiesenthal (?) says to Dustin Hoffman's history student in the 'Marathon Man' about Tennyson's 'Locksley Hall' and the study of history...
Okay- this one's easier.
Written by a would be dictator, this factual account (self-aggrandizing too) of wars he commanded in sounds like a stomach made of Indian cloth. He eventually saw the point of it all, but it took a river crossing...Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915Comment
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You know that could almost be Caesar with his Gallic Wars
Que l’Univers n’est qu’un défaut dans la pureté de Non-être.
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Originally posted by laurentius
You know that could almost be Caesar with his Gallic Wars
You know you could be right, my decorous Deco devotee.
Yes, Julius Caesar wrote 'The Calico Belly' about a particularly pungent spiced dish....Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915Comment
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Rats - and I had to translate that work for Latin II.
Latin I - learning all the rules and grammar of Latin.
Latin II - learning how an illiterate general broke them.
Latin III - learning how a poet and politician abused them.
Is it a wonder almost nobody takes the bloody language any more?The worst form of insubordination is being right - Keith D., marine veteran. A dictator will starve to the last civilian - self-quoted
And on the eigth day, God realized it was Monday, and created caffeine. And behold, it was very good. - self-quoted
Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.
Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry… I wish it were otherwise.Comment
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Originally posted by shawnmmcc
Is it a wonder almost nobody takes the bloody language any more?
I believe it has its own radio programming in Finland...
as well as Vatican City, of course...Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915Comment
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Nihil est -- in vita priore ego imperator Romanus fui.Originally posted by molly bloom
You know you could be right, my decorous Deco devotee.
Yes, Julius Caesar wrote 'The Calico Belly' about a particularly pungent spiced dish....
I really dont read books myself therefore I cannot further participate in this game.Que l’Univers n’est qu’un défaut dans la pureté de Non-être.
- Paul ValeryComment
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