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10 Apr 2007, 19:47
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To those who have read their ARC Soldier of Sidon - did Wolfe recapture the tone of the earlier Soldier stories? Could someone read them one after the other without noticing a shi…
26 Jul 2006, 13:10
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 Edition Online at: http://www.onelook.com/ For*lese" (?), v. t. [p. p. Forlore (?), Forlorn ().] [OE. forlesen. See Forlorn.]…
25 Jun 1998, 12:21
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Forlesen is one of my favorite Wolfe stories. The main character's, in fact most or the characters' lives, seem to be condensed into one long, drab, pointless day. Forlesen…
25 Jun 1998, 10:44
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Mark Millman, Thank-you for the very clear explanation of Lamarkism. I thought I had a passing familiarity with it, but I confess I was lumping it together with Lysenkois…
05 Jun 1998, 16:14
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William, Good points, but how about this well-known quote from Hamlet? "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" Maybe the narrator owed her money and has conveniently forgotten it. <g…
12 May 1998, 08:40
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Adam, Thank-you for the thorough explanation of this short story. You have convinced me with simple math that the narrator is not the father of the young lady at the end. …
11 May 1998, 13:13
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Peter, None taken. Yes, it is a very well-known quote, even to me. But, aren't there many familiar quotes from Hamlet? I haven't read the play for a couple of years and di…
11 May 1998, 12:42
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