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Cristina López — 09 Nov 1998, 21:44

The Chesterton-like character in Sandman is the Fiddler's Green, just in
case you care about it.

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>     001 - "Alice Turner" <al@interp - Chesterton. Gaiman
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> From: "Alice Turner" <al at interport.net>
> Subject: Chesterton. Gaiman
> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 17:54:20 -0500
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> > From Wombat:

> > The Gaiman fact is pretty well-established--there's a character in
> > _Sandman_ who is clearly Chesterton. (Gilbert, who features prominently
> > in
> > the second story arc, "A Doll's House", with occasional other
> > appearances
> > throughout the series, is physically and temperamentally very much
> > modeled
> > on Chesterton.)
> > 
> > Or were you commenting on the delightful oddity of learning about
> > Gaiman's
> > fondness for Chesterton on a Borges site?

> Well, hmmm,  the second. I've never read a word of -Sandman-; I suppose I
> should. Though I cottoned to Gaiman right away as an interesting short
> story
> writer. That "Troll Bridge" (?) keeps coming back to me at the oddest
> moments.
> 
> =alga
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