tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333876351532895745.post16454467269827302..comments2023-07-01T08:35:38.015-04:00Comments on When I was One and Twenty...: A Note to the ReaderEric Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134441351114653719noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333876351532895745.post-73124666136075447302010-03-07T17:12:07.786-05:002010-03-07T17:12:07.786-05:00nice post. thanks.nice post. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333876351532895745.post-896120695530609472010-02-26T21:10:00.159-05:002010-02-26T21:10:00.159-05:00I think that is a very sensible comment, sir.
Per...I think that is a very sensible comment, sir.<br /><br />Perhaps it is best to jump straight in...in media res.Eric Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134441351114653719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333876351532895745.post-13480729390117606072010-02-26T14:52:24.872-05:002010-02-26T14:52:24.872-05:00Personally, I don't think it would be the best...Personally, I don't think it would be the best choice. It uses the Don Juan stanza precisely, with some neat effects, but it doesn't have the sharpness of Byron. This would put me off reading the book, if I picked it up in a bookshop. I'd rather meet the author without a prefacing speech, but that's just my preference.A.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08716463684593767622noreply@blogger.com