The book is "a curious and unique production," as the preface states, and indeed it is.
To me the appendix that followed was the icing on the cake. ItThe book is "a curious and unique production," as the preface states, and indeed it is.
To me the appendix that followed was the icing on the cake. It contained poems, letters, and "A curious Sermon, by the Rev. Mr. Hyberdin, which he made at the request of certain thieves that robbed him on a hill near Hartlgrow, in Hampshire, (England) in their presence and at that instant."
Two years ago I came across a post or comment mentioning Timothy Dexter and how his rivals tried to bankrupt him many times, but in the end resulted in him acquiring much wealth.
"People jokingly told him to "ship coal to Newcastle". Fortuitously, he did so during a Newcastle miners' strike, and his cargo was sold at a premium. On another occasion, practical jokers told him he could make money by shipping gloves to the South Sea Islands. His ships arrived there in time to sell the gloves to Portuguese boats on their way to China." —https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy...
When I found out that he had written a book, I was determined to get hold of it, and now was the right time to read it.
"The book contains 8,847 words and 33,864 letters, but without any punctuation and with unorthodox spelling and capitalization." —The synopsis.
So I didn't try to understand or decipher what Dexter was trying to say. I read it for fun and enjoyed reading most of it.
There is not much more to add, except to leave you with an excerpt from the book:
"To man kind at Large I Never had the honour to be Long I meane to that onerabel mesonek Order I Noked once once twise three times & the gohst Apeared sade thou shall Not enter be Cose I have toue much knowledge in my head—I sopose had I bin one then should bin to keep open Dors for thives & Robers" —WONDER OF WONDERS!, A Pickle For The Knowing Ones...more
It seemed as if Shakespeare had abandoned the play after writing two-thirds of it. Busy schedule, writinHow shalt thou hope for mercy, rend'ring none?
It seemed as if Shakespeare had abandoned the play after writing two-thirds of it. Busy schedule, writing another masterpiece, or was it difficult to find a suitable resolution to end this great work?
The stakes were getting higher and I wondered how this genius was going to play this out. He chose to end it in a hilarious way. Well, I am not angry, but a little disappointed.
Shylock, Portia and Launcelot Gobbo had the best act and spoke poetically.
It was the first time I'd read his work in English; I'd read three other plays before, and it's really something else. It was a bit challenging at first, but I really enjoyed it.
A long time ago, when I got the book, I planned to watch some of Marty's movies that I hadn't seen before and revisit some of them. I'm glad I didn't.A long time ago, when I got the book, I planned to watch some of Marty's movies that I hadn't seen before and revisit some of them. I'm glad I didn't. It made me enjoy the book more and shortened the list of movies I wanted to see.
The book is very good and it brought some of the experience I had watching the movies. It informs us how each movie was received by the public and the critics, and how Marty felt at the time.
I was wondering if Tom Shone would mention 1MDB-1Malaysia Development Berhad- in the section of The Wolf of Wall Street, he didn't even allude to it, and I understand the reason. It would've added to the reading experience, but it might mean that Marty or other filmmakers stopped collaborating with Shone.
If there is one film one must see from Scorsese it would certainly be his small documentary Italianamerican 1974. It's a less than one hour movie about his parents and it's available on YouTube.
From the wedding scene in Godfellas, a tracking shot shows the guests. In few seconds Tommy's Mother (Catherine Scorsese) tells her son Tommy DeVito(Joe Pesci) while pointing at Henry Hill(Ray Liotta)...
Why don't you be like your friend Henry? He's got a nice girl. He's settling down now. He's married. Pretty soon he'll have a nice family. And you're still bouncing around from girl to girl....more