> The man wrote like an angel -- Moby hyphen-or-not Dick has to rate with
_The
> Brothers Karamazov_.
>
> What has Britland to compare? _Tristram Shandy_ has the tone but not the
> substance. Most British novels from the 18thC on are the higher gossip.
>
Not entirely in agreement with this, Rob, tho' I know what you mean. The
Moby isn't quite up to the pitch of the Karamazov, it can seem a little
theatrical and neurotically narrow by comparison, while you could hardly
call Middlemarch or Great Expectations or The Mayor of Casterbridge examples
of the higher gossip.
Best
Dave
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