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Call Me Ishmael is tricky as a reference -- there's the Charles Olsen short book (on MD) of that title. My tiny tired brain is becoming confused. But what about the +rest+ of Melville (for those too short of space and time to harpoon the whale?) -- "Benidetto Cereno" [sp?], _Billy Budd_, "Bartletby" ... 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 often we here have cause to REALLY envy the Americans, but the great white whale has to be one ... [Incidentally, was it Bradbury who did a radio-play SF rewrite? Harpoon that comet ...] Robin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill Jones" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 12:11 AM Subject: Re: Book Review- Moby Dick > on 11/8/01 8:11 AM, [log in to unmask] at [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > > But how could you resist an opening line like Call Me Ishmael? I mean, > > really... (and I'm most certainly not American). > > Is that like 'call me irresponsible'? OK, folks, I get the message and will > add to my summer reading pile (some months hence when I get my first day > leave). If the Poms and the Australians say I should, well, there you go > (just kidding). > > Best, > Jill > > _________________________________ > Jill Jones > 50 Ruby Street > Marrickville NSW 2204 > AUSTRALIA > > [log in to unmask] > http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~jpjones