I agree -
Always Pinney before you Google!
Roger Ayers
----- Original Message -----
From: "JOHN WALKER" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Kipling's Dogs
> Dear All,
>
> I feel that we owe a sincere apology to Tom Pinney regarding the
> question of Kipling's dogs. I hide behind the first person plural
> because nearly all of us have invested ( I use the term advisedly) in
> the six volumes of the Letters.
>
> In the index to Volume Six, on page 483, you will find no less than 77
> references to the family dogs, many with cross-referenced research and
> background commentary. This represents a great deal of Tom's time and
> expertise, yet I, for one, relied only on the internet, and on the
> biographies to hand.
>
> Remembering how the mailbase group has, in the past, debated far less
> significant questions, I feel that we should all spend a while with
> Volume 6, and then contact Tom to thank him for his efforts. I have
> already apologised to him for my own "research" methods.
>
> With best regards,
>
> John
>
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