tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post3200295591500007570..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: "A well-bred mustiness"Levi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-90123699820325444322009-06-15T14:33:07.948-05:002009-06-15T14:33:07.948-05:00Yes, you have! I love it. If we imagine (not that ...Yes, you have! I love it. If we imagine (not that we would ever mix fact/fiction is such a vulgar way) that CD McKee <i>is</i> Cyril Connolly (whose name I misspelt earlier—blame Tim Robinson) you weren't just picking up something in the ether—you were inhaling it directly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-76773495880364998512009-06-15T14:11:34.149-05:002009-06-15T14:11:34.149-05:00Sara,
My choice of Connolly to quote there was not...Sara,<br />My choice of Connolly to quote there was nothing but a reflection of my belief that he should be quoted as frequently and as widely as possible. <br /><br />But your question sent me to Google--and then to <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/may/08/culture.obituaries" rel="nofollow">the <i>Guardian</i>'s obituary for Dundy</a>, where I learned that the book was "derived from attentions paid to her by the critic Cyril Connolly."<br /><br />Wow. Apparently I was picking up on something in the ether . . . Does this mean I've actually blown your mind?Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-85806608333083542432009-06-15T13:05:37.043-05:002009-06-15T13:05:37.043-05:00The choice of of Cyril Connelly for your quotes wa...The choice of of Cyril Connelly for your quotes was intentional, right? If not, then you've just blown my mind!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-77855177367481214762009-06-15T12:58:40.488-05:002009-06-15T12:58:40.488-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sara K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09263110691340422473noreply@blogger.com