Owning-Up- July 27, 2007 Owning-Up Originally uploaded by jovike Surrealist and jazzman George Mellys uncompromising, witty autobiography. He also wrote two other memoirs of his earlier experiences of childhood and the navy: 'Scouse Mouse' and 'Rum, Bum and Concertina' and the trilogy is now a Penguin Classic.His last biography, about his then approaching 80th birthday 'Slowing Down' is also published by Penguinhttp://www.enkil.demon.co.uk/2007_07_01_WWArk.html#2805105854168064171 lit. links (revised)- July 8, 2007 A short story by Herman Melville: Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street - is it simply absurd Wikipedia describes the plot, so better read the thing first: the story can be downloaded from Project Gutenberg. Henry James: The Lesson of the Master. Short but massive. Guardian Unlimited Books of the Year 2006 chosen by various critics and writers like Billy Bragg and Simon Callow.http://www.enkil.demon.co.uk/2007_07_01_WWArk.html#6554042138706874367 |