tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post7342992960466072794..comments2024-03-28T04:15:00.814-07:00Comments on Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: THE MARACOT DEEP AND OTHER STORIESJerry Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-40407783967068444872012-01-20T20:08:35.840-08:002012-01-20T20:08:35.840-08:00Ah, well...if Michael Shaara dropped FOR THE LOVE ...Ah, well...if Michael Shaara dropped FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME into an otherwise sf collection, I doubt I'd get too upset (though the argot wouldn't be as alien)...consider Walter Tevis and Kurt Vonnegut's collections...or, say, straightforward historical fiction in Poul Anderson collections...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-49806387322628592642012-01-20T08:30:39.241-08:002012-01-20T08:30:39.241-08:00I'm on the waiting list for the Dirda book at ...I'm on the waiting list for the Dirda book at the library, George. <br /><br />The inclusion of "Spedegue's Dropper" in this volume really threw me for a loop, but perhaps it shouldn't have. In his collection DANGER! AND OTHER STORIES, Doyle (or his publisher) added "Three of Them" a four-part story Doyle evidently wrote for his children and one that certainly did not fit in with theme of that book.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-53273161157748267502012-01-20T07:10:15.583-08:002012-01-20T07:10:15.583-08:00I'm a fan of Conan Doyle. I'll try to loc...I'm a fan of Conan Doyle. I'll try to locate a copy of this book. If you haven't read it, I high recommend Michael Dirda's just published ON CONAN DOYLE.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com