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John Martin
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[n/a] : [Irish newspapers]
'Some Irish newspapers. I can hardly bear to look into them. But John Knox [John Martin] diligently scans them, with many wry faces, and sometimes tells me part of the news.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: John Martin Print: Newspaper
Laurence Sterne : The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
'Steady downpour all day long. Weather is worse than we get in England. No wonder Uncle Toby in [italics] Tristram Shandy [end italics] said "our armies swore terribly in Flanders". They had the same sort of weather and probably less comfort.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Albert John Martin Print: Book
William Shakespeare : The Merchant of Venice
'It is surprising how irritating it is when simple little questions or arguments arise which none of us can settle because we have no other sources of information than our imagination. [italics] The Merchant of Venice [end italics], which Elsie sent me, has just settled one grevious point, viz. who was in love with Portia. I was a bit hazy over most of the play but I said Bassanio. Hamilton stuck out that Bassanio eventually trotted off with Nerissa. He had got it into his head that although Bassanio and Portia were lovers in the early part of the play, the ring episode upset things and Bassanio married Nerissa. But I was correct and I can now gloat over Hamilton although really I have little right to do so for it was more of a guess than a feat of memory, but I don't admit that to Hamilton.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Albert John Martin Print: Book
Siegfried Sassoon : Counter-Attack and Other Poems
'Received a parcel from Elsie containing tobacco (most welcome), papers and a little book of war poems called [italics] Counter-attack [end italics] by Siegfried Sassoon. Very good and very outspoken, revealing things as they actually are, not as they are represented by the daily press. They will do old Glasspoole's heart good when he reads them.'
