TFS, Kali! I love Angela Carter but had never run across that particular story. What's the title of the collection?
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08-20-2006, 01:10 PM #1
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08-20-2006, 04:32 PM #2
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The collection is The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales, edited by Chris Bal****. The Angela Carter story was written in 1979, but there's no reference to the time period in which it takes place. I'm guessing early 1900's.
Edit: This forum goes a little far in censoring sometimes. The editor's name is Bal-diminutive-for-Richard.
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08-23-2006, 11:44 AM #3
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LOL--yes the censoring does get a little out-of-hand. Thanks for the info!
Originally Posted by Kalidurga
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08-23-2006, 08:37 PM #4
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Sorry cracking up here... Originally Posted by Kalidurga
So next time I want to tell my mate shes being silly I'll yell at her...
Hey! Stop being such a diminutive-for-Richard-head!!!
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08-24-2006, 04:51 AM #5
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That is a fabulous description of cycling. Is the rest of the story as entertaining?
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08-24-2006, 05:01 AM #6
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That one paragraph is the only bit that has anything to do with bicycling. The story is actually a somewhat weird tale of a female vampire. I love Gothic short stories, but I can't say this one was one of my favorites. I've never read anything else by Angela Carter, though, so I don't know if this piece is indicative of her usual work. Originally Posted by pooks
I wanna hear you say that five times fast when you're peeved Originally Posted by RoadRaven
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08-24-2006, 05:11 AM #7
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I saw that "two spheres and a straight line" ...uh, line up at the Pleasant Prairie tri this weekend. Maybe on a t-shirt. Impressed me as elegant--how funny to read it again so soon!
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08-24-2006, 04:17 PM #8
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Oh wow, Lise, if you ever see that t-shirt again, could you please find out where I could get one? That would be so cool, with the right bicycle artwork along with the quote... Originally Posted by Lise
"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com
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