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EDNOTE. For those who may have forgotten: "This reminds me of the ludicrous
account he gave Mr. Langton, of the dispicable state of a young gentleman of
good family. "Sir, when I heard of him last, he was running about town
shooting cats." And then in a sort of kindly reverie, h bethought himself of
hisown favorite cat, and said, "But Hodge shan't be shot: no, no, Hodge
shall not be shot."
------Boswell's _Life of Johnson_ Epigraph to VN's PALE FIRE.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Discobolus" <tom@discobolus.co.za>
To: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 10:56 AM
Subject: Hodge the Cat and Houghmagandy...
> Dear List..
>
> The statue of Hodge was unveiled in September 1997 by the Lord Mayor of
London. The work of sculptor Jon Buckley, it sits in Gough Square, facing
No 17, where Dr Johnson worked on his dictionary. The house is a museum
today, with a souvenir shop where you can buy a miniature of the Hodge
statue. The square is just off Fleet Street. For further details try:
>
> http://www.moggies.co.uk/stories/finecat.html
>
> I also attach another extract from "The X-Crystals," in which two of my
characters speculate about VN's Lallans vocabulary. This SF novel has an
epigraph from "Ada," which Brian Boyd was good enough to pinpoint for me, a
complete stranger. Thanks again, Brian.
> Regards,
Tom (Rymour)
account he gave Mr. Langton, of the dispicable state of a young gentleman of
good family. "Sir, when I heard of him last, he was running about town
shooting cats." And then in a sort of kindly reverie, h bethought himself of
hisown favorite cat, and said, "But Hodge shan't be shot: no, no, Hodge
shall not be shot."
------Boswell's _Life of Johnson_ Epigraph to VN's PALE FIRE.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Discobolus" <tom@discobolus.co.za>
To: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 10:56 AM
Subject: Hodge the Cat and Houghmagandy...
> Dear List..
>
> The statue of Hodge was unveiled in September 1997 by the Lord Mayor of
London. The work of sculptor Jon Buckley, it sits in Gough Square, facing
No 17, where Dr Johnson worked on his dictionary. The house is a museum
today, with a souvenir shop where you can buy a miniature of the Hodge
statue. The square is just off Fleet Street. For further details try:
>
> http://www.moggies.co.uk/stories/finecat.html
>
> I also attach another extract from "The X-Crystals," in which two of my
characters speculate about VN's Lallans vocabulary. This SF novel has an
epigraph from "Ada," which Brian Boyd was good enough to pinpoint for me, a
complete stranger. Thanks again, Brian.
> Regards,
Tom (Rymour)
