tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post240182633157711808..comments2023-04-18T00:44:59.351+10:00Comments on A dead man fell from the sky...: Turning a blind eye to anachronismGary Corbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-66944990015917052842010-06-01T00:17:01.068+10:002010-06-01T00:17:01.068+10:00David, now that you mention it, a Masonic origin d...David, now that you mention it, a Masonic origin does seem rather likely, doesn't it? But then, Masonic Lodges I think might be distantly descended from mediaeval guilds, so who knows? <br /><br />Glad to hear about the book!Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-9239791805156202652010-05-31T15:06:55.572+10:002010-05-31T15:06:55.572+10:00Gary
I could be wrong but am pretty sure it would...Gary<br /><br />I could be wrong but am pretty sure it would be related to Masonry and thus should not be used before a reasonable time frame related to the Lodges.<br /><br />The book is doing pretty good I think for a brand new no-name with no advertising budget-thanks for asking-reviews in blogland have been good.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-24450007535136466082010-05-31T15:00:50.207+10:002010-05-31T15:00:50.207+10:00I wasn't aware that the person who made the &q...I wasn't aware that the person who made the "no anachronisms" claim was promoting her already. That does cast doubt on his objectivity. Still, it's a very odd story. I'd almost like to see it explained away, if only because I'm jealous of her reviews. *G*Loretta Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253542701930736398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-69958539470387908722010-05-31T14:39:34.664+10:002010-05-31T14:39:34.664+10:00Hi Loretta, no I hadn't heard of Patience Wort...Hi Loretta, no I hadn't heard of Patience Worth before. I just did some quick reading. It does look a bit odd on the face of it, but I'm somewhat skeptical because (a) apparently another of the Patience novels is set in Victorian times, and (b) apparently the person who made the no anachronisms claim was already promoting Patience. Still, it looks to me like Pearl Curran was genuine in her belief that she was in contact with Patience.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-85029513503515772072010-05-31T14:00:32.797+10:002010-05-31T14:00:32.797+10:00I wonder if you are familiar with Patience Worth? ...I wonder if you are familiar with Patience Worth? I only think of her(?) because lately I've been very busy refurbishing my website and I did a page on her as a Missouri anomaly. Basically, in 1913 a St. Louis housewife named Pearl Curran, a woman with only a grade school education and no outstanding life experiences, sat down at a ouija board and started recieving messages from a spirit named Patience Worth. (There'a a point to this connected to your post, I promise!)<br /><br />Patience, who claimed to have been a seventeenth century English woman who emigrated to America and was killed by Indians, spent the next 24 years dictating an enormous body of literature to Curran. This included seven books which were published to the kind of reviews I'd just about kill for.<br /><br />The most famous of her novels, a 355,000 word epic of the last days of Christ called <i>The Sorry Tale</i> was, according to a scholar who studied it, written in 17th century English with <i>no anachronisms</i>. In 355,000 words, there wasn't a single word that entered the English language after 1700.<br /><br />I have no explanation for this, btw. It just gives me the creeps.Loretta Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253542701930736398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-53964802660204300522010-05-31T13:58:21.746+10:002010-05-31T13:58:21.746+10:00Hi David! How's the book going?
I confess I ...Hi David! How's the book going?<br /><br />I confess I don't know the origin of "level best". Is it something obscure and interesting?Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-1688124541508820282010-05-31T11:53:03.244+10:002010-05-31T11:53:03.244+10:00I do my "level best" to avoid all anachr...I do my "level best" to avoid all anachronisms-or at least any that are wrong for the time frame. <br /><br />On occasion I have used expressions that would convey the meaning to the reader, though a true bibliophile would know them to be anachronistic-I did use "mesmerized" in a short fantasy tale once just because hypnotized and betwitched just weren't quite right.<br /><br />As a rule though for anything historical I avoid anachronistic phrases.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-92048563471270828302010-05-31T10:34:13.568+10:002010-05-31T10:34:13.568+10:00Hi Carrie! I haven't the least doubt I've...Hi Carrie! I haven't the least doubt I've got anachronistic phrases in the books that I've failed to spot. But at least I've weeded out some. The line between okay and not is a trifle fuzzy.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-10203395774645333042010-05-31T10:32:00.080+10:002010-05-31T10:32:00.080+10:00You're right, Lexi, I didn't describe that...You're right, Lexi, I didn't describe that well. <br /><br />In a subsequent court-martial, if any, the evidence of the flag captain would have been of overriding importance, whereas no one would listen to what the signal officer had to say (and indeed an acknowledgement might, in theory, have been hoisted to a misread signal). <br /><br />The fact that Foley knew perfectly well that Nelson understood the order but disregarded it therefore mattered a lot.<br /><br />You're right I couldn't use brainwave! But for my time the equivalent to, "I had a brainwave," would be something like, "a daemon whispered in my ear."Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-5775113797658651042010-05-31T03:33:36.571+10:002010-05-31T03:33:36.571+10:00I remember worrying over whether I could use the e...I remember worrying over whether I could use the expression 'brainwave' in my fantasy set in an alternate Middle Ages. My daughter advised for it, in view of the entirely modern speech my characters use - the whole novel is recklessly anachronistic. But your attitude is undoubtedly the correct one in any historical work of fiction.<br /><br />(Why was Foley's remark a problem when Nelson had had an acknowledgement flag raised already?)Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-41311152110505884282010-05-30T23:56:37.911+10:002010-05-30T23:56:37.911+10:00I think you're bringing up good points here. T...I think you're bringing up good points here. Truth is, I don't think very many others actually did all this research. These are good things to keep in mind. Great history lesson Gary!Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.com