amber14
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Post by amber14 on Apr 28, 2005 10:44:25 GMT
Is it just me or do others like the Eve of the War stuff with the everyday that Wells mentions and not all the fighty up stuff?
"Coming home, a party of excursionists from Chertsey or Isleworth passed us by singing and playing music."
I just wondered as it really builds up a great picture of what is happening.
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Xav
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Post by Xav on Apr 29, 2005 2:33:24 GMT
I agree, Amber. Wells liked the age he lived in, I am sure, and went out of his way to show the less seamy side of Victorian life. You may like to read 'Three Men in a Boat' by Jerome K Jerome published in 1889 and tells of the hilarious adventures of three fellows (to say nothing of the dog) as they spent a holiday on the Thames. It is full of the most charming descriptions of river bank life and the way that Victorian Britain conducted itself on the river... Well worth reading...
'George had a rather curious oilskin covered parcel in his hand. It was round and flat at one end, with a long straight handle sticking out of it. "Whats that?" said Harris---"a frying pan?" "No," said George, with a strange , wild look in his eyes; "they are all the rage this season; everyone has got them up the river. Its a banjo" "I never knew you played the banjo!" cried Harris and I , in one breath. "Not exactly," replied George: "but its very easy, they tell me and I've got the instruction book!"
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keltiksylk
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Post by keltiksylk on Apr 29, 2005 14:31:32 GMT
One of the things that draws me to Wells is his Victorian language and the description of his world. I would love to be able to write like that...A good example (among thousands) is his description of the wrecked train in WOTW. He describes the scene wonderfully, giving you enough infomation to imagine the wreck without burying you in detail.
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