Yeah, Doyle was sick of him--at least for a while. I don't remember if he brought Holmes back from the dead just to stop from being pestered or if the money got to him.
I had a whole section about civic pride.
Mayor ,'Chosen'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Connie Neil - Nov 04, 2014 8:47:03 am PST #22835 of 28343
brillig
Burrell - Nov 04, 2014 9:47:33 am PST #22836 of 28343
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
The case of the disputed Sherlock Holmes copyright is hereby closed after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact a ruling that said 50 works featuring the famed fictional detective are in the public domain.
Wow. I am pretty sure that my friend helped to write that ruling. I know he worked on that case. He must be stoked.
Sparky1 - Nov 04, 2014 9:51:55 am PST #22837 of 28343
Librarian Warlord
I haven't been able to find out what the estate of Doyle's argument was
They basically said that the character, etc., wasn't finished until all the stories were written -- so Holmes should remain under copyright protection until all the stories entered the public domain. (I think the last 10 years of stories are still under copyright protection, so you can't use any elements unique to those stories.)
Dana - Nov 06, 2014 9:02:43 am PST #22838 of 28343
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
erikaj - Nov 07, 2014 2:42:35 pm PST #22839 of 28343
Always Anti-fascist!
I can't say enough about Katha Pollitt's new book, though I know that in general, we don't talk about political books on Lit Buff, but it's really good.
DebetEsse - Nov 07, 2014 5:56:57 pm PST #22840 of 28343
Woe to the fucking wicked.
So, somewhere (I honestly don't recall where), I happened upon the name "Samuel Delany" as a Sci-Fi author worth reading. I'm now 18% into Trouble on Triton. I think I like it. I'm not entirely sure. Anyone read any of his stuff?
Ginger - Nov 07, 2014 6:20:36 pm PST #22841 of 28343
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Chip Delaney is one of the sf greats -- winner of Hugos and Nebulas and named an SFWA Grand Master. He was the first major African-American and probably the first openly gay SF writer. His work, particularly his work in the '70s, was enormously influential.
I haven't read him in years. I should remedy that. I am, however, one of the people who could not finish Dhalgren.
DebetEsse - Nov 07, 2014 6:33:26 pm PST #22842 of 28343
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Dhalgren is on hold for me once it gets e-turned-in.
Polter-Cow - Nov 07, 2014 8:42:42 pm PST #22843 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I really dug Babel-17, and Empire Star was pretty good, but he's pretty trippy.
DavidS - Nov 07, 2014 8:46:25 pm PST #22844 of 28343
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I really loved Delaney's novel Stars In My Pocket, Like Grains of Sand [link]
One section in particular where he goes over all the imagined literature of that culture's civilization is dazzling and fascinating.