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Meanwhile, in Ireland, a score or so of monks dwell in an ancient monastery, living as if Vaticans II, III and IV had never occurred. They celebrate the ancient rite of Benediction. They believe that the Holy Mass is indeed a sacrifice, and what's more, they offer it in the forbidden language of Latin. They hear confessions in private, rather than granting the mass public absolutions that have become de rigueur. These bizarre rituals become an international cause célèbre. Jumbo jets fly in from the States with fervid pilgrims hot for worship...
...fairness to Abrahams and Stansky, they don't dwell unduly on this marvelous transformation from Blair the pukka sahib to Orwell the socialist. Instead, they dwell on Eric Blair, and in the process do a bit of good social history. To describe the Indian Imperial Police they are forced to rely heavily on men who were Blair's contemporaries in it, who by and large remained imperialists, while Blair resigned. No one reads literary biography for information on the British Empire in its late decadence. But plenty of people interested in Orwell are also interested in the atmosphere of British...
...letter concerns the article which appeared in your paper that refers to Drug Elliott as a 'Badass.' The writers says that Harvard will miss the services of Doug in the Princeton game and then proceeds to dwell on the number of penalties that he has received this season and those past. Doug Elliott happens to be the best defenseman Harvard has. The quality of his play has improved markedly since his sophomore year. There is no doubt that he is a 'take charge kind of player' and he has made some key saves in the games in which...
AMPHIGOREY by Edward Gorey. Unpaged. Putnam. $12.95. Corey's grueling tales dwell lightly on melancholia and misfortune; the illustrations are precise, deadpan and tenebrific. Together they create a quaint, surreal world where horror and humor blandly lurk on every page. Fifteen of Gorey's works are collected here, including "The Curious Sofa" (which may be the ultimate sexual instrument). Only for those who think they would like to smile at an unfurling nightmare...
...early Kings were a core British invasion band, scoring in '64 and 65 with "You Really Got Me" Tired of Waiting," and till the End of the Day". Davies discovered his social conscience with "Sunny Afternoon and choosing to dwell on that rather than make his fortune took the hand through "End of the Season" and "Waterloo Sunset" among others. Brilliant songs all but never heard or sold the most overt of the lot was Well Respected Man," and it sowed the seeds reaped in Arthur a full length examination of the middle class and the empire. A typical story...