[LMB] Highwayman books (was Re: The Baen Newsletter) OT:

[B. Ross Ashley]

On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:40:27 -0500, a.abraham at mail.utexas.edu
wrote,

> Replying to myself, I'm afraid...


>> Regrettably, I misplaced T3M while there, and was quite fond of that
>> translation so I'll have to find another copy.  Unfortunately, the only
>> things
>> I know about it are that it was published by Tom Doherty Books, had a white
>> jacket and an introduction by Steven Brust.
>>
>> Andrew
>  
>

> Never mind, happily found after a brief Amazon search:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812536029/sr=8-1/qid=1153765706/ref=sr_1_1/104-8727697-8355165?ie=UTF8

> Now just to look at all these sellers offering it for .01 in Good or
> Excellent condition and wonder if any of them are offering an actual deal.

> I do strongly recommend this edition; the translator is unknown, some
> anonymous person from the late 19th century, I believe this was originally
> published in the 1880s.  In any event, it is great fun, and I find the turn
> of phrase very agreeable to me.

"Introduction by Steven Brust."

Aha! One pretends, does one not, immediately to comprehend whence it is that Paarfi acquires his particular manner of speaking and writing! There is, after all, only a tiny bit of exaggeration involved. 


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