Greetings friends!
I have but two of Michael's books left on my diminuitive bookshelf - a paperback of The Fortress of the Pearl and a hardbound copy of The Dreamthief's Daughter.
Once, 30 years ago, I had a proud collection of MM paperbacks which I had collected from my travels all over - primarily at "odd" bookstores I would frequent between 1972 and 1976 in Chicago's Lincoln Park area.
I had dragged these around in boxes from home to home until one day some years ago, I had discovered that my wife had *donated* the entire lot to some library fundraiser in SE Wisconsin, where we now live.
These had been my prize possessions for years. I had a number of titles that had been published in the UK and had not yet even been published in the US.
Somewhat as a consolation, my wife bought me the two aforementioned books - first the paperback and then the hardcover. Did she think that once seeing me heart-broken by her dismissal of my valuable collection, she would takes steps to restore it? Too little, too late. I can't say that it's the thought that counts, either.
For many years, before we were first married, I would say that I wanted to travel over to London and try to look up MM for a face to face chat.
I think she might have been a little jealous of my devotion at the time.
In any case, if anyone should recover my collection, I would appreciate it if you would kindly return it to me.
Last thought: On Page 10 of TDTD, in the 5th paragraph, MM makes some solid comments about politics and I am reminded of how true those words ring four years later.
Thanks, Michael. And what the heck are you doing in Texas? Thinking about Robert E. Howard, I would what is it about Texas anyway...
I have but two of Michael's books left on my diminuitive bookshelf - a paperback of The Fortress of the Pearl and a hardbound copy of The Dreamthief's Daughter.
Once, 30 years ago, I had a proud collection of MM paperbacks which I had collected from my travels all over - primarily at "odd" bookstores I would frequent between 1972 and 1976 in Chicago's Lincoln Park area.
I had dragged these around in boxes from home to home until one day some years ago, I had discovered that my wife had *donated* the entire lot to some library fundraiser in SE Wisconsin, where we now live.
These had been my prize possessions for years. I had a number of titles that had been published in the UK and had not yet even been published in the US.
Somewhat as a consolation, my wife bought me the two aforementioned books - first the paperback and then the hardcover. Did she think that once seeing me heart-broken by her dismissal of my valuable collection, she would takes steps to restore it? Too little, too late. I can't say that it's the thought that counts, either.
For many years, before we were first married, I would say that I wanted to travel over to London and try to look up MM for a face to face chat.
I think she might have been a little jealous of my devotion at the time.
In any case, if anyone should recover my collection, I would appreciate it if you would kindly return it to me.
Last thought: On Page 10 of TDTD, in the 5th paragraph, MM makes some solid comments about politics and I am reminded of how true those words ring four years later.
Thanks, Michael. And what the heck are you doing in Texas? Thinking about Robert E. Howard, I would what is it about Texas anyway...
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