Rhuby, Albert and the Lion is my favourite - I am nearly word (but not accent) perfect. I have an album of monologues by Stanley Holloway and they really are droll. Thanks for th elink, there are some I hadn't seen before. Rod
Dear MaxQ: What a splendid job you have done with the links. I believe that every one of the people who visit us as well as all the regulars will find it a marvelous source of information and recreation. Please also periodically bring it back up to the top, plus jmh's post. Thanks a million, Bill
P.S. Dear Mav, since PMs are unwelcome, I will express my gratitude for the URL below here. It will be a very pleasant fill in when the board is slow, as so often happens. Thanks again Bill
Great job, Max. I was about to suggest http://www.cobuild.collins.co.uk/wordwatch.html as I find their weekly email quite interesting (for anyone not already familiar, this is based on a vast computer databased 'corpus' of English some of which is from spoken media as well as writen - like a living dictionary of what is, not what 'should be') - however, I see it is already listed on Anu's cross-linked page. OTOH, so are some of the others duplicated... up to you.
http://www.emule.com/poetry/ The Poetry Archives...over 3745 classical poems by 145 different authors, dating from the mid-Twentieth Century back...AND a lively and intriguing discussion board.
http://www.photoaspects.com/chesil/ - Chesil's Favourite Poetry. Another wonderful archive of work from a devouted and scholarly gentleman with a leaning toward English works.
http://www.americanwriters.org The companion website for C-SPAN's brilliant American Writers, a journey through history series, an examination of 138 authors and their works in a historical context starting with William Bradford and The Mayflower Compact and running through 1975. Site includes author bios, description of featured works, discussion boards, chats, a book club, and teaching kits. If you love the written word, this is a great place to explore! And I urge all teachers to consider using this program in school...all levels from grammar to high school are currently studying along.
http://www1.btwebworld.com/quote-unquote/index.htm - Quote/Unquote. A fascinating site which offers quotes that have forgotten their sources as it were. The origins of the quotes posted are a tough chore to unravel. Many of the quotes on the "hard' list have been on the board for years! But solve one with a legitimate, verifiable source, and the gentleman who runs the site will send the solution to the seeker, give you a nice mention in the newsletter, send you a thanks, and remove the quote you "nailed" from the board (thus ending the forlorn journey of yet another source searcher). But careful, it's addictive!
Tried that, Ann, and got a message I've never seen before: "Your broswer has sent incorrect information to the server. This is most likely caused using by an obsolete browser version..." [shrug]
Sam said, 'He knocked it down reet! Then he'll pick it oop, or it stays where it is, at me feet Thanks for that link, Rhuby. I'm not sure if I could understand some of this if I simply heard someone say it.
I have just been to Max's site, and he has added ojohaven, and the link to the origins of English sayings. He has also put Maverick's poem "Common Tongue" up, I hope that he asked maverick before doing so.
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