tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post1493717961760722195..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Magic Mountain by Thomas MannClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28382565019496852682017-05-16T19:12:34.349+01:002017-05-16T19:12:34.349+01:00I don't know why I didn't give a link, and...I don't know why I didn't give a link, and I'm not actually sure this is where I originally found it, but have a look here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/smu_cul_digitalcollections/16428801752/<br /><br />-- it looks like you can go back to the originals at the university library and either find a bigger version or at least get a better look.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68193062764693710452017-05-16T18:28:09.637+01:002017-05-16T18:28:09.637+01:00is there a larger scan of the colour image?is there a larger scan of the colour image?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18081303028734189182017-03-01T12:56:25.444+00:002017-03-01T12:56:25.444+00:00Shay, I haven't read Onions in the Stew, will ...Shay, I haven't read Onions in the Stew, will be interested to hear what it's like, and what that title means.<br />Lucy: yes indeedClothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19313978473849266322017-03-01T00:09:02.024+00:002017-03-01T00:09:02.024+00:00You lucky human!You lucky human!Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-87739455636974692522017-01-27T02:29:19.874+00:002017-01-27T02:29:19.874+00:00I need to get a copy of "The Plague and I&quo...I need to get a copy of "The Plague and I" -- I'm re-reading "The Egg and I" this week and have "Onions in the Stew" to look forward to.<br /><br />I have got to stay away from Project Gutenberg Canada. They just have too many great books over there (I just finished downloaded half a dozen Mr Motos).Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53571772349756717752017-01-26T16:42:27.185+00:002017-01-26T16:42:27.185+00:00It was so much a part of life back then, in a way ...It was so much a part of life back then, in a way we don't always realize - perhaps more like AIDS or cancer.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42070109546638642402017-01-25T13:25:29.291+00:002017-01-25T13:25:29.291+00:00I think this one was a favorite book of my father&...I think this one was a favorite book of my father's. Now that I think about it, the theme with TB might have been a factor, as his youngest brother died of TB during WWII, and another brother survived it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68471732176488962482017-01-24T21:06:31.694+00:002017-01-24T21:06:31.694+00:00I think one of the ways you can tell this book IS ...I think one of the ways you can tell this book IS a masterpiece is that you keep changing your mind about the events within, and about the whole book, all the way through.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37849703599097013422017-01-24T21:05:27.821+00:002017-01-24T21:05:27.821+00:00I share my name with a middle-ranking British actr...I share my name with a middle-ranking British actress, one whom most people would never have heard of. Because the film and TV industries have been so carefully recorded on the internet, she always comes up a lot more than I do. That used to annoy me, but these days I think I like being slightly under the radar.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5701114729935868482017-01-24T17:38:11.738+00:002017-01-24T17:38:11.738+00:00"It is not as depressing as it probably sound..."It is not as depressing as it probably sounds: the shadow of death does hang over it, and the idea of coming for a visit and getting pulled in to stay forever is fairly horrifying."<br /><br />Yes, it sounds the stuff of nightmares to me. Although I can see the attraction of disappearing from a world that seems to be going crazy. Especially these days...carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59291547964627475562017-01-24T17:36:46.151+00:002017-01-24T17:36:46.151+00:00Ha! Isn't that frustrating when you're try...Ha! Isn't that frustrating when you're trying to google something slightly obscure, but there's something terribly more popular that keeps clogging up your search? Magic Mountain is about an hour's drive from where I live, but I'm getting too old for that kind of thing now! Disneyland has a lot of slower, non-rattley attractions, but Magic Mountain is mostly all fairly terrifying (to me) thrill rides. We took a youth group there when I was in my 30s, though, and with the kids I had a ball. Thomas Mann DID live in Los Angeles for 10 years, but I can't imagine amusement park developers would have had him as an inspiration!carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10562225024854811902017-01-24T14:45:55.767+00:002017-01-24T14:45:55.767+00:00I am full of admiration that you might try! Would ...I am full of admiration that you might try! Would be interested to hear about it if you did. Yes, once you start thinking about it you realize just how all-pervading it was, both in life and literature.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70026131335712190392017-01-24T14:45:02.010+00:002017-01-24T14:45:02.010+00:00I loved Buddenbrooks, it's a wonderful book, a...I loved Buddenbrooks, it's a wonderful book, and that's why I kept thinking I OUGHT to read Magic Mountain. But maybe now was the right time to read it. I think I would just have disliked it if I read it when I was young.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-40379216747861312472017-01-24T14:44:09.039+00:002017-01-24T14:44:09.039+00:00I know, I was googling this book and kept getting ...I know, I was googling this book and kept getting the theme park! I am glad I read it, but I couldn't honestly say everyone should. It is quite a commitment. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55489777023001401422017-01-24T14:43:21.652+00:002017-01-24T14:43:21.652+00:00Words that bring their own shadow with them.
Just,...Words that bring their own shadow with them.<br />Just, read it last week. Blogpost coming (I am hearing about all kinds of sanatorium lit...)Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15568269234393056072017-01-24T08:53:08.764+00:002017-01-24T08:53:08.764+00:00Yes, MM is heavy going at times - all those length...Yes, MM is heavy going at times - all those lengthy philosophical debates - but I remember it as being funny, too. Well worth the effort - in fact I intend rereading it at some point, if time allows. TB in literature was such a major topic, and TM dealt with it full on.Tredynas Dayshttp://tredynasdays.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77198913986694524672017-01-24T06:43:37.941+00:002017-01-24T06:43:37.941+00:00Interesting write-up. One of my father's favo...Interesting write-up. One of my father's favorite authors was Thomas Mann, but I've never read anything by him.<br /><br />I tried to read Buddenbrook but whether it was the language at that time or the translation, it was too ponderous for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37317794545266751852017-01-24T00:45:03.265+00:002017-01-24T00:45:03.265+00:00This one sounds less depressing than the previous ...This one sounds less depressing than the previous book, and I am glad you told us about your experience with it. I know very little about Thomas Mann, so you are helping to further my education.<br /><br />There are several books I have read recently that I think I would benefit from rereading, but none of them are 700 pages. <br /><br />Strangely there is an amusement park in the US called Magic Mountain (not that I have ever been there). I wondered why that sounded so familiar but strange as a title. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47347906174597291232017-01-23T22:29:26.533+00:002017-01-23T22:29:26.533+00:00"Une petite tache humide..."
You have r..."Une petite tache humide..."<br /><br />You have read The Plague and I???Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52094107840707544842017-01-23T22:02:12.714+00:002017-01-23T22:02:12.714+00:00Yes indeed, that's exactly what you think. I w...Yes indeed, that's exactly what you think. I would be very interested to read a modern consideration of what exactly the treatments achieved.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8398801372443025672017-01-23T22:01:16.371+00:002017-01-23T22:01:16.371+00:00What a fascinating story, that must have been quit...What a fascinating story, that must have been quite an experience. And how nice that they were cured - the thought of the children earlier is too sad. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39363488552360283902017-01-23T21:59:14.039+00:002017-01-23T21:59:14.039+00:00Yes, that's the good side! No-one will have to...Yes, that's the good side! No-one will have to go through that again. But oh the sadness....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8067162636186498132017-01-23T18:14:34.701+00:002017-01-23T18:14:34.701+00:00Chapeau, Moira! A real achievement, especially giv...Chapeau, Moira! A real achievement, especially given all the other reading that you do. I wonder if any of those cures were any good at all. When cities like London had such poor air quality, perhaps pure air and good food helped as much as anything could at the time. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11991443230238387522017-01-23T16:15:06.312+00:002017-01-23T16:15:06.312+00:00And that should have been "a year ago"!And that should have been "a year ago"!Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5574620808225539332017-01-23T16:14:46.846+00:002017-01-23T16:14:46.846+00:00I tried to read Magic Mountain a year but really s...I tried to read Magic Mountain a year but really struggled with it, and in the end gave up. My Mum was a keen member of the Red Cross, and shortly after the Second World War, she and another Red Cross member from South Wales met up with some Scottish nurses from Glasgow and escorted a group of 40 schoolchildren to a TB sanatorium on Lake Maggiore. It was Mum's one and only time abroad and she had a fabulous time. It was many years later when she was telling me about the family that had put the nurses up for a couple of nights when the children were settling in, that it suddenly dawned on me that they were the Roches, as in Roche pharmaceuticals! I don't about the Scottish children but all the Welsh kids returned fully cured. It seems like a distant memory, and yet it was actually such recent history.Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.com