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4. Don Marquis "Archyology: The Long Lost Tales of Archy and Mehitabel"
"The Long Lost Tales of Archy and Mehitabel" was a random find on the shelves of our local library. This is a posthumous compilation and really doesn't have the same punch as the other works of Don Marquis which I have read. There are some funny bits, but in general these pieces run longer and aren't as well put together as the other Archy books. Still a fairly fun short read.
5. Clayton Hall, ed "Chimney Pond Tales: Yarns Told by Leroy Dudley"
Also picked this book up randomly at the library. I enjoyed the yarns, which are a mix between Maine humour and Coyote stories. The stories also provide an insight into Roy Dudley's place in the history of Katahdin and Baxter Start Park. It seems like he came along as a package deal with the forest when the park was formed. It is a very fun collection and provides insight into the character of the park and of that period in Maine. While I was reading the stories I was able to picture the bits of the mountain where they take place. I'll be headed back there next month.
6. Nathan Ausubel, ed. "A Treasury of Jewish Folklore"
I don't remember how long ago I started this book, but I've been working my way through it between other things. The stories in this book range from dad jokes to things resembling brothers Grimm or the Epic of Gilgamesh. Much of it is humorous. I did end up skipping chunks of the section on the Ten Lost Tribes because it was just too dry, taking large sections of source text without any cutting or thinning. Overall interesting, but perhaps not as insight into the Jewish people as insight into people in general up to 1948.
"The Long Lost Tales of Archy and Mehitabel" was a random find on the shelves of our local library. This is a posthumous compilation and really doesn't have the same punch as the other works of Don Marquis which I have read. There are some funny bits, but in general these pieces run longer and aren't as well put together as the other Archy books. Still a fairly fun short read.
5. Clayton Hall, ed "Chimney Pond Tales: Yarns Told by Leroy Dudley"
Also picked this book up randomly at the library. I enjoyed the yarns, which are a mix between Maine humour and Coyote stories. The stories also provide an insight into Roy Dudley's place in the history of Katahdin and Baxter Start Park. It seems like he came along as a package deal with the forest when the park was formed. It is a very fun collection and provides insight into the character of the park and of that period in Maine. While I was reading the stories I was able to picture the bits of the mountain where they take place. I'll be headed back there next month.
6. Nathan Ausubel, ed. "A Treasury of Jewish Folklore"
I don't remember how long ago I started this book, but I've been working my way through it between other things. The stories in this book range from dad jokes to things resembling brothers Grimm or the Epic of Gilgamesh. Much of it is humorous. I did end up skipping chunks of the section on the Ten Lost Tribes because it was just too dry, taking large sections of source text without any cutting or thinning. Overall interesting, but perhaps not as insight into the Jewish people as insight into people in general up to 1948.