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June 23, 2008
Oxfordshire County Library Service
Helen Farrell calls for Christopher Hawtree to move up country-
Mr Hawtree might like to consider moving to Oxfordshire. We have two copies of "Swing Hammer Swing" and a copy of "The Mirror and the Lamp".I hope this debate continues - I have found it most interesting
(Helen - sorry to have been slow to post this, Perkins has been at the seaside)
Posted by Perkins at June 23, 2008 9:35 PM
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I gather that there are moves afoot in Brighton and Hove, if not the rest of Sussex, to remedy the lack of any copies of Swing Hammer Swing!.
Whether M H Abrams makes a renewed showing remains to be seen. There is a curious tendency for such books now to be regarded as "academic" by some library authorities. This sits oddly with the "education, education, education" mantra. Perhaps even better is Abrams's Natural Supernaturalism (though not a terribly good title).
Posted by: Christopher Hawtree at June 24, 2008 3:01 PM