tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post3094365868186411068..comments2024-03-25T10:47:42.656-07:00Comments on Can't Explain: A Handful of Dust (1934)Jeff Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148737647138431543noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-61848650048640661402018-08-24T22:43:29.206-07:002018-08-24T22:43:29.206-07:00Trotting off to South America w/ a friend in the 1...Trotting off to South America w/ a friend in the 19th century makes me think of Alexander Von Humboldt, who was one of the first Europeans to do that. Love Andrea Wulf's book ab him, The Invention of Nature. Humboldt was gay, though; unlike Tony, apparently. I didn't do enough reading as a kid to even come close to Waugh and then generally developed this Merchant Ivory blindspot for most the romance lit stuff later. Someday I'll read a Jane Austen novel, though, I swear. Skip D. Expense:https://www.blogger.com/profile/14151899427742882544noreply@blogger.com