On Dec 7, 2006, at 6:05 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> Carl Remick wrote:
>>
>>
>> As wordy novelists go, Conrad is infinitely more enjoyable than
>> Henry James,
>> who had a tendency (as has been famously noted) to chew more than
>> could he
>> could bite off.
>
> Oh pish.
I don't believe I've ever agreed with a "pish" before, but there's a first time for everything. The "chew more than he could bite off" complaint reminds me of the "too many notes" complaint about Bach. I wish I had about a month with nothing else to do but read some late James.
Doug