tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post2052632651534588956..comments2024-03-27T06:42:26.250-07:00Comments on Seven Miles of Steel Thistles: Queen Marie of Romania' s Christmas StoryKatherine Langrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-60851694495378698452023-12-28T05:37:46.241-08:002023-12-28T05:37:46.241-08:00Dear Debby - yes, unfortunately that is now the ca...Dear Debby - yes, unfortunately that is now the case and I've been unable myself to find another link to the story. If I ever do, I'll post it. Meantime, glad you've found me, and I hope you'll continue to enjoy the posts! Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-43112121560621109532023-12-27T12:10:18.969-08:002023-12-27T12:10:18.969-08:00Hi Katherine,
I am definitely a latecomer to your ...Hi Katherine,<br />I am definitely a latecomer to your blog. The link for the Queen of Romania's Christmas Story no longer works. Could you please tell me where I can find it?<br />Thank you so much!<br />BTW, now that I have found it, I love your blog!Debby Zigenis-Loweryhttps://literatelives.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-71193421539781543562011-01-01T04:16:34.193-08:002011-01-01T04:16:34.193-08:00I think you're right - and the story is a real...I think you're right - and the story is a real gem - glad you liked it!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-52362879731415863262010-12-30T15:12:56.294-08:002010-12-30T15:12:56.294-08:00Thank you for that little gem. One thing in partic...Thank you for that little gem. One thing in particular struck me, and that is the use of footnotes.<br /><br />I've just read through Joseph Jacobs' "Celtic Fairy Tales" & "More Celtic Fairy Tales" which I enjoyed (on the whole). My gripe with that is the very simple omission of explanation of some of the words he retains in the story. He rightfully says that the original words add to the character of the story, citing the Indian stories of Rudyard Kipling as an example of how this is put to good effect. Seven , maybe eight times out of ten the context tells you what a sheehogue or a soorawn might be, but I'd rather know the exact meaning of the word - as with the footnotes in the tale you have presented.<br /><br />Again the context said what each of the three things were - especially the lovely image of the mushroom that tells you that a caciula can only be a big hat. Having played this little riddle game with yourself it is good to be able to check that your guesses are right and just as much to see where you were wrong!<br /><br />Annotated footnotes are, however intrusive - if you have an academic bent you feel that you should reference them at the time you read them and if you don't they just get in the way of the flow of the story, so in some respects Jacobs was right. <br /><br />I feel that a comprehensive glossary does the job of the footnote without the intrusion.Grufflinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511179687822995915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-81713273110799047792010-12-30T13:46:02.082-08:002010-12-30T13:46:02.082-08:00Thank you for visiting, Dawn - and happy you enjoy...Thank you for visiting, Dawn - and happy you enjoyed the post!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-26613246821156487062010-12-30T05:41:57.671-08:002010-12-30T05:41:57.671-08:00What a fantastic post, thank you! And I love your ...What a fantastic post, thank you! And I love your blog, discovered it today. Looking forward to more!Dawn Kurtagichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050668572755966474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-77423368102634696272010-12-30T04:02:27.175-08:002010-12-30T04:02:27.175-08:00I'm glad you liked Marie's story - and I&#...I'm glad you liked Marie's story - and I've visited Zoroaster's story and loved it!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-11974105748776473012010-12-29T05:18:00.385-08:002010-12-29T05:18:00.385-08:00A lovely spooky Christmas story, Kath, thanks for ...A lovely spooky Christmas story, Kath, thanks for bringing it to my attention... and I still can't pass a wishing well without throwing in a coin. <br /><br />I persuaded Zoroaster (the sacred Persian horse of the Sun) to retell the Christmas story for my blog, inspired by catdownunder's Persian cat myth... but he wasn't nearly so inventive as Queen Marie!Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.com