tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post801119404713552231..comments2023-09-09T09:24:20.533-04:00Comments on The Eye Of Loni's Storm: The Sacristan of St. Botolph, by William GilbertLonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-20812045219630886572019-04-10T18:08:34.653-04:002019-04-10T18:08:34.653-04:00This story was dreadful. It commits the most serio...This story was dreadful. It commits the most serious crime of being utterly tedious. It fails to spark any interest apart from a character introduced in the first paragraph and then abandoned.<br />Cant think why Byatt included it!flanks57https://www.blogger.com/profile/14463655740407404510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-35950187696676613512007-12-13T07:35:00.000-05:002007-12-13T07:35:00.000-05:00That's interesting. I supposed artistic talents r...That's interesting. I supposed artistic talents run in the family. As for the misprinted dates, I didn't really pay attention to them.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-82416460200370301842007-12-12T23:03:00.000-05:002007-12-12T23:03:00.000-05:00The Oxford Book of English Short Stories incorrec...<I> The Oxford Book of English Short Stories </I> incorrectly lists William Gilbert's life as spanning 1540-1603. This apparently confuses the short story author with 16th century doctor William Gilbert (1544-1603) who is remembered for his scientific publications on electrostatic and magnetic attraction. The William Gilbert (1804-1890) who wrote <I> The Satristan of St Botolph </I> is the father of William S. Gilbert, of Gilbert and Sullivan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com