The Easter Rising, my grandfather and the untold story of Sir Roger Casement

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14. My wife is a lit major, I had the impression they'd gotten over that somewhat.

About Huck, although I can see the point. When I was young I read a book named "Hound Dog Man", I assume you can sort of guess the subject matter, but I was very fond of it as a book about dogs. Having come across it again, I find it basically unreadable because of the constant racist language. I read a lot of southern literature when I was young, not just Faulkner, but I fear a lot of it would be difficult now.

Having grown up before the Civil Rights revolt, I can tell you that the language is not invented. Being very WASP-ish and male I heard it all. I am still kind appalled/amazed at some of the things people have said to me "jokingly".

And in literature I think they did right to be true to that, to tell the truth.

I think "Life on the Mississippi" is a fine work, reminds a bit of "Moby Dick" for example in the time spent on technical details of a job. And similar style, still very of 19th century. But I like that sort of thing anyway.