Modern biography can be said to have begun with John Gibson Lockhart s Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart in 1838. But Scott - the Great Unknown - has always presented challenges to the biographer. Layers of myth (much of it manufactured by the faithful son-in-law Lockhart) continues to protect him from posterity. There is also the sheer size of Scott s achievements as poet, novelist, man of letters, and self-made Laird of Abbotsford. The two standard lives - Lockhart s, and Edgar Johnson s published in 1970 - run to some three-quarters of a million words apiece. Finally, there has been the precipitate slump in Scott s general popularity: he is now the great unread. John Sutherland s critical biography attempts to penetrate into the darker areas of Scott s life in a sceptical spirit, bringing the massive oeuvre and the chronicle of the life into manageable and readable proportions. Sutherland justifies Scott as a writer to be read and known today as much as in his heyd
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Northern Aroostook Solid Waste Association transfer station lead attendant Reynold Hebert operates a cardboard baler at the station. (Jessica Potila | St. John Valley Times)
Northern Aroostook Solid Waste Association transfer station lead attendant Reynold Hebert operates a cardboard baler at the station. (Jessica Potila | St. John Valley Times)
Transfer station in Eagle Lake collecting recyclables
Jessica Potila, SJVT / FhF Staff Writer • May 13, 2021 The Northern Aroostook Solid Waste Association transfer station in Eagle Lake is accepting recyclables, a move which may reduce solid waste costs and help the environment at the same time.
EAGLE LAKE, Maine The Northern Aroostook Solid Waste Association transfer station in Eagle Lake is accepting recyclables, a move which may reduce solid waste costs and help the environment at the same time.
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Monica Jones wasted her life hoping to become Mrs Philip Larkin. Larkin, unquestionably a poet of genius, while simultaneously a deeply unpleasant man, made it clear to her he had no intention of being trapped ‘behind the wallbars of matrimony’.
For over 30 years they lived 100 miles apart: she in Leicester and he in Hull, spending one weekend in four together, with an annual holiday on the Channel Islands.
Contemporaries at Oxford, both Jones and Larkin graduated with firsts. But her academic career stalled, and she refused to publish any books. Larkin, meanwhile, became feted as a literary great.
Staying safe as the weather warms up
As the weather heats up, Intermountain Healthcare says it s a good time to make sure you are properly prepared for outdoor adventures.
By: Intermountain Healthcare
and last updated 2021-04-29 12:43:27-04
Each year more than 1,200 people die, and thousands are injured in bicycle, roller blade, scooter or skateboard accidents.
Intermountain Healthcare hospitals and clinics are also already seeing an increase in the number of outdoor and ATV accidents this year as people stop quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic and seek to enjoy more outdoor activities.
As many head head south to recreate in Utahâs beautiful state and national parks. If a trip to red rock country is on the bucket list this summer, Intermountain Healthcare physicians have a few safety reminders: