tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post3161718617347371253..comments2024-03-28T15:01:12.582+00:00Comments on The little white attic : ****Hai Di Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-85297121965333243532016-06-13T00:49:00.529+01:002016-06-13T00:49:00.529+01:00Matthew told me to read Burton's book too. I r...Matthew told me to read Burton's book too. I remember seeing a quote of it in either <i>Middlemarch</i> or <i>Daniel Deronda</i>. And now Melville. That's another reason. <br />But I'm not sure. There's another book I've gotta read 1st. Before it's too late.Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-5089969524833834992016-06-09T14:43:58.258+01:002016-06-09T14:43:58.258+01:00Yes, you can read Burton next. Melville read it!Yes, you can read Burton next. Melville read it!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-35762660730423465682016-06-09T05:05:03.456+01:002016-06-09T05:05:03.456+01:00mr.selwyn must have had robert burton's great ...mr.selwyn must have had robert burton's great tome in mind when he thought of titles, one would think anyhow... burton compiled one of the longest, most comprehensive studies of depression, melancholia(of course) and almost everything else he could think of... i've dipped into it a very little bit and hope to read the whole thing before i croak(so i probably won't make it). if matthew's novel is anything like the original it should be wonderful; i'm all over curiousity... good luck!!Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com