it's a study of how a forgotten novel (The Entailed Hat) by a forgotten writer (George Alfred Townsend) may have been an influence on the writing of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby & also on Demigods a novel by his longtime friend John Biggs.
normally not my kind of reading. but in this case I made an exception because I've known its author for more than 30 years.
David Meredith & I know enuf of the other's secrets to be dangerous. over the decades we've been traveling companions on both sides of the pond as well as all over New England -- but primarily Provincetown where we stayd with Peter Burnell & Gerald Mast & the Berkshires where the homes of Jean-Claude van Itallie & Nancy & Paul Metcalf welcomed us.
when I return to Kent these days I always stay in the charming guest room at David's cozy house where we jabber into the wee hours every nite. he is one of my dearest friends & the kind I hope everyone has been fortunate enuf to have.
with David in Budapest (1985)
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