Imagine if this reviewer read Alice in Wonderland! Sounded like Jabberwocky to me. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 2, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I accidentally blusted while reading that review but am boomer than before. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB > ************************* > You may browse our books at > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kent Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 3:13 PM > Subject: A New Year's treat for your enjoyment and edification > > >> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >> >> ------=_NextPart_000_0455_01CF07BC.664D45E0 >> Content-Type: text/plain; >> charset="iso-8859-1" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> >> While reading about the 1938 film _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ on = >> IMDB.com, I found a review that had been posted in 2004 by a Chinese = >> university student who evidently majored in the English language. The = >> review is a total delight and should brighten your day, so I'm appending = >> it below.=20 >> ____________________________________ >> I think "The adventures of Tom Sawyer" I saw is an old old movie. And I = >> ever thought that it must be a specific one for children. However, I = >> found out the movie nowadays also has its own particular attraction. I = >> still remember that Tom's aunt and half-brother Sid have not satisfied = >> with him. But Tom is real a kind of clever boy. He can often get away = >> with the punishment. In a brilliant scheme, Tom is able to con the = >> neighborhood boy into completing the task for him. Besides, the episode = >> which is full of children love is very interesting. Tom immediately = >> falls in love with Becky at the first sight who is the Judge's daughter. = >> He does everything just for winning her love even he asks for "get = >> engaged." Of course, it is arranged funny in the movie that he broke his = >> relationship with Becky because he accidentally blusts that has been = >> engaged before. Sometimes I can't help thinking about the fact how = >> really mature Tom is. Also a romantic boy, right? Mentioned about = >> honesty and courage. Tom indeed is a good example for all the children = >> even for most of us adults. Because Tom and Huck are extremely scared = >> that Injun Joe who is real the killer will attempts to seek revenge on = >> them. According to Tom's sense of justice Tom decides to be the witness = >> in the court. I think Tom does not want to burden the guilty consciences = >> and then make up his mind to tell the truth to the town. Maybe most of = >> us could not do that like Tom in the real situation. Therefore on the = >> other hand, The adventures of Tom Sawyer is for all the people including = >> children and adults. In this sense, Tom is our good example in the = >> modern society. Although our society is boomer than before, existence of = >> conscience is more necessary than before.=20 >> >> Guangxi University of Technology=20 >> Foreign Language Department English Major Class022 >> >> (reviewer's name omitted--KR) >> >> _______________ >> >> I especially like the film review because it reminds me of this 1875 = >> letter from a Danish fan I included in _Dear Mark Twain_: >> >> To >> Mr. Samuel L. Clemens alias Mark Twain: >> >> Please to excuse that I fall with the door in the house, without first = >> to begin with the usual long ribble-row. I want to become the autograph = >> of the over alle the world well known Mark Twain, whose narratives so = >> apt have procured me a laughter. >> >> If you will answer this letter, I will be very glad. Answer me what you = >> will; but two words. If you not will answer me other so write only, that = >> you do not like to write autographs. >> >> Your >> Carl Jensen >> Ans. >> C. Jensen, custom officer >> Stubbekjobing in Falster >> Denmark >> Europe >> >> Mark Twain's marginal comment: "Preserve this remarkable letter." >> ___________________________________ >> >> Lest I seem cruelly insensitive, I'll confess that when I lived in South = >> Africa many years ago, I wrote a long note in Afrikaans to the mail = >> carriers that I pinned to the front door of my apartment. When an = >> Afrikaner friend read that note, his uncontrollable laughter convinced = >> me what I had written was not for public consumption, so I instantly = >> destroyed it. I have no doubt that the syntax of my Afrikaans note was = >> probably at about the same level as the syntax of the Chinese and Danish = >> writers' notes. >> >> Happy new year to all! >> >> Kent Rasmussen >> in sunny Southern California >> >> ------=_NextPart_000_0455_01CF07BC.664D45E0 >> Content-Type: text/html; >> charset="iso-8859-1" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> >> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> >> <HTML><HEAD> >> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = >> charset=3Diso-8859-1"> >> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6001.18639" name=3DGENERATOR> >> <STYLE></STYLE> >> </HEAD> >> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> >> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Palatino Linotype" size=3D4> >> <DIV>While reading about the 1938 film _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ on = >> >> IMDB.com, I found a review that had been posted in 2004 by a Chinese = >> university=20 >> student who evidently majored in the English language. The review is a = >> total=20 >> delight and should brighten your day, so I'm appending it below. </DIV> >> <DIV>____________________________________</DIV> >> <P>I think "The adventures of Tom Sawyer" I saw is an old old movie. And = >> I ever=20 >> thought that it must be a specific one for children. However, I found = >> out the=20 >> movie nowadays also has its own particular attraction. I still remember = >> that=20 >> Tom's aunt and half-brother Sid have not satisfied with him. But Tom is = >> real a=20 >> kind of clever boy. He can often get away with the punishment. In a = >> brilliant=20 >> scheme, Tom is able to con the neighborhood boy into completing the task = >> for=20 >> him. Besides, the episode which is full of children love is very = >> interesting.=20 >> Tom immediately falls in love with Becky at the first sight who is the = >> Judge's=20 >> daughter. He does everything just for winning her love even he asks for = >> "get=20 >> engaged." Of course, it is arranged funny in the movie that he broke his = >> >> relationship with Becky because he accidentally blusts that has been = >> engaged=20 >> before. Sometimes I can't help thinking about the fact how really mature = >> Tom is.=20 >> Also a romantic boy, right? Mentioned about honesty and courage. Tom = >> indeed is a=20 >> good example for all the children even for most of us adults. Because = >> Tom and=20 >> Huck are extremely scared that Injun Joe who is real the killer will = >> attempts to=20 >> seek revenge on them. According to Tom's sense of justice Tom decides to = >> be the=20 >> witness in the court. I think Tom does not want to burden the guilty = >> consciences=20 >> and then make up his mind to tell the truth to the town. Maybe most of = >> us could=20 >> not do that like Tom in the real situation. Therefore on the other hand, = >> The=20 >> adventures of Tom Sawyer is for all the people including children and = >> adults. In=20 >> this sense, Tom is our good example in the modern society. Although our = >> society=20 >> is boomer than before, existence of conscience is more necessary than = >> before.=20 >> <BR><BR>Guangxi University of Technology <BR>Foreign Language Department = >> English=20 >> Major Class022</P> >> <P>(reviewer's name omitted--KR)</P> >> <P>_______________</P> >> <P>I especially like the film review because it reminds me of this=20 >> 1875 letter from a Danish fan I included in _Dear Mark = >> Twain_:</P><FONT=20 >> lang=3DZH-TW face=3DMinionPro-Regular size=3D2><FONT lang=3DZH-TW = >> face=3DMinionPro-Regular=20 >> size=3D2></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>To</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Mr. Samuel L. Clemens alias Mark=20 >> Twain:</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Please to excuse that I fall with the = >> door in the=20 >> house, without first to begin </FONT><FONT size=3D4>with the usual long=20 >> ribble-row. I want to become the autograph of the over alle </FONT><FONT = >> >> size=3D4>the world well known Mark Twain, whose narratives so apt have = >> procured me=20 >> a </FONT><FONT size=3D4>laughter.</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>If you will answer this letter, I will = >> be very=20 >> glad. Answer me what you will; </FONT><FONT size=3D4>but two words. If = >> you not=20 >> will answer me other so write only, that you do not </FONT><FONT = >> size=3D4>like to=20 >> write autographs.</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Your</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Carl Jensen</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Ans.</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>C. Jensen, custom officer</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Stubbekjobing in Falster</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Denmark</FONT></DIV> >> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Europe</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT><FONT=20 >> face=3DMinionPro-It size=3D1><FONT face=3DMinionPro-It size=3D1> >> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> >> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Mark Twain's marginal comment: = >> "</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT=20 >> lang=3DZH-TW face=3DMinionPro-Regular size=3D1><FONT lang=3DZH-TW = >> face=3DMinionPro-Regular=20 >> size=3D1><FONT size=3D4>Preserve this remarkable = >> letter."</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> >> <DIV><FONT lang=3DZH-TW face=3DMinionPro-Regular size=3D1><FONT = >> lang=3DZH-TW=20 >> face=3DMinionPro-Regular size=3D1><FONT=20 >> size=3D4>___________________________________</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> >> <DIV> </DIV> >> <DIV>Lest I seem cruelly insensitive, I'll confess that when I lived in = >> South=20 >> Africa many years ago, I wrote a long note in Afrikaans to the mail = >> carriers=20 >> that I pinned to the front door of my apartment. When an Afrikaner = >> friend read=20 >> that note, his uncontrollable laughter convinced me what I had written = >> was not=20 >> for public consumption, so I instantly destroyed it. I have no doubt = >> that the=20 >> syntax of my Afrikaans note was probably at about the same level as the = >> syntax=20 >> of the Chinese and Danish writers' notes.</DIV> >> <DIV> </DIV> >> <DIV>Happy new year to all!</DIV> >> <DIV> </DIV> >> <DIV>Kent Rasmussen</DIV> >> <DIV>in sunny Southern California<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> >> >> ------=_NextPart_000_0455_01CF07BC.664D45E0-- >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6968 - Release Date: 01/02/14 >>