Humphrey Carpenter RIP - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 01-05-2005, 01:43 PM

Rather sad that someone so talented should die so relatively young. I had not realised how much Carpenter had written, how many other biographies of famous writers, and how central comedy was to him. Tolkien, Auden and Pound make for a very interesting mix, to say nothing of Spike Milligan.

I had been hoping that eventually Carpenter would be able to produce an expanded edition of the Letters, maybe even include the diary. How I would like to have been present at that luncheon!.

Thank you for the link,Lalaith.

01-05-2005, 01:43 PM	#2
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	The bell tolls Rather sad that someone so talented should die so relatively young. I had not realised how much Carpenter had written, how many other biographies of famous writers, and how central comedy was to him. Tolkien, Auden and Pound make for a very interesting mix, to say nothing of Spike Milligan. I had been hoping that eventually Carpenter would be able to produce an expanded edition of the Letters, maybe even include the diary. How I would like to have been present at that luncheon!. Thank you for the link,Lalaith. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.