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Mar. 14th, 2010 10:22 amLook what I found! I've been in love with George Gissing's writing since I was a teen. Now I can catch up on the bits I missed!
The last thing I read of his was his diary, where teh sad fate of a couple returning from their honeymoon, lighting a candle and causing a gas explosion still looms large in my mind. Candles and gas are an uncommon combination these days. Also, domestic gas is scented in Australia. We have electric lighting. If I keep adding reasons then I shall distance myself from a truly awful reality.
The last thing I read of his was his diary, where teh sad fate of a couple returning from their honeymoon, lighting a candle and causing a gas explosion still looms large in my mind. Candles and gas are an uncommon combination these days. Also, domestic gas is scented in Australia. We have electric lighting. If I keep adding reasons then I shall distance myself from a truly awful reality.