![]() ![]() Two of my favorite Gothic tales are “The Old Chevalier” and “The Poet.” The narrator in “The Old Chevalier” mentions, with approval, “I…do not think that I could ever really love a woman who had not, at some time or other, been up on a broomstick.” In “The Old Poet,” one of the characters is “the Councilor,” who “maintained an idea of paradise, for his generation had been brought up on the thought of life everlasting, and the idea of immortality came naturally to him.” Her muse is fertile and friendly-she manages, on page after page, to write what Coleridge identified as “the right words.” The storytelling is warm, the characters are vivid and realistic, and the context is so desirable. If you’re not a writer, you could wish that you may be one in another life. If you’re a writer, you may feel-a lot, or a little-that you wish you could write like Isak Dinesen. Seven Gothic Tales isn’t flamboyant, but it is fabulous. The films by the same names are authentic delights. Who wouldn’t love Denys Finch Hatton? After you’ve read Babette’s Feast, you don’t have any trouble recalling what it’s about. Out of Africa is a compelling classic tale of life and love. ![]() For starters, Isak Dinesen isn’t her name, but you probably know that.īaroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (née Dinesen) was a Danish author who wrote using several pen names, notably Isak Dinesen. Isak Dinesen’s story doesn’t stop with Out of Africa. ![]() ![]() New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, Inc., 1934 They’re not flamboyant, but they are fabulous… ![]()
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