CHAPTER XXII CHICAGO (1893)

Paul Mackin paul.mackin at verizon.net
Wed Jul 19 08:27:12 CDT 2006


On Jul 19, 2006, at 9:09 AM, Ghetta Life wrote:

>
> I think Pynchon was probably more attracted to Adams' Luddite  
> qualities:  regretting the dynamo's displacing the Virgin.
>
> Ghetta


I'm sure that's right. Plus they were both scions of old  
Massachusetts families

P.
>
>> From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
>>
>> Adams always seemed a half century or so behind . [snip]
>> But that's OK.  Pynchon found good  things to like in him. Mainly  
>> recognition that  Adams like himself was a supreme master of prose.
>
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