This book was published in 1911....

[Paul Mackin]

Mark Kohut wrote:
> Love the Nesbit in the Pynchon context.

The Bastables at that time lived in Lewisham Rd, not great a distance 
from Central London. They would have had to be fairly close to a 
generating station in order to have their house electrified. Don't think 
AC had come into use that early. Just guessing.

P.
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 3:34:38 PM
> Subject: Re: This book was published in 1911....
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> Mark Kohut wrote:
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> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com <mailto:markekohut at yahoo.com>>
> > To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org <mailto:pynchon-l at waste.org>>
> > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 12:58:33 PM
> > Subject: This book was published in 1911....
> >
> > The Anarchists Chapter 8
> > 
> <http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/vizetelly/vizetelly8.html>
> > *...* that he did so with the express object of studying a branch of
> > mechanics which he might utilise in preparing a really effective
> > *infernal machine*. *...*
> > dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/
> <http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/>> 
> <http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/>
> > vizetelly/vizetelly8.html - 79k - Cached
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> > - Note this
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> Think it was a pretty common 19th Century term.
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> Remember coming across it as a child. In E. Nesbit's "The New Treasure
> Seekers" the two younger Bastable children while exploring the cellar of
> their house come across a bunch of coils and wires. They jump to the
> conclusion that it is an "infernal machine." Someone they believe is
> trying to dynamite their father who has recently won a local election.
> They cut all the wires, etc.  As a result the house is plunged into
> total darkness. Turns out they have destroyed the new electrical system
> the father has recently had installed.
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