"A Holding"

[Mark Kohut]

I do not know of that Mailer work either...unless it is a story or
article but
William Eastlake wrote a good novel back in the day called

Castle Keep. Made into a popular movie.

On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 11:04 AM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not familiar with that Mailer piece,  but I'm sure you know that a
> "keep" is the fortified tower within a castle.  It is a place of last
> refuge.
>
> David Morris
>
> On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 9:45 AM Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Since you're acquainted with these words, can you tell me the origin of
> > "the keep"? Norman Mailer wrote a book with that title, and I'm guessing
> > that it means some kind of secondary property, not where one actually
> lives
> > but rather some hideaway in some forest or something.
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 11:48 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> A British term.
> >>
> >> It goes back a long British ways to  meaning owning earth.
> >>
> >> These days it means having a garden.
> >>
> >> At least I think so.
> >>
> >> David Morris
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