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Thread #59383 Message #946886
Posted By: greg stephens
06-May-03 - 08:26 AM
Thread Name: BS? 'No Great Mischief'- One Great Book
Subject: RE: BS? 'No Great Mischief'- One Great Book
Well. I read the book in Stoke, England so it is has travelled about a bit. I thought the book was extrordinarily interesting, if a bit marred by the trans-Atlantic "all Scots have red hair and speak Gaelic" school of writing. I have slight doubts about the "No great mischief" Wolfe quote. I have no great admiration for the English officer classes, but I'm not sure if he was being as callous as you might think. Sardonic humour is pretty common in the military.