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05 Sep 09 - 07:18 AM (#2716669) Subject: BS: Obit for Keith Waterhouse From: Acorn4 Keith Waterhouse died yesterday. I remember most fondly those humourous and perceptive columns that he wrote for the Mirror in the seventies. A great writer and exposer of pretentiousness and hypocrisy in all its forms. RIP Keith |
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05 Sep 09 - 07:22 AM (#2716670) Subject: RE: BS: Obit for Keith Waterhouse From: alanabit That is bad news. His level headed, clear, compassionate writing was a great influence on me as I grew up. |
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05 Sep 09 - 08:01 AM (#2716682) Subject: RE: BS: Obit for Keith Waterhouse From: alex s I loved his stuff, like the "society for the abolition of the aberrant apostrophe". wonderful. |
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05 Sep 09 - 08:28 AM (#2716689) Subject: RE: BS: Obit for Keith Waterhouse From: McGrath of Harlow Grateful for him for "Mrs Pooter's Diary". Like so many of the best books it's out of print now, but it's worth trying to get hold of a copy. |
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05 Sep 09 - 10:55 AM (#2716757) Subject: RE: BS: Obit for Keith Waterhouse From: Stilly River Sage Kevin, thanks for that link. It leads to some other interesting novels online. And that looks like an interesting "diary." |
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05 Sep 09 - 11:43 AM (#2716799) Subject: RE: BS: Obit for Keith Waterhouse From: gnu Great talent. RIP. |
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05 Sep 09 - 05:02 PM (#2716978) Subject: RE: Obit for Columnist Keith Waterhouse (Sep 2009) From: GUEST,Shimrod It's very strange but the day before yesterday I found myself thinking about Mr Waterhouse's very funny novel, Billy Liar - a book that I last read 30 or 40 years ago. I have a great hankering to read it again now - I wonder if it's still in print? |
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05 Sep 09 - 06:03 PM (#2717026) Subject: RE: Obit for Columnist Keith Waterhouse (Sep 2009) From: Peace Available here. |