"The Recently Discovered Journal of Alexander the Great" by Henry Livingston (1793)

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[mairdie]

"The Recently Discovered Journal of Alexander the Great" by Henry Livingston, published in the New-York Magazine of February, 1793. Read by Byron Nilsson and illustrated with a wide variety of art and illustration.

These stories were in the library of 13 year old Clement Moore, as his father subscribed to the magazine in which Henry published.

[mairdie]

Humor was a large part of Henry's writing, and his imagination ran the gamut.

For a short description of the Night Before Christmas authorship attribution controversy, see a previous poem announcement.

[mairdie]

PING

[RossA]

Can we commission new ddiscoveries by Mr. Livingston? Ala peter Schikele and PDQ Bach?

I vote for the diary of Socrates’ shrewish wife, Xanthippe.

[YogicCowboy]

Today I conquered the known world. Now what do I do with myself? I am so depressed.

[mairdie]

Poor baby. We’re going to have to find a new virtual world for you to conquer. Maybe Graustark?

[Dr. Sivana]

I’ll get on it after I finish “Only a Factory Girl” by Rosie M. Banks, “The Care of the Pig” by Whiffle and “Mystery of the Pink Crayfish” by Rex West.

[mairdie]

I really wish I could watch Jeeves. I have the DVDs, but the British accent, which I can usually handle, is defeating me. Really frustrating.

[Dr. Sivana]

I really wish I could watch Jeeves. I have the DVDs, but the British accent, which I can usually handle, is defeating me. Really frustrating.

You better stay away from the BBC production of Dickens' "Pickwick Papers". Sam Weller speaks English "wery vell".