From our senior book reviewer Philo Remington:
| Dover Thrift Editions announced this week that it will soon publish a long lost book of Lewis Carroll's, Donald In The Motherland, and we have been given permission to publish an exclusive excerpt from the book: “When I use a word,” Humpty-Trumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” “And the fact of the matter is,” said Sarah, “that I can make words mean so many different things.” The Vlad Hatter grinned. “I have created a world of my own,” he said, “where everything is nonsense. Nothing is what it is, because everything is what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what wouldn’t be, would be. And what would be, it wouldn’t. You see?” |  |
“It all adds up,” sighed Mitch Turtle, “and I am very calculating with all the branches of the Government with practiced use of Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.”
In an introduction to the book written by Carroll himself, the author said that he was inspired to write the story after reading a poem by Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request) -- and the poem, "'No' matters when the Aide has lied" (below on the left), even fits the headlines from this week: During a meeting of his Cabinet on Wednesday, Trump was asked by a reporter whether Russia is still targeting the United States. "No," said the president. Later, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed that Trump was merely saying "no" to more questions, and not answering the specific question about Russia – even though the pool reporter had reworded the same question, and Trump again answered, "No.”
Remember back in the good old days when Bill Clinton speculated about "what the meaning of is, is"? Well, this week Trump trumped Clinton's play on words because "would" became "wouldn't," "no meddling" became "no, meddling," and (via Rudy Giuliani), "incriminating" became "exculpatory."
Much like the character's in Lewis Carroll's book, we are definitely down the кролик hole.
Besides inspiring Carroll to write his book, Dickinson's poem inspired Emily Dickinson to pen her poem "No matter where the Saints abide" (below on the right).
Remember back in the good old days when Bill Clinton speculated about "what the meaning of is, is"? Well, this week Trump trumped Clinton's play on words because "would" became "wouldn't," "no meddling" became "no, meddling," and (via Rudy Giuliani), "incriminating" became "exculpatory."
Much like the character's in Lewis Carroll's book, we are definitely down the кролик hole.
Besides inspiring Carroll to write his book, Dickinson's poem inspired Emily Dickinson to pen her poem "No matter where the Saints abide" (below on the right).
| By Emmett Lee Dickinson: “No” matters when the Aide has lied She morphs the Word with flair Behold her great Impertinence Accompanied with Stare |  | By Emily Dickinson: No matter where the Saints abide, They make their Circuit fair Behold how great a Firmament Accompanies a Star. |
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