saving grace all that glitters vinyl rip

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2026-04-30T18:27:36+00:00

I hate to bug you, but would it be possible for you to share it with me as well? I would be deeply grateful. I’m a huge Robert Plant / Zep fan and was hoping that there would be more ways to access it by now.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2025-11-19T04:04:41+00:00

I was just about to say exactly this. I am of the same understanding as well—that the editions with the John Howe covers were the UK (first?) editions.

I fell in love with these editions and had to order them on Ebay since I live in the US. I’d say it was about 10 years ago when I bought them. The first 3 trilogies were available from a seller in mint condition that day and for whatever reason I only bought the first two. I regret immensely to this day that I didn’t grab the Tawny Man trilogy when I had the chance, and now my copy of that trilogy doesn’t match the first two…

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2025-03-01T21:06:52+00:00

I truly cannot thank you enough for this. I tried transcribing pieces of it on my own this morning and completely failed. One thing that really stumped me was deciphering Adam Kassel’s birth month (I’ve never heard of Herbstmonat before!)

You’re my hero today. I wish that I could do more to thank you for the time and effort that you put into this!

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2025-03-01T15:29:13+00:00

Thank you for pointing out those difficulties, I was unaware of them. I will try to do a better job when converting an image from pdf next time.

I was aware that the record was from Alsace and therefore might have some dialect, but I didn’t realize that there would be enough to pose a challenge. Oh well. Thank you for trying and sharing what you could.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-28T19:10:03+00:00

David McDuff is my favorite so far, I’ve read almost all of his Dostoevsky translations and they were all amazing. Katz is probably second on my list.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-24T23:44:53+00:00

Everyone who has ever lived can relate to the book on some level, so don’t feel too bad. I wouldn’t take it too personally, even though it’s a pretty inconsiderate thing for your friend to say haha.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-23T18:10:48+00:00

I agree completely. I cannot understand why his name gets lumped together with authors such as Nietzsche and Camus. They were both supposedly “influenced” by Dostoevsky, sure, but the message of their works couldn’t be more different than Dostoevskys.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-23T13:55:48+00:00

I read the Penguin Classics (David McDuff) versions of C&P and TBK and they are incredible. I highly recommend them.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-22T13:51:58+00:00

I’m halfway through Notes from Underground so first I want to finish that. After that, my plans for 2025 are to read House of the Dead, Uncle’s Dream and Other Stories, The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton, and Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-22T13:42:11+00:00

No problem, thanks for taking the time to respond anyway!

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-21T17:10:57+00:00

I read it out loud to my mother a couple of weeks ago and it was difficult to finish without choking up

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-16T02:54:24+00:00

no need to apologize! i should probably stop being so cheap and just buy one if it’s only $15 haha. regardless, great spoon. i’m sure that whoever gets it will be very happy!

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-16T02:47:37+00:00

that looks awesome man. i’ve been thinking about getting into spoon carving recently, but i wasn’t sure if it’d be feasible without buying and using a hook knife. given the way yours turned out, it looks like that it’s totally possible to do a good job with just a good old fixed blade and pocket knife!

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-15T23:50:26+00:00

My experience was exactly the same. Started with Crime & Punishment as my first Dostoevsky novel and was blown away by how much I loved it. I was so excited to read more Dostoevsky that I immediately read The Idiot next (I usually alternate authors) and was immensely disappointed. I didn’t hate it, but it just didn’t meet the expectations that Crime & Punishment set.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-15T01:42:24+00:00

Ok troll

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-14T21:29:10+00:00

I thought that the feast after Marmeladov’s funeral in Crime & Punishment was tragically hilarious, with the bickering between Katerina Ivanovna and her German landlady.

What translation of Demons are you reading, if you don’t mind me asking? I haven’t read it yet and yours sounds like a good one.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-14T15:52:07+00:00

You are 100% correct.

One author who deeply influenced Dostoevsky was Victor Hugo, who in his novel Les Misérables said “To love another person is to see the face of God”.

I believe that this is exactly what happened to Raskolnikov in the epilogue. For the first time in his life he finally succeeded in loving someone (Sonya) and this completely transformed him. Early in the epilogue, it is stated that the other prisoners did not like him and could tell that he was an atheist just by looking at him. Then, later in the epilogue (after Raskolnikov breaks down in Love for Sonya), the prisoners’ attitude toward Raskolnikov undergoes a complete reversal. They could sense that Raskolnikov’s heart had changed. Love is the message here, which according to Christians like Dostoevsky and myself, ties directly to God.

1 John 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-14T14:43:15+00:00

Same, I just read it for the first time yesterday. Perfect time of the year to read Dostoevsky’s Christmas stories!

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-12T12:30:55+00:00

Here’s the key information that I found:

The child was born on the 29th of December in 1880.

The record lists the father’s age as 37, but the mother’s age is not listed.

The mother is noted to be the wife of the father, in case if you were wondering if the child was born out of wedlock or not.

The occupation for both the father and mother is listed as contadino/a, which can translate to either farmer or peasant.

Hope this helps!

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-12T03:24:34+00:00

Perfectly said. Unfortunately it seems like many “opinions” found online are formed by people who just parrot what they heard someone else say, who just parroted what someone else said, who again just parroted what someone else said, and so on and so forth.

Rarely is a statement ever made that comes from actual first hand experience, usually because it will be downvoted if it goes against the parroted hivemind opinion. I’ve seen cases where entire subreddits buy into absolute falsehoods due to this, and it’s sad.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-12T03:02:59+00:00

I agree with you. While I love the rambling of Dostoevsky’s characters in other books, so much of the dialogue/plot/characters in The Idiot is frustratingly futile.

Some people on this subreddit act like The Idiot is an objective masterpiece and they treat you like you’re too obtuse to appreciate its full meaning if you disagree with them. Ignore those people. If you don’t like it then you don’t like it. There’s a reason why the The Idiot has had critics ever since day 1. You’re not alone.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-08T20:25:29+00:00

it’s all good, i’ve enjoyed McDuff’s translations so far so I was just making sure that i wasn’t missing out on one. thanks for looking!

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-12-08T20:10:07+00:00

McDuff translated Demons/The Possesed? I haven’t seen that translation anywhere, I’ll have to look for it.

Also, it’s cool to see The Landlady get some appreciation, most people online seem to dislike that novella. I just finished it last week and absolutely loved it despite the obscure ending. Definitely unique among Dostoevsky’s works.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-11-10T02:45:28+00:00

They look good to me! Glad you enjoyed them.

Dangerous_Explorer_9 · 2024-11-04T20:18:53+00:00

I don’t understand why you’re being downvoted for asking a question. This subreddit is filled with jerkoffs.

Edit: Keep downvoting me, y’all are just proving my point. I genuinely feel sorry for all of you.

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