Be forewarned, I am a total deflater of fun, about to strike again.
This time on that marvellous literary character created by Conan
Doyle, Sherlock Holmes. Yep, I know where the name 'Holmes' was
undoubtedly picked off. Worse still, I can do in the Swanns from the
Proustian universe as well.
This time on that marvellous literary character created by Conan
Doyle, Sherlock Holmes. Yep, I know where the name 'Holmes' was
undoubtedly picked off. Worse still, I can do in the Swanns from the
Proustian universe as well.
The use of electricity for the purpose of lighting truly began with a British
engineer named Frederick Hale Holmes, who in 1846 patented an electric
arc lamp..
engineer named Frederick Hale Holmes, who in 1846 patented an electric
arc lamp..
A brilliant British physicist and chemist named Joseph Swann is the man
who was credited with the invention of the carbon fibre filament incandescent lamp...
who was credited with the invention of the carbon fibre filament incandescent lamp...
https://www.thevictorianemporium.com/publications/history/article/history_of_lighting
Doyle(1859-1930) lived in Edingburgh, although the name itself is of Breton
origin. He was a physician, albeit not terribly successful, with an empty waiting
room. Hence, a lot of time on his hands... for imaginative writing.
Marcel Proust(1871-1922) wrote a prodigious amount; he was asthmatic and sickly
his entire life and his family's wealth made a literary career possible for him.
He wrote detaiiled accounts of his heroe's timid forays into Parisian social life.
Why do I link the works of these two very different men to the emergence of
the lit city streets in Europe? Because it must have made a huge difference. The
city acquired night life, it was no longer dangerous to be on the streets at night, nor
was the night dweller necessarily suspect. The artist - willy-nilly - documents his
epoch, and the contorsions of human consciousness to make sense of it all.
Doyle(1859-1930) lived in Edingburgh, although the name itself is of Breton
origin. He was a physician, albeit not terribly successful, with an empty waiting
room. Hence, a lot of time on his hands... for imaginative writing.
Marcel Proust(1871-1922) wrote a prodigious amount; he was asthmatic and sickly
his entire life and his family's wealth made a literary career possible for him.
He wrote detaiiled accounts of his heroe's timid forays into Parisian social life.
Why do I link the works of these two very different men to the emergence of
the lit city streets in Europe? Because it must have made a huge difference. The
city acquired night life, it was no longer dangerous to be on the streets at night, nor
was the night dweller necessarily suspect. The artist - willy-nilly - documents his
epoch, and the contorsions of human consciousness to make sense of it all.
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