CLASSICAL CORNER

FORTEANA FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD COMPILED BY BARRY BALDWIN

264: GREAT SEXPECTATIONS (Abundance of translated sources in Fant & Lefkowitz’s Women’s Life in Greece & Rome, 1982, and Lattimore’s Themes in Greek and Latin Epitaphs, 1962) Gay Marriage, LGBTQI, E-Harmony/Tinder, Trolling/Tweeting, Seeking the Perfect Mate – what have these to do with the ancients or our master Fort? Marriage and its constituents aren’t topics of Fort’s books – no pertinent references in Henry Schlanger’s Index. But, a frequent theme of his short stories, e.g. “Ruckus”, listed and readable on Mr X’s website. Fort (1896) married English servant Anna Filan (aka Filing), who survived him until 1937. No children. According to first-hand testimonies, a union of opposites that worked. A “bustling little hostess” (Aaron Sussman), she was outgoing, privy to their neighbours’ doings, and dragged Charles away from his clippings for nightly…

You're reading a preview of

Fortean Times (Digital) - 1 Issue, 411

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.