The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 21, May 25, 2003, Article 16

MORE ON ANNOTATIONS

  Fred Reed writes: "Regarding. your discussion of adding
  context or interpretation to the printed word:  I do it
  prodigiously.  I don't read without a pen or pencil at hand.
  Underlining is useless for the most part, but commenting,
  including posing questions or debating points in narrative is
  a must.

  I call the work product "interlinear" (in other words
  "between the lines") and if I recall correctly that stems from
  my graduate school days and reading Lawrence Durrell's
  ALEXANDRIA QUARTET.  Durrell's magical four books
  weave and interweave, layer upon layer, interpretation upon
  interpretation, leaving more reality than mere facts alone.

  A vintage pristine book is like an old maid . . . wasted
  opportunity."

  Henry Bergos writes: "Regarding "marginalia":   New books
  that have short print runs I will never write in.  I usually have
  a piece of paper in the book with any marks that I may want
  referencing the place and the notation.  On the other hand I
  have made notations in "common" books with errors.  Mark
  them for the next person!  I also spent a few hours attributing
  a large cent "some years ago" and couldn't find it.  I had 5
  books on the table and couldn't find this coin with the large
  cud that I was sure would be listed.  Finally I took out Andrews,
  and there it was!!  I marked this in the margin of my Sheldon,
  gently in pencil."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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