Mark Valentine (and John Howard)

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tartarusrussell

Chymist
I know that a number of you appreciate the work of Mark Valentine, so I thought I'd mention that the adventures of his his supernatural sleuth, The Connoisseur, are now available electronically. The details can be found on the latest Tartarus Press blog entry.
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I've just uploaded to youtube a short film in which Mark Valentine takes the viewer on a tour of his bookshelves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYsL7BUO6c4
Alongside authors you might expect (Machen, Shiel, Dunsany, del Mare), he discusses a number of other more eclectic authors....
 
Thanks very much for this Russell (and Mr. Valentine). Is it part two of an ongoing series of interviews with book collectors/authors about their collecting, the first one being with yourself? I hope that it is. It's delightful to be invited in to have a look and hear from these literary men about those books in their collections they treasure most. Now, I have to get my hands on 'A Voyage to Arcturus'. That's for sure.
 
Thank you. Particularly great to hear talk of H. A. Manhood's tales. I was pleased to discover recently that Sundial Press have a volume of his stories in the pipeline (with indeed an introduction by Mark Valentine).
 
Thank for for posting this fascinating and informative film, featuring two of my most favourite things: a staggeringly wonderful book collection and a beautiful black cat!
 
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Now, I have to get my hands on 'A Voyage to Arcturus'. That's for sure.
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Yeah, watching this made me want to revisit that book too. I first read it in my teens, I remember Colin Wilson (who I was reading a lot of at the time) singing it's praises.

I think it's definately a book that rewards repeat readings as it works on many levels.
 
Thanks! Just bought the 'Cthonia' fine found edition of Mandragora. Scarlet Imprint is a small press with impeccable taste and astonishing quality (especially their fine editions). I buy everything they print without hesitation.
 
From the "Notes on Contributors" section in the new Tartarus Press anthology Dark World:

A collection of his [e.g. Valentine's] tales featuring Ralph Tyler, occult detective (and other stories), Herald of the Hidden, is due from Tartarus Press in 2013
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Very good news - are these new stories featuring a new occult detective or is this old, unavailable/uncollected material?
 
Finished my review of STAR KITES by Mark Valentine. Star Kites s Gestalt Real-Time Reviews

I don’t read as much poetry as I used to do in the past, but this book has encouraged me to mend my ways. Highly recommended – and deserves to win poetry awards, not only for the poems themselves, but also for the concept of Versions and the sharing with us of a Gestalt Europe, a Secret Continent of Poetry as language tugs at language.
 
In 1983, on my Zennor Hill tape label, I released a recording of the sea off Cornwall and the lighthouse foghorn echoing in the coves. I'd lost my copy, but was delighted to find it has been played often of late on Basic FM, an adventurous net radio station, interested in "Broadcast Art, Sound and Independent Culture", who have also blogged about it :

Box under the bed: The Sound of the Sea (C60) |
 
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I'm eager to hear this tape. I asked the fellow who did the posting to possibly make me a copy. Hopefully he will digitize it, do you think it will compromise the integrity of the sounds? What kind of equipment did you use when you were doing the initial field recording, Sand?
 
From what I've heard, the sounds are as good as they ever were, but the tape hiss and wind wailing are all part of the vintage listening experience! I most favour the final 20 minutes of the foghorn echoing in the coves.
 
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