tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post5947351922503778064..comments2023-10-12T07:13:01.637-04:00Comments on The American Literary Blog: De Forest: The Great American NovelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-62533832665566961092011-01-20T17:24:31.841-05:002011-01-20T17:24:31.841-05:00Excellent detective work, Mr Vellela. Writing some...Excellent detective work, Mr Vellela. Writing some four months ago, I was able to <a href="http://dgmyers.blogspot.com/2010/09/great-american-novel.html" rel="nofollow">date</a> the phrase no earlier than 1869. I should have known there were earlier uses, since the editors of the <i>Round Table</i> complained then that “the great American novel” was already “much-talked-of.”D. G. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-53934206764178096622011-01-11T23:41:34.049-05:002011-01-11T23:41:34.049-05:00There's just no way this de Forest character c...There's just no way this de Forest character could have written The Great American Novel! I've written it! I've actually written two of them! They just haven't seen the public light of day, but that's immaterial! Humpphh!<br /><br />(Actually, I may be related to "this de Forest character" - de Forests (de Forets) inhabit my family tree (now this is ripe for some kind of pun) back into the 1630s in Nova Scotia.)<br /><br />Very fine to see you last evening at the Longfellow House. I plan to try to get to your "Born in Boston" show. Break a leg!Brass Castle Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17672381970088178734noreply@blogger.com