tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post2224906401671254650..comments2024-03-28T15:48:11.151-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING -- PART TWORobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-63901364454500009122013-02-04T15:55:54.150-05:002013-02-04T15:55:54.150-05:00Far be it from me to send you down the memory hole...Far be it from me to send you down the memory hole, but I would be delighted to post it here if you were to say something about the novel, and perhaps about Martineau herself.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-54341360000767687452013-02-04T13:52:48.009-05:002013-02-04T13:52:48.009-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jim Westrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11523640492416820740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-2883784164095027522013-02-04T13:52:46.600-05:002013-02-04T13:52:46.600-05:00I really do not know that much (and I am not a his...I really do not know that much (and I am not a historian nor an expert on anything literary). Many years ago when I taught history of economic thought I included a chapter or two of "Ella of Graveloch" so that is why I remember it. I could try to dig up ELLA of Graveloch though and summarize it again.Jim Westrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11523640492416820740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-24215792689656788612013-02-04T10:57:35.615-05:002013-02-04T10:57:35.615-05:00I am not, but that sounds fascinating. I couldn&#...I am not, but that sounds fascinating. I couldn't persuade you to write a little something about it for this blog, could I?Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-18155985046398745792013-02-04T10:15:51.828-05:002013-02-04T10:15:51.828-05:00Are you familiar with any of the novels that were ...Are you familiar with any of the novels that were written in the early to mid 19th century that were attempts to popularize and making easier to understand the writings of David Ricardo and Adam Smith. The one I remember was "Ella of Graveloch" by Harriet Martineau which was an attempt to literally embody the no-rent margin of Ricardo (Ella lived on the remote island of Graveloch)?Jim Westrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11523640492416820740noreply@blogger.com