(urth) The Secret House Within BotNS

Mo Holkar lists at ukg.co.uk
Wed Jul 7 14:24:41 PDT 2010


At 22:14 07/07/2010, John wrote:
>On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 5:11 PM, James Wynn 
><<mailto:crushtv at gmail.com>crushtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>(actually I think Horn's relationship with Nettle and his sons 
>>comes closest to true autobiography- Mrs. Wolfe is named Rosemary 
>>and rosemary is a member of the nettle family)
>
>Just on this botanical point, rosemary is not a member of the nettle 
>family. It is a member of the mint family.  (Which would suggest, if 
>you accept this naming theory, that Wolfe's depiction of his wife is 
>more likely to be Maytera/General Mint than Nettle.)
>
>
>Or Rose!
>
>  ..this suggests that the "naming theory" is of limited value.


Indeed.

Mo



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