tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post5913003622097595389..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: A Duck's TaleTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-76847723076337505432013-06-07T16:24:24.375+02:002013-06-07T16:24:24.375+02:00I was aware of Gardner's opinion on outdoor li...I was aware of Gardner's opinion on outdoor life, but not about his ancestry. Interesting character, that Gardner. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-3598892618260207842013-06-07T15:35:16.515+02:002013-06-07T15:35:16.515+02:00I think ESG wrote his best work in the Forties and...I think ESG wrote his best work in the Forties and Fifties.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-2978770562651588702013-06-07T12:46:41.057+02:002013-06-07T12:46:41.057+02:00I agree that overall it's a good book. The Wit...I agree that overall it's a good book. The Witherspoon character was something of a stand-in for Gardner. They shared opinions and attitudes on the outdoors, etc. Gardner frequently included details about himself and his points of view in his works. (e.g. Gardner was a descendant of people who arrives on the Mayflower!)<br />Jeffrey Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422459407138331707noreply@blogger.com