tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768529518959054896.post3698395800997978174..comments2023-09-11T06:24:18.589-05:00Comments on Catch Her in the Wry: Shrugging it offCatch Her in the Wryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052541966405145087noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768529518959054896.post-30381574067070653102009-01-13T02:41:00.000-06:002009-01-13T02:41:00.000-06:00Have you ever heard of a book called The Secret of...Have you ever heard of a book called <EM>The Secret of the League,</EM> by a man named Ernest Bramah? It was published in 1907, and along with Garet Garrett's <EM>The Driver</EM> (whose main character is a mysterious and capable fellow named Henry Galt), it's the obvious prototype of <EM>Atlas Shrugged,</EM> a fact which Ayn Rand could never quite bring herself to acknowledge, unfortunately. <BR/><BR/>Here, if you're interested, is a brief review of <A HREF="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/ernest-bramah/secret-of-league.htm" REL="nofollow">The Secret of the League.</A><BR/><BR/>And if I'm not mistaken, you can read <A HREF="http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=SoqU_RBwhNIC&dq=the+driver+garet+garrett&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=WlZ4GZwe7l&sig=EY1-FiOcfMcZgsEJH4w-nsiL3uQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPP1,M1" REL="nofollow">The Driver in its entirety here.</A><BR/><BR/>Love your new avatar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com