The HitchHiker's Omnibus: A Martyrdom

Friday, May 26, 2006

A Martyrdom

©2006 – Allen Sutterfield

And given over to the guards She went silently, the dark Hood dull in gleam of axe Stood still with eyes only:

Wood planks reflected steps Towards a doom, resounded As in a hollow room her quietness, Paler than moon her face

Took the gazes unsmiling And aloof: the sun watched, Played on the sparkling blade: People watched suddenly afraid:

One clean swish through air Tight with unbreathing and wish Of high men severed the sun In clotted fact: dead: done.

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Allen Sutterfield : "104 books I must read"

1. Among Women Only—Cesare Pavese
2. Kaputt—C. Malaparte
3. The Counterfeiters---Andre Gide
4. The Greek Passion—N. Kazantzakis
5. Freedom Or Death—“ “ “
6. Christ Recrucified-----“ “ “
7. Journals---Andre Gide
8. Letters—Marcel Proust
9. Les Nuits des Paris--- (?)
10 Emile---J.J. Rousseau
11 The 45 Guardsmen—A. Dumas
12 The Wandering Jew---Eugene Sue
13 Mysteeries of Paris---“ “ “
14 King of The Mountains—Edmund About
15 Man Without Qualities—R. Musil
16 The Fox In The Attic—Richard Hughes
17 Erewhon Revisited---Samuel Butler
18 The Worm Ouroboros---E. R. Eddison
19 Arabia Deserta----(?)
20 The Sotweed Factor—John Barth
21 Elmer Gantry—Sinclair Lewis
22 Hudson River Bracketed—E. Wharton
23 Poor White---Sherwood Anderson
24 Satanstoe—James F. Cooper
25 The Prairie—“ “ “
26 The Pioneers—“ “ “
27 U.S. A. Trilogy—John Dos Passos
28 Confessions of a Young Man---“ “
29 Three Soldiers----“ “ “
30 I Was Dancing---Edwin O’Connor
31 Knock And Wait Awhile—(Julius Horwitz???)
32 Knock And Wait Awhile—(Julius Horwitz?)
33 Kipling And Bubble Gum---(?)
34 The Hills Beyond---Thomas Wolfe
35 The Plumed Serpent—D.H. Lawrence
36 Eternal Fire---(Eudora Welty or Calder Willingham)
37 Delta Wedding—Eudora Welty
38 Daughter of Silence—Morris L. West
39 Shoes of the Fishereman — “ “
40 The Enormous Room --- e.e. cummings
41 6 Nonlectures -- “ “ “
42 The Cid
43 Memoirs of a Booklegger --- (??)
44 Paris Was Our Mistress ---( ?)
45 Wise Men Fish Here ----( ?)
46 Shakespeare and Company --- Sylvia Beach
47 The Compleat Angler — Isaac Newton
48 Blue Voyage — Conrad Aiken
49 Ushant — “ “
50 Urien’s Voyage- -- (?) (Aiken? Lowry?)
51 The Papers of Henry Ryecroft — George Gissing
52 Finnley Wren -- Philip Wylie
53 Desiree --- AnneMarie Selinko
54 Stories — Alexander Kuprin
55 The Rebel — A. Camus
56 Prospero’s Cel l— L. Durrell
57 Autobiography — Yeats
58 The Celtic Twilight — (? Yeats?)
59 Olivia — (?)
60 Wartime Letters -- Rilke
61 Selections: -- Leopardi
62 Henri Brulard — Stendhal
63 The Bible In Spain — George Borrow
64 Smoke — Ivan Turgenev
65 A Raw Youth — Dostoyevsky
66The Insulted and the Injured — “ “
67 A Modern Instance — W. Dean Howells
68 The Sound of Waves — (Japanese, can’t recall author)
69 The Source — J. Michener
70 The Ambiguities --- Melville
71 Mardi -- “ “
72 The Desert of Wheat — Zane Grey
73 Stairs of Sand — “ “
74 Growth of the Soil — Knut Hamsun
75 Homecoming -- “ “
76 Mont. St. Michel and Chartres — Henry Adams
77 The Education of Henry Adams — “ “
78 Midlothian — Sir Walter Scott
79 Kenilworth — “ “ “
80 Quentin Durward — “ “ “
81 The Chequer Board — Nevil Shute
82 The Age of Scandal — T.H. Whyte
83 The Path to Rome — H. Belloc
84 The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte — Daphne du Maurier
85 Paracelsus---(anything by or about)
86 Swedenborg—(anything by or about)
87 Ataturk — (?)
88 Dreiser — W. A. Swanberg
89 Sinclair Lewis — Mark Schorer
90 Scott Fitzgerald — Turnbull
91 The Intelligent Heart -- Harry T. Moore
92 Turgenev -- (?)
93 1,000 Day -- Schlesinger
94 Kennedy -- Sorenson
95 The Crusades -- Henry Treece
96 The Jew -- (?)
97 Jews, God and History -- Max I. Dimont
98 The Varieties of Religious Experience—W. James
99 The Way of Zen -- Alan Watts
100 Growing Up in New Guinea -- Margaret Mead
101 Aku-Aku -- Thor Heyerdahl
102 Journey Into Russia -- Laurens Van Der Post
103 Life of Ste. Theresa
104 Jerusalem Delivered -- Torquato Tasso

I CHING: 64 Guidelines for 2007

64 Make love not war
63 All's well wit the tried & tested
62 With small steps go toward goals
61 Be cautious of those in authority
60 Perfection is not always attainable
59 Take time to analyse yourself
58 Be content with your achievements
57 Consider your priorities
56 Silence is often the best option
55 Share your problems
54 Waste not your talents
53 Concentrate on solid facts
52 Wisdome & fortune are bedfellows
51 Welcome changes when necessary
50 Good or bad times will come to pass
49 Have regard for good traditions
48 Add courage to your convictions
47 Correct errors as you progress
46 Fear nothing
45 Cultivate harmonious relationships
44 Give heed to care & reason
43 Avoid petty desires
42 Control fate to your advantage
41 Charity starts at home
40 Forget past follies & mistakes
39 Take care if you must leap
38 Give help to the less fortunate
37 Be loyal with family & friends
36 Do not boast to provoke jelousy
35 Gain respect honestly
34 Seek gracefully safer ground
33 Honour your obbligations
32 Be in harmony with nature
31 Benefit from sound judgement
30 Make yours an ideal reality
29 Let not thoughts breed fear
28 Maintain good income & status
27 Do not envy your fellowmen
26 Disdain vanity & shallow pursuits
25 Let your heart be your guide
24 Fulfill honest ambitions
23 Avoid arrogance & insincerity
22 Uphold right thought & action
21 Maintain peace of mind
20 Consider before taking action
19 Welcome a destiny of success
18 Make your own decisions
17 Be true to yoursef & others
16 Accept humbly good fortune
15 Expect no more than life can give
14 Be generous with your wealth
13 Shun unworthy individuals
12 Abide by your ethical values
11 Value health, wealth & romance
10 Be practical, diligent & tactful
9 Be aware of limitations
8 Avoid schemes and shady intents
7 Be flexible with your opinions
6 Avoid rash decisions
5 Excessive actions may be opposed
4 Walk wihin accepted standards
3 Make friends, they may help you
2 Be persistent but cautious
1 Success follows the bold