I'm surprised that nobody has brought up this gentleman's work. Admittedly, it is dark humour, but his methods of writing are delightful, at least to me, in the manner in which they cavort on the tongue.
As for vocabulary, I would recommend his piece, "The Nursery Freize," which is a series of marching nondescript creatures voicing various words of obscurity and lingual delight. "Lunistice," "obloquy," "ampersand," et cetera.
Is anyone else here a fan or am I so totally off topic as to be ostracized?
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Roald Dahl is definitely a favorite.
I find Douglas Adams to be a fine wordsmith, as well.
Carl Sagan [See the signature] wrote exactly as if he were talking, lovely books.
And, of course, Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe should not be left out.
I find Douglas Adams to be a fine wordsmith, as well.
Carl Sagan [See the signature] wrote exactly as if he were talking, lovely books.
And, of course, Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe should not be left out.
"We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself."
-Carl Sagan
First they ignore you...
Then they laugh at you...
Then they fight you...
Then you win!
-Gandhi
-Carl Sagan
First they ignore you...
Then they laugh at you...
Then they fight you...
Then you win!
-Gandhi
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft. That literature scares me to death.
In a good way. Incredibly verbose gentleman. I suppose one would have to be, being mostly bedridden for life...
In a good way. Incredibly verbose gentleman. I suppose one would have to be, being mostly bedridden for life...
"We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself."
-Carl Sagan
First they ignore you...
Then they laugh at you...
Then they fight you...
Then you win!
-Gandhi
-Carl Sagan
First they ignore you...
Then they laugh at you...
Then they fight you...
Then you win!
-Gandhi
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