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    Sir John Hovey: A Short Story

    By Edward E. Rochon

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    A brief preface lays out the vignette biography of Sir John Hovey. Chapter 1 briefly outlines his life after the manner of a Who's Who entry. Chapter 2 discusses his youth and service in hunting down spies in WWI, the formation of The Shropshire Players, and his marriage to Sarah Silverspoon, a Jewish heiress. Chapter 3 notes his rise to fame and how he endeared himself to his audience. Chapter 4 mentions some anecdotes on Sir John's great talent and diligence. He would not fail to upstage an actor failing in performance. His presence all but invariably elicited good performances from fellow players, with one notable exception mentioned in anecdotal form. Chapter 5 discusses Sir John's knighthood in 1952 and how his controversial notions of British culture were overlooked. He turns down his nomination for peerage for the sake of avoiding controversy. Chapter 6 details his retirement motivated by his quest for anonymity that would be brought about by living at least 250 years. His love of acting impels him to continue in the trade in disguise. It is suggested Derek Jacobi might be Sir John, though this is certainly not asserted as incontrovertible fact.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEdward E. Rochon
    Release dateJan 30, 2016
    ISBN9781310811968
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    Sir John Hovey: A Short Story
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    Edward E. Rochon

    I write for my health and the health of the world. Often the cure rivals the disease in grief and aches. My writing career started at twelve when I attempted to write a sequel to Huckleberry Finn but never finished it. My writings have included poetry, plays, a novel, non-fiction and writing newsletters for here and there. Recently, I am dabbling into short stories. Apart from newsletters, nothing has been published in print. I bought an audio recording of one of my poems but threw it away in disgust due to an inappropriate reading by the narrator. 'Contra Pantheism...' was my first eBook. About a hundred eBooks have been published since including some books of verse, and my essays collected into five volumes, and one volume of collected poems. A few other types of literature are on my list of published works. My essays deal with fundamental questions of philosophy as well as natural philosophy (science.) On the whole, my works are as far above the writings of Plato and Aristotle as the material power of the United States is over that of Ancient Greece. I once asked myself if I had ever written anything memorable, but couldn't remember exactly what I had written. I started to check my manuscripts but stopped as it seemed the answer to the question was obvious. Gore Vidal mentioned in one of his memoirs that writers tend to forget what they write and are a bad source to ask about their works. Gore knew a lot of writers. I have not and may have been a bit hard on myself. Apart from self-improvement and maybe making a few bucks, my main goal is to bring about a golden age for mankind. Being a man, this sounds appealing. It is pointless to desist and all small measures are worth the effort. Albert Camus thought suicide the only serious philosophical question. He was a fool and died young. Suicide is a waste of time. The most important functional question is: How do I get what I want? The one question that trumps this is the ultimate question of intent: What should I want? As Goethe pointed out: Be careful what you wish for in your youth, you might get it in middle age.

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