Try Reading The Book

From the comments on a Guardian article by Kathryn Hughes about Wuthering Heights:

Strange how Heart of Darkness and Conrad doesn't get the same verbal contempt and disdain from humanists as Wuthering Heights and Emily Bronte.
It might be because that Conrad darkness was over there - in Africa.

That the heart of darkness is over here, in London or Brussels, not in the Belgian Congo, is clearly one of the points of the story. Clearly, that is, if you read it.

But then, to judge from the article, Kathryn Hughes has not read Wuthering Heights: as in actually turned the pages, conned the words and so forth.

Would suggesting that Guardianistas try reading a book or two, just so's they know what it's like to and all, be..?

Guardianistas: That's nazi TRUMPY talk, now you're barred from Twitter la la la la la not listening la la la la la.

Birthday

Three years ago today I was sitting in the Dog'n'Duck in Mitcham with eight hours drinking done, six more to do and a bottle of famous in my bag for home time.

By a miracle (yes indeedy) that bottle was the last alcohol I drank, and today I am grateful to God as I understand Him and to AA, for my deliverance.