tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post1013938455058424825..comments2024-03-28T05:22:09.542-07:00Comments on Record of a Baffled Spirit: Was there something in the water?Mike Keytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-41879812037339293192021-08-26T12:23:40.687-07:002021-08-26T12:23:40.687-07:00I believe there is more to her than that and that ...I believe there is more to her than that and that she’s still alive Morighanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321002364224138379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-88559311092529810942020-03-04T17:22:08.432-08:002020-03-04T17:22:08.432-08:00It seems unlikely that Katharine Morgan was any ki...It seems unlikely that Katharine Morgan was any kind of decent mother. She raised a son (Evan) who was a notorious predatory homosexual and pedophile (seducing boys in Algiers) and a daughter who became an opium abuser. Veritanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-78171174415463016962012-08-30T03:15:26.465-07:002012-08-30T03:15:26.465-07:00Anon, many thanks for your input. I never realised...Anon, many thanks for your input. I never realised Evan Morgan would still have the power to fuel controversy so many years after his death. I should have done. History arouses the strongest of passions, and much is learned from fierce argumentMike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-79926375825618597372012-08-29T20:01:03.154-07:002012-08-29T20:01:03.154-07:00With the greatest respect to your fine blog, the c...With the greatest respect to your fine blog, the comments of Will Cross should be treated with the utmost suspicion. The stories re. Katherine were not created by Evan, and there exist several letters from observers that report seeing her make nests at the conclusion of a meal. As to the assertion that these stories were "created for mischief by Evan during WW1 whilst wearily wearing away the war at Garsington Manor while his fellow Welshmen were being slaughtered in the trenches." this is a gross misrepresentation of the truth. <br /><br />Evan suffered from tuberculosis, and was in and out of medical institutions his entire life. He was determined to fight in WW1, but was turned down repeatedly because of ill-health, and finally his mother pulled strings and got him a position in The Ministry of Works, where he was personal private secretary to the Minister, Walter Monckton. <br /><br />I take issue with your assertion that his book is "well worth the read"; it reads neither well as fact or fiction, the latter being the majority of the content. It is one of the worst examples of "cut & paste" vanity publishing, with little literary or historical merit. There is scant evidence of either editing or critical judgement, and sensationalist garbage is purveyed as historically backed supposition. There are no sources referenced throughout, and certainly no access to primary sources. <br /><br />This book is a monument to the authors' self-inflated ego. Take, for example, the description of the "discovery" of Gwyneth's grave. One would imagine that they had hacked their way through the undergrowth a la Indiana Jones; anyone in Newport could tell you that you discover Gwyneth's grave by walking around the side of the church! If the grave was a little worse for wear it was because her entire family had been extinct for nearly fifty years.<br /><br />Please - save your money, and do not pander to this man's scarcely grammatical self importance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-73218882038325076122012-08-28T20:39:49.972-07:002012-08-28T20:39:49.972-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ba sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461937230999852843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-57138437593159448262012-08-25T03:55:21.364-07:002012-08-25T03:55:21.364-07:00History is fascinating, Misha, sifting fact from f...History is fascinating, Misha, sifting fact from fiction, highlighting this, omitting that. Life, past and present provides unlimited fodder. You are completely rightMike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-24350853962301787462012-08-25T03:13:20.256-07:002012-08-25T03:13:20.256-07:00Ah this is really so interesting. I really enjoyed...Ah this is really so interesting. I really enjoyed reading about this family. Gives my mind lots of fodder for future story ideas. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-31868130901562547292012-08-25T01:59:11.106-07:002012-08-25T01:59:11.106-07:00LD judging by Evan, a very large goose.LD judging by Evan, a very large goose.Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-34318248725744296182012-08-25T01:58:31.753-07:002012-08-25T01:58:31.753-07:00Angela, as Scott Fitzgerald said: 'The rich ar...Angela, as Scott Fitzgerald said: 'The rich are different to us' - or words to that effect. Mind you, I'd welcome a bit of that 'difference'Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-12382788144008573992012-08-25T01:57:04.893-07:002012-08-25T01:57:04.893-07:00Boring family...? Didn't you keep giant ostric...Boring family...? Didn't you keep giant ostriches? Aren't you now an enthusiastic chicken farmer, building coops left right and center. Katharine Carnegie is alive and well and living in Texas! Seriously, there is evidence that much of Katharine's eccentricity has been exaggerated by her son, Evan, and that her making of small bird nests to give to guests was therapy for severe arthritus. I have just received an email from Will Cross, along with a fabulous picture of Lady Katharine herself which I have just added. It defends Katharine, but makes Evan even more of a cad:<br /><br />'Here are some images from that day to I hope raise your affections for a much misunderstood woman. Also an enchanting picture of the lady herself, with her tremendous conk, which does earn mention in passing of its avian look but in all probability the bird woman description and sitting in nests ( one big enough to lay Evan) was in first created for mischief by Evan during WW1 whilst wearily wearing away the war at Garsington Manor while his fellow Welshmen were being slaughtered in the trenches.' Many thanks, Will - and for those who like this period 'A Beautiful Nuisance' is well worth the read.<br />Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-14449727251235389682012-08-24T21:07:46.007-07:002012-08-24T21:07:46.007-07:00But whose eggs was she hatching?But whose eggs was she hatching?LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-37020337486237211292012-08-24T11:12:11.524-07:002012-08-24T11:12:11.524-07:00Wait...
So this woman made a bird's nest big e...Wait...<br />So this woman made a bird's nest big enough for her to sit in? Really?<br />I'm wondering if my early life at the bottom of the financial totem pole wasn't so bad given most of the people I knew then were sane lol!!!<br />I haven't risen far from my humble beginnings but notice that the people a lot farther up than me have the oddest...tendencies.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-69152763511295069932012-08-24T05:14:41.646-07:002012-08-24T05:14:41.646-07:00I remember hearing a story about a noblewoman and ...I remember hearing a story about a noblewoman and a large nest. Your post helped me connect the dots.<br /><br />Makes me glad I come from a relatively boring family.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com