User:Mihangel Mawr

I wanted to leave a comment after reading the article on Stanley Loomis. It must be now several years ago when I bought a second hand ex library copy of Stanley Loomis' book, 'Paris in the Terror'. Recently, I was looking in my library for some book in French and found some short stories by Maupassant and read a few of these - my lexicon seems to have lessened with age so one had to have a dictionary at hand to remind oneself of the meaning of the unusual or forgotten words.

I subsequently found Mr Loomis' book and am now about three fifths through reading it. I would not be sufficiently scholarly in this field to be able to assess the degree to which this tome describes either accurately or comprehensively the history being described. I can, however, say that the approach which is to focus on the main 'actors' in the events described and develop an understanding of their characters makes reading this enjoyable and interesting. However, in the present day when English is too often used inappropriately or even abused, the expressions of this writer show him to be a master of the language. There are some citations when I read this book for the second time to absorb more of the detail, which I would hope to record as they are so acutely excellent in the form of their language and their meaning.

If only more writers today in the press and popular magazines were to read this book, it would no doubt encourage them to strive to be ecrivains also and not merely scribblers.

It was sad to read that this writer was killed at so young an age. Perhaps he may have written another chef d'oeuvre - but this masterpiece is so much more than many more popular writers would ever achieve. May he rest in peace and write in paradise!

Mihangel Mawr