The inside front cover and first page of David Markson’s copy of Les Philosophes: The Philosophers of the Enlightenment and Modern Democracy by Various (Ed. Norman L. Torrey):
On which Markson placed his name as an inscription.
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I apologize for falling off the map for the last couple days. For 200 and something days in a row I consistently posted a scan of Markson marginalia. And not just posted a scan but also thoroughly discussed its association with the life of the writer and the books he wrote. This will continue as soon as I return from the roadtrip to California that I have just embarked upon. I will be gone for exactly one month. When I return, expect more Reading Markson Reading posts.
This site is far from over.
Until then how about we just Read Markson?
And we’ll get back to Reading Markson READING in a month…
If this is your first time finding the site, I apologize for being away right at the time you’ve discovered my Markson blog—but feel free to peruse the more than 200 scans I’ve posted so far.
Also, remember, any of you out there who were able to get Markson-owned books from the Strand, please send me full-page scans of them and I will post them here. Thanks.
Anyways, hopefully I will be welcomed back with open arms upon my return by my fellow Readers (of Markson Reading), and I don’t fall victim to the same fate of Marco Polo:
“The credible folktale that Marco Polo and his father and uncle, disreputable and queerly dressed, were not recognized and almost denied entry to the Venice family home on their return from the East.” (Vanishing Point, pg. 35).
See you back here at the end of June?
Same bat time, same bat channel?