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Person from Porlock

Index Person from Porlock

The person from Porlock was an unwelcome visitor to Samuel Taylor Coleridge during his composition of the poem Kubla Khan in 1797. [1]

28 relations: A. D. Hope, Ada Lovelace, Adrian Mole, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Arthur Conan Doyle, Biographia Literaria, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams, England, Illeism, Kubla Khan, Louis MacNeice, Matlock, Derbyshire, Nether Stowey, Opium, Porlock, Quantock Hills, Raymond F. Jones, Robert Graves, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Somerset, Stevie Smith, Suspension of disbelief, Sydney Padua, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole, University of Chicago Press, Vincent Starrett.

A. D. Hope

Alec Derwent Hope (21 July 190713 July 2000) was an Australian poet and essayist known for his satirical slant.

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Ada Lovelace

Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.

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Adrian Mole

Adrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend.

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Analog Science Fiction and Fact

Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science-fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930.

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes.

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Biographia Literaria

Biographia Literaria, or in full Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, is an autobiography in discourse by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which he published in 1817, in two volume of twenty-three chapters.

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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a humorous detective novel by English writer Douglas Adams, first published in 1987.

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Douglas Adams

Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, scriptwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Illeism

Illeism (from Latin ille meaning "he, that") is the act of referring to oneself in the third person instead of first person.

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Kubla Khan

"Kubla Khan; or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment" is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816.

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Louis MacNeice

Frederick Louis MacNeice CBE (12 September 1907 – 3 September 1963) was an Irish poet and playwright.

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Matlock, Derbyshire

Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England.

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Nether Stowey

Nether Stowey is a large village in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, South West England.

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Opium

Opium (poppy tears, with the scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy (scientific name: Papaver somniferum).

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Porlock

Porlock is a coastal village in Somerset, England, west of Minehead.

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Quantock Hills

The Quantock Hills is a range of hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset, England.

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Raymond F. Jones

Raymond Fisher Jones (15 November 1915 – 24 January 1994) was an American science fiction author.

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Robert Graves

Robert Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985), also known as Robert von Ranke Graves, was an English poet, historical novelist, critic, and classicist.

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.

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Somerset

Somerset (or archaically, Somersetshire) is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west.

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Stevie Smith

Florence Margaret Smith, known as Stevie Smith (20 September 1902 – 7 March 1971), was an English poet and novelist.

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Suspension of disbelief

The term suspension of disbelief or willing suspension of disbelief has been defined as a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties and believe something surreal; sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment.

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Sydney Padua

Melina Sydney Padua is a graphic artist and animator based in London, England.

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The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer is a steampunk graphic novel written and drawn by Sydney Padua.

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The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole

The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole, Margaret Hilda Roberts and Susan Lilian Townsend is the third book in the Adrian Mole series, written by Sue Townsend.

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University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States.

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Vincent Starrett

Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (October 26, 1886 – January 5, 1974), known as Vincent Starrett, was an American writer, newspaperman, and bibliophile.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_from_Porlock

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