The
Analysis of The Three Army-Surgeons
INTRODUCTION:
This
is one that I've been wanting to do for some time now but, owing to
the various pressures and responsibilities of life (1) I
haven't been able to, until now that is.
What
you're about to read is an interesting tale and one that, I suspect,
was not meant for the impressionable ears of the children but rather
whispered to their parents in the glow of the dying embers of the
fireplace after the little ones had been sent to bed and the brothers
were angling for a free nights lodging by keeping on with the
stories. The version I'm working from was translated by Margaret,
you'd like her if you met her, Taylor in 1884 (2)
It's much longer than the usual offering which is why I've taken the opportunity to break it up into four acts.
It's much longer than the usual offering which is why I've taken the opportunity to break it up into four acts.
