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From: jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos)
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Subject: Re: Who wrote David_and_the_Phoenix ?
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Date: Sun, 29-Sep-85 16:36:58 EDT
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> Could someone please tell me who wrote the children's book,
> David_and_the_Phoenix?

I've tried many times to "respond by mail," as Ms. Polichar requested,
regarding this query, but since I have not received any acknowledgement to
my repeated attempts, I must conclude that the messages are not getting
there.  So I will post the answer here.

_David_and_the_Phoenix_ was written in 1957 by Edward Ormondryod.  It was
published by Follett Publishing Co.

This is, incidentally, an important example of the "mortal mentor"* genre,
of which the movie "Harold and Maude" is another example.  Many other stories
contain similar subthemes, but this one is unique in that the mentor act-
ually is immortal, yet is still lost in the end.

*This term was employed by the late James Slicer Purcell, and applied to
Southern Literature.
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