[Stephen Dame]

I can almost see a Bobcaygeon inspiration in the book too.

I couldn't help but think of "Lake Fever" in some of the flashbacks.

I just finished the book and I'm thinking that the last chapter or so might have inspired Day For Night because after all Day for Night is alot about death.

No doubt that film noir and Hugh's style of descriptive, poetic-fiction, were big influences on our man Gord.

[thipfan73]

I can almost see a Bobcaygeon inspiration in the book too.

I couldn't help but think of "Lake Fever" in some of the flashbacks.

I just finished the book and I'm thinking that the last chapter or so might have inspired Day For Night because after all Day for Night is alot about death.

No doubt that film noir and Hugh's style of descriptive, poetic-fiction, were big influences on our man Gord.

I love Hugh's writing style and it is most definitely influencing my writing style. I just started writing something after a long writer's block. Well, rather a rehash/improved version of combined things I have written.

I'm going to see if a movie has been made about this book. If it has I want to see it. If it hasn't, call me crazy but I want to write a screen play based on it.

[ahen]

Watch that ends the night makes me want to curl up beside the fire with a rye and stay away from the cold outside. Although Courage is a result of the book I felt Montréal really caught the mood. Terrarium too. Just isolated and wanting out of the cold into loving arms kinda thing I guess. Man, where's my sweater.

Andrew

[Stephen Dame]

Just pointed out to my thick skull that the doctor in Hugh's book is based on Dr. Norman Bethune:

Canadian doc, devoted his life to humanitarian life-saving surgeries during the Spanish Civil War and Mao's revolution. He is a like a diety in China, one of his books is required reading.

So that's something... Just thought I'd drop that in for those of you who posted you were about to read (Or were in the middle of reading) it... although it was probably already obvious to ya. Okay... back to losing at Trivial Pursuit.

[Shane Kroeker]

I was looking to see if my library at University carried "The Watch that Ends the Night", because I am anxious to give it a read. I searched the schools online database and was pleasantly shocked. The school has a copy of "The Watch that Ends the Night", that is autographed by Hugh Maclennan himself! Doesn't something like this belong in a museum, rather than amongst stacks of numerous books? When I go back to school i am going to scour the shelves for this book, and possibly "lose" the book and pay the $50 lost fee, and keep the book in my posession...

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Author: MacLennan, Hugh, 1907-1990.
Title: The watch that ends the night / by Hugh MacLennan. --

Published: Toronto : Macmillan, 1959.
Description: 373 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes: Autographed by the author.

Local Note: Professor Karl Werner Maurer Collection.
From the Charles and Elizabeth Bigelow Library

Holdings: Elizabeth Dafoe Library PS 8525 L45 W3 1959
Archives

[Stephen Dame]

I was looking to see if my library at University carried "The Watch that Ends the Night", because I am anxious to give it a read. I searched the schools online database and was pleasantly shocked. The school has a copy of "The Watch that Ends the Night", that is autographed by Hugh Maclennan himself! Doesn't something like this belong in a museum, rather than amongst stacks of numerous books? When I go back to school i am going to scour the shelves for this book, and possibly "lose" the book and pay the $50 lost fee, and keep the book in my posession...

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Author: MacLennan, Hugh, 1907-1990.
Title: The watch that ends the night / by Hugh MacLennan. --

Published: Toronto : Macmillan, 1959.
Description: 373 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes: Autographed by the author.

Local Note: Professor Karl Werner Maurer Collection.
From the Charles and Elizabeth Bigelow Library

Holdings: Elizabeth Dafoe Library PS 8525 L45 W3 1959
Archives

Signed books by Maclennan aren't that rare, I was able to find two at the bargain book store here in Ottawa, so the value probably won't sky rocket any time soon... of course, that depends on its issue. If it's a signed first edition, it's probably worth upwards of $500 or more to a collector. The sentimental value is something else though, and like all signed art, it's sure to creep up in value as the years pass and fewer copies are available. It's certainly a really cool find.

BTW, if it is a signed first edition hard cover, the Maclennan Institute at McGill might be interested. You wouldn't make any money, but your school/library would.

If you do get a scan of it, please lemme know, I'd like to put the image into the Courage exhibit.

[Cpt. Trips]

Watch that ends the night has the most fitting intro's ever...

Im really glad I was shown this book through the hip, totally something I may have never read. Such an amazing story. And the line from courage makes so much more sense when you are forced to think about it, not just a lyric in a song anymore...

[chicagoblackhawks77]

Love this book. So love the George character. Especially liked his train rides from that private school to montreal. He's so devoted to catherine.

Two solitudes is good too.

Mick

[chicagoblackhawks77]

I can almost see a Bobcaygeon inspiration in the book too.

I couldn't help but think of "Lake Fever" in some of the flashbacks.

I just finished the book and I'm thinking that the last chapter or so might have inspired Day For Night because after all Day for Night is alot about death.

Not being critical, just want to know why you think it has inspired Bob-C.

With all the talk of this book recently, was thinking of reading again.

Anyone know of a good book about the Doctor character?