The Nearly Perfect Necromancy of Lady Mondegreen: A Practical Guide to Malaprop Magic
{"id":8017937072349,"title":"The Nearly Perfect Necromancy of Lady Mondegreen: A Practical Guide to Malaprop Magic","handle":"the-nearly-perfect-necromancy-of-lady-mondegreen-a-practical-guide-to-malaprop-magic","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productitem-excerpt\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Practical Guide to Malaprop Magic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eA Fiddler’s Green Leaflet by Clint Marsh \u0026amp; Alexis Berger\u003cbr\u003e24 pages, with a full-color cover and five black-and-white illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUse Your Delusion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough the tragic love between Lady Mondegreen and the Earl Amurray existed nowhere in the pages of history or literature, it couldn’t have been more real in the mind of the young girl who dreamed the lovers into being after mishearing a verse of classic poetry. She let her imagination fill in the blanks to create a new reality, inhabiting it heart and soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimilar misunderstandings lie at the root of much of childhood’s imaginative play. As we age and grow in knowledge and supposed wisdom, it’s easy to shrug off such erroneous first impressions. But what if, instead of correcting ourselves, we found a way to turn our malapropisms into something wonderful and wholly our own?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Nearly Perfect Necromancy of Lady Mondegreen\u003c\/em\u003e, author Clint Marsh plumbs the promise of malaprop magic, showing us how we might breathe new life into art, romance, and other creative endeavors. This practical and humorous essay features whimsical illustrations by Alexis Berger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClint Marsh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euses elements of myth, magic, folklore, and humor to help people navigate everyday life. He is the editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFiddler’s Green Peculiar Parish Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a winner of the Bookseller\/Diagram Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexis Berger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an illustrator, painter, and Murano glass artist. 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She let her imagination fill in the blanks to create a new reality, inhabiting it heart and soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimilar misunderstandings lie at the root of much of childhood’s imaginative play. As we age and grow in knowledge and supposed wisdom, it’s easy to shrug off such erroneous first impressions. But what if, instead of correcting ourselves, we found a way to turn our malapropisms into something wonderful and wholly our own?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Nearly Perfect Necromancy of Lady Mondegreen\u003c\/em\u003e, author Clint Marsh plumbs the promise of malaprop magic, showing us how we might breathe new life into art, romance, and other creative endeavors. This practical and humorous essay features whimsical illustrations by Alexis Berger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClint Marsh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euses elements of myth, magic, folklore, and humor to help people navigate everyday life. He is the editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFiddler’s Green Peculiar Parish Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a winner of the Bookseller\/Diagram Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexis Berger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an illustrator, painter, and Murano glass artist. Her work is inspired by the Belle Epoch period and forms found in the natural world, and often incorporates themes from folklore and myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOriginally published in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFiddler’s Green\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productitem-excerpt\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease read the Haute Macabre\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/haute-macabre.myshopify.com\/pages\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePolicies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage to be informed on shipping and purchase agreements. 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