Riddley Walker Annotations
This is a collaborative project devoted to analysis of Russell Hoban's very good 1980 novel Riddley Walker. If your first thought is "what's that?", click here. Otherwise, see below.
This is a collaborative project devoted to analysis of Russell Hoban's very good 1980 novel Riddley Walker. If your first thought is "what's that?", click here. Otherwise, see below.
12/16/07: A few new bits in annotations, related works and links. Style changes. [MG], [EB]
4/8/07: A crane correction, and a different iron and stone lady. [H], [AP]
3/10/06: More on numbers, heads, Inland, Horny Boy, Harts Ease, and the Ashford Cage. Moved all the notes on places back onto the Places page. Syns and nindicaters on the front page. [BF], [MJ], [BJB], [EB]
10/17/05: More on 9wys and Mad Max. Style changes.
5/7/05: A few annotations by [PAM]. Contributors page now shows who contributed what. Thumbnails on the pictures page, other style changes.
2/11/05: No updates because I was at the Russell Hoban Convention.
9/30/04: Miscellaneous helpful annotations from new contributors, including a long-awaited answer to the M20 mystery, and a reference to one of the best movies ever. [RG], [RC], [MB], [EB]
6/27/04: Added numerous pictures from [BJB]. More notes on places including Crundale and Mr Clevver's Roaling Place, and other annotations. You can now view a single annotation at a time (to make links clearer); also other style changes. [EB]
5/26/04: Long delayed update. Can't believe I forgot Job. Also, more on Good Shoar, fire qwanter, reddy, salting, number creaper, arrows, shadows, and the bridge to Outland. See pictures and links for more borrowings from [BJB]'s indescribably bounteous Riddley Guide. [BJB], [DR], [EB], [MB], [MW], [SW]
5/24/03: Puns, sex, and other annotations. Descriptions of contributors. Format change: updated sections now have a red sidebar too (software permitting). [SLK], [EB]
4/8/03: A few new annotations on puns (Salt 4 and Saul & Peter) and "aul or nuthing". [MWS], [EB]
12/8/02: A little more on Rizla and Punch; also added a link to Bloomsbury Publishing's page. [SF], [DA], [EB]
10/29/02: Moved most of the information on the places page into the main annotations. The only reason there's still a separate page for them is that some places aren't mentioned in the book at all. Also a few small but indispensable annotations. [MB], [TH], [SF], [DA], [EB]
10/20/02: The glossary page has been changed to a more general index. Miscellaneous annotations throughout. Added a book to bibliography. Style change: bright blue links within the annotations looked jarring, so now they are dark blue (this change won't be apparent on some web browsers). [EB], [SF]
9/17/02: More annotations through the final chapter. Also places, subjects, and pictures. [EB], [MB]
8/25/02: Added pictures. Annotations to Chapter 15. New or updated items are now marked with a red asterisk. [EB]
7/25/02: More annotations through Chapter 14. Commentary and links on Punch and Judy. [EB], [CB], [GW]
7/20/02: Catching up after a long absence. More annotations through Chapter 9 and a few more links. Chapter summaries now appear on the main annotations page. [EB]
12/31/01: Slight style changes--the yellow paper has gone brown. Description and links for The Golden Bough. [EB]
12/30/01: Several annotations through Chapter 5, drawing heavily on a Frazer-related essay by [BW]. Also, place names, chapter summaries and bibliography. [BW], [TH], [DS], [EB]
12/17/01: First draft of the site, with semi-random glossary and subject entries. [EB]