Great Parties of Literature

[electricland]

This morning I finished The Beckoning Lady.* It's the second time I've read it, but I'd completely forgotten who dunnit (as I often do) and even if I hadn't the book's other pleasures are so many that it wouldn't have mattered. Damn, she was good. It made me realize that a device I'm very fond of in books is The Party. Not just any party, but a

Comments

[pretentiousgit]

Those sound like the greatest parties imaginable. I always tried to host things like that when I was younger, but not having my own house to do it in has put something of a damper on the plans.

Soon.

Sooooooon.

[electricland]

Absolutely!

It is SO much fun.

[fairoriana]

There's the Mask of the Red Death....

[electricland]

...I suppose so... Does Poe talk about what was going on in the kitchens? It's ages since I read it.

[jenlev]

those sound like delightful parties. and huh...i'm not sure about great parties in literature... but one of the favorite parties i saw on tv was the one that d'argo and john crichton went to after which they woke up on display. and john in fishnet stockings. that must have been *some* party.

*veg*

[king_mob]

The first thing I thought of was all the parties in Vile Bodies, or the one in Gatsby.

[ice_fighter]

Have you ever seen "The Thin Man" films? They have the best martini-soaked parties at the close of each to reveal whodunnit...