h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Thanks RE

I hadn't heard of that guy - thanks for that. It is a very similar tale, isn't it?

Good entry, Icy!

Entry: Grey Owl - an Environmentalist with a Secret - A53193549
Author: Icy North - U225620

Thanks Gnomon

I've mentioned that the Attenboroughs were influenced by one of Grey Owl's lectures, and added a few links. I'm happy with this one now.

Icy

I'd say the only similarities between Archie Belaney and Cyril Hoskin are that they were born in England, died in Canada, and assumed new identities. Claiming to be an Indian living in the wilds of Canada while actually being an Englishman living among Indians in the wilds of Canada is a little different than claiming to be a Tibetan Lama while actually being an Englishman living in the icy mountains of Devon, having never even visited Tibet.

I'd argue they were pretty much absolute opposites: Belaney sought obscurity but then found a selfless cause, conservation, which brought him into the limelight he had at first tried to avoid; Hoskin sought fame by whatever ridiculous self-serving lies the public would accept.


all that having been said, I hope no mention of Hoskins slips into the entry, which is dandy as it is.

I'm sure you're right, anhaga (beyond reading 'The Third Eye' back in the 60s, I don't know much about either of the two).

I'm confident, though, that Icy could turn Cyril's story into an interesting entry...

This makes for an interesting read Icy although I'm used to Entries being chronologically written.

Thanks Opti.

This was very difficult to structure, as there were two lives to cover, but I didn't want to reveal the secret one until the end. If you think that any changes would improve it, then let me know.

Icy

I can see your stance and thus I'm happy for you to break with the chronological layout.

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Oh my *faints* there is no stopping the Icy one *gets carted off*

Let me be the first to congratulate you, Icy.

Thanks Opti, RE (you were the second, as it happens )

Well done Icy excellent work

Congratulations!