The strange case of Enoch Soames, time travel, Teller, and a unique photo(abovetopsecret.com)
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The strange case of Enoch Soames, time travel, Teller, and a unique photo
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As Beerbohm's short story might be quite well-known in some circles, one imagines that a local literary fan may have been up for making an appearance in appropriate costume, possibly without the illusionist's knowledge.
Nice story though.
Nice story though.
I interpreted the assignment to be to show up there and see what happens. But what you've said could indeed be true. While I think the implication is there, it's hard to say whether that implication is an actual admission or just Teller having fun with a subtle implication.
Fans of (artful hoaxes of) time travel might also enjoy John Titor:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titor
Later it was revealed that a rather well known "transmedia" artist had a role in that one:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Matheny
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titor
Later it was revealed that a rather well known "transmedia" artist had a role in that one:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Matheny
Becomes less entertaining when you realize the people there actually believe it or even disbelieve it based on different theories about how time travel "actually" works.
Not sure I understand why that changes the entertainment value. I personally think it was an elaborate obscure hoax, but I would have loved to have been there.
Time travel is possible ? Maybe. But more importantly, if the story is true it means the Devil and the Hell actually exist... And therefore...
I disagree. Even if Soames were indeed transported into the future for a bit, it hardly proves anything about the Devil. Merely that someone _claiming_ to be the Devil did this.
Or maybe was... Aliens...
I just want to say that Seven Men is still in print, and for that matter some of it downloadable from the Gutenberg Project.
can't find the photo, should it be somewhere?
thanks, took the link for a headline
"The incident remains a true time travel mystery" - er, really? It's a nice story, but that's about it. It would have been better to post the Teller article than the link above, too. Above Top Secret is a pretty awful website.
I don't know anything about that site. I just liked the additional context it provided, including the picture.
> "I wonder," he said, "how many Enoch Soameses will show up." At the time, I thought he was merely musing. Later I understood. He was giving me a homework assignment.
And then he closes the article:
> D. G. "Rosey" Rosenbaum didn't come to the Reading Room; he no longer corrects homework assignments. He was buried seven years ago, dressed in a smart charcoal suit, with a blood-red vest and his pince-nez, a rose in his lapel. The mourners said there was a sly smile on his face.
Teller's homework assignment was to stage Enoch's appearance and thus close the literary loop that Max Beerbohm left open. Teller's teacher was wondering how many other people would show up to do the same thing.
By closing his article by mentioning his teacher's death, Teller is letting us know that this performance was an homage to someone he greatly respected.