<<last thing: i am of the opinion that "for esme" is salinger's most accomplished and beautiful work of art. any thoughts? rick >> Honestly, I don't know if I agree, but I sure don't disagree. You could probably tag those modifiers onto the noun, "American Lit's most accomplished. . ." Jim ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]