Talk:John G. Bennett

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[edit] Copyright

Although parts have been rewritten and expanded from other sources, this is skating a bit close to copyvio from [1]. Tearlach 01:17, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Absolutely. Previously, it was a direct, unadulterated lift from [2]. Now it's compiled from various sources, but still very much a work in progress . Feel free to rewrite bits. Personally, I think it needs a good editor with an objective, fresh eye to extensively reshape it. TheMadBaron 09:59, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Djamichunatra

The author notes the destruction of the remarkable building but gives no further information. Didn't it have some connection with Frank Lloyd Wright?

Vernon White 17:01, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

He went to see it - there's a frequently reproduced photograph of Wright and Bennett in a group near the building, which at least affords one the chance to see its great size. He wasn't involved in its construction, which was a part of the work at Coombe Springs. Grangousier 08:15, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the further info on the Djamee at Coombe Springs. I wonder why the author of this article has not used Bennett's book Witness as a source. I recall being very impressed by his tone of humility in Witness, for instance, when he found he had been given the skill to learn Turkish with amazing rapidity.

Some 'bot thinks this article is too long, but it is difficult to know how it could be split up. There could certainly be a separate entry for Coombe Springs. It's a pity Bennett has not got an ODNB article.

Vernon White 21:36, 5 September 2006 (UTC)