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*Literature*
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Section Compiler:  Diane Kovacs (Bitnet) dkovacs@kentvm 
(Internet) dkovacs@kentvm.kent.edu                 0418



LN: AMLIT-L@MIZZOU1
TI: The American Literature Discussion has been created for 
the discussion of topics and issues in field of American 
Literature. Consultations, conferences, and an ongoing 
exchange of information among scholars and students of 
American Literature can be expected on this list.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@MIZZOU1 (Internet) 
LISTSERV@MIZZOU1.MISSOURI.EDU
ED: No
AR: Yes, Monthly
MO: Michael O'Conner (Bitnet) ENGMO@MIZZOU1 (Internet) 
ENGMO@MIZZOU1.MISSOURI.EDU
IA:
KE: American Literature
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0419
LN: AUSTEN-L@MCGILL1
TI: A moderated digest for readers of Jane Austen. If you 
enjoy Jane Austen's novels and those of her contemporaries, 
such as Fanny Burney, Maria Edgeworth and Mary 
Wollstonecraft, you might want to exchange views with others 
on any aspect of her work and her time.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@MCGILL1
ED: No
AR: Yes, Monthly
MO: Dr. Jacqueline Reid-Walsh (Bitnet) MICHAEL@VM1.MCGILL.CA
IA:
KE: Austen, Jane Women Writers British Literature
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0420
LN: BALZAC-L@CC.MONTREAL.CA
TI: devoted to French Studies, specifically French 
literature but also francophone subjects.
SU: (Internet) BALZAC-L-REQUEST@CC.MONTREAL.CA
ED: No
AR: No
MO: Christian Allegre (Internet) allegre@ere.umontreal.ca - 
Michel Pierssens (Internet) piersens@ere.umontreal.ca
IA:
KE: French Literature French Studies
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0421
LN: CAMELOT@CASTLE.ED.AC.UK
TI: Covers the mythology and history surrounding King Arthur 
and the Knights of the Round Table and the Holy Grail -- 
commonly known as the Matter of Britain. All related 
subjects are discussed, including re-enactment, literature, 
linguistics, archaeology and mysticism.
SU: (Internet) CAMELOT-REQUEST@CASTLE.ED.AC.UK
ED: No
AR: Yes, irregularly, available via anonymous ftp to 
sapphire.epcc.ed.ac.uk (129.215.56.11) cd pub/camelot
MO: Chris Thornborrow (Internet) CT@CASTLE.EDINBURGH.AC.UK
IA:
KE: Arthur, King Holy Grail - Arthurian Mythology
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0422
LN: CHICLE@UNMVMA
TI: Chicano literature discussion group.
SU: (Bitnet) CHICLE@UNMVM (Internet) CHICLE@UNMVMA.EDU
ED: Yes
AR: Yes
MO: Teresa Marquez (Bitnet) TMARQUEZ@UNMB
IA:
KE: Chicano Literature
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0423
LN: CHPOEM-L@UBVM
TI: CHPOEM-L is devoted to sharing and discussing Chinese 
poems.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@UBVM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Weekly
MO: XiaoFei Wang (Bitnet) V118RAGA@UBVMS (Internet) 
XIAOFEI@EINSTEIN.PHYSICS.BUFFALO.EDU
IA:
KE: Chinese Poetry
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0424
LN: CHAUCER@VTVM1
TI: Medieval English Literature is an open-forum for 
Medieval English Literature.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@VTVM1 (Internet) 
LISTSERV@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU
ED: No
AR: No
MO: Dan Mosser (Bitnet) MOSSERD@VTVM1
IA:
KE: Chaucer, Geoffrey Medieval English Literature
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0425
LN: CHAUCERNET@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU
TI: Chaucernet is devoted to Chaucer and Middle English 
language and culture 1100-1500.
SU: (Internet) LISTSERV@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU
ED:
AR:
MO: Thomas H. Bestul (Bitnet) tbestul@unlvax1 (Internet) 
tbestul@crcvms.unl.edu IA: New Chaucer Society
IA:
KE: Geoffrey Chaucer Middle English Language
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0426
LN: DERRIDA@CFRVM
TI: An e-conference devoted to a discussion of Jacques 
Derrida and deconstruction.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@CFRVM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU
ED: No
AR: Yes, Monthly
MO: David L Erben (Bitnet) DQFACAA@CFRVM (Internet) 
DQFACAA@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU
IA:
KE: Jacques Derrida Deconstruction
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0427
LN: DERYNI-L@MINTIR.NEW-ORLEANS.LA.US
TI: For readers and fans of Katherine Kurtz' novels and 
other works. While primary focus is on the Deryni universe, 
discussion of Kurtz' other works (the _Adept_ series, for 
example) is also encouraged.
SU: Send an e-mail message to mail-server@mintir.new-
orleans.la.us with the following in the body: SUBSCRIBE 
DERYNI-L.
ED: No
AR: Yes, Contact the Moderator
MO: Edward J. Branley (UUCP) elendil@mintir.new-
orleans.la.us
IA:
KE: Kurtz, Katherine Literature
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0428
LN: DOROTHYL@KENTVM
TI: Discussion of Mystery Literature. Digested version is 
also available.
SU: LISTSERV@KENTVM (Internet) LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU
ED: No
AR: Yes, Daily
MO: Kara L. Robinson (Bitnet) krobinso@kentvm (Internet) 
krobinso@kentvm.kent.edu - Joseph P. Brown (Bitnet) 
browne@uofport - Judith Hopkins (Bitnet) ulcjh@ubvms - Karen 
Howell (Internet) khowell@vm.usc.edu - Kim Laird (Bitnet) 
lairdk@etsu Diane Kovacs (Internet) dkovacs@kentvm.kent.edu 
- 
Roald A. Zellweger (Earn) RZELLWE@DGOGWDG1
IA:
KE: Mystery Literature Sayers, Dorothy L.
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0429
LN: E-POETRY@UBVM
TI: Distribution of the interactive literary journal: RIF/T 
and related exchange (2) collection of any information 
related to contemporary poetics. | RIF/T provides a forum 
for poets that are conversant with the media to explore the 
full potential of a true electronic journal.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@UBVM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Weekly
MO: Ken Sherwood (Internet) v001pxfu@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
IA:
KE: Poetry Poets
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0430
LN: EROFILE@UCSBUXA
TI: Electronic Reviews of French & Italian Literary Essays 
_EROFILE_ will disseminate a collection of solicited and 
unsolicited reviews and therefore welcomes submissions from 
QUALIFIED reviewers. Publishers of scholarly journals in 
appropriate fields may also wish to consider sending 
backlogged reviews to _EROFILE_ for early electronic 
publication. The well-known interdisciplinary journal, 
SUBSTANCE, has already shown interest in such an 
arrangement. _EROFILE_ will also provide an open forum for 
comments on previously published reviews. In this way, we 
hope to create a on-going dialogue on a variety of issues in 
the field
SU: (Bitnet) EROFILE@UCSBUXA (Internet) 
EROFILE@UCSBUXA.UCSB.EDU
ED: Yes
AR: Yes
MO: Charles La Via and Jonathan Walsh (Bitnet) 
EROFILE@UCSBUXA (Internet) EROFILE@UCSBUXA.UCSB.EDU
IA: Department of French & Italian University of California, 
Santa Barbara
KE: Literature Reviews French Literature Italian Literature
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0431
LN: HOUNDS@BELOIT.EDU
TI: The Hounds of the Internet is the first Internet-based 
scion of the Baker Street Irregulars. We discuss the 
Watsonian Canon, the tales of the times of Mr. Sherlock 
Holmes and his friend, Dr. John Watson. We discuss anything 
and everything relating to the Holmesian world. We currently 
have about 75 members from five different countries. We 
discuss one story per week.
SU: Contact moderator
ED: No
AR: Yes
MO: Alan Block (Internet) BlockA@beloit.edu
IA:
KE: Holmes, Sherlock Literature Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur
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0432
LN: IOUDAIOS@YORKVM1
TI: IOUDAIOS (Greek for "Jew") is an electronic seminar 
devoted to the exploration of first-century Judaism its 
special interest is in the writings of Philo of Alexandria 
and Flavius Josephus. The Philonic and Josephan corpora are 
extensive enough that they invite all sorts of analysis -- 
from literary, historical, and philosophical perspectives, 
to name a few. There is also considerable interest, among 
participants, in the social realities that lie behind these 
texts. Prospective members are warmly welcomed. (The 
discussion assumes a significant background in first-century 
Judaism and also the ability to read Greek.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@YORKVM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@VM1.YORKU.CA
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Weekly
MO: David Reimer (Internet) DREIMER@VM1.YORKU.CA
IA:
KE: First-century Judaic Literature
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0433
LN: ELECTRONIC COLLEGE OF THEORY
TI: The Society for Critical Exchange is a member-based 
organization devoted to promoting collaborative research in 
literary theory. One of its activities, the Electronic 
College of Theory, is a SIG and conferencing facility that 
records information of interest to theorists.
SU: Write to Society for Critical Exchange, Guilford House, 
Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH 44106 or send e-
mail to xx124@po.cwru.edu asking to join the Society and to 
participate in the College. The one other step in the latter 
part is obtaining a userid and password from Cleveland 
FreeNet. Complete instructions available from the SCE, but 
the gist is to connect to Freenet by telnet ("freenet-in-
a.cwru.edu" or telephone, 216-368-3888)
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Contact the Moderator
MO: Gary Stonum (Internet) gxs11@po.CWRU.Edu
IA:
KE: Literary Theory
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0434
LN: ENGLMU-L@MIZZOU1
TI: Discussion pertaining to the use of electronic 
communication in instruction and research of English, 
writing, and literature.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@MIZZOU1 (Internet) 
LISTSERV@MIZZOU1.MISSOURI.EDU
ED: No
AR: Yes, Yearly
MO: Eric Crump (Bitnet) LCERICE@MIZZOU1 - Michael O'Connor 
(Bitnet) C359452@MIZZOU1
IA:
KE: Computer-Mediated Communications and Writing
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0435
LN: FWAKE-L@IRLEARN
TI: A forum for a broad discussion about James Joyce's 
FINNEGANS WAKE. The James Joyce Institute of Ireland's 
Finnegans Wake Study Group has been doing their best to get 
the jokes in Finnegans Wake for the past decade or so. The 
Study Group thinks it is time for such groups to pool their 
findings.
SU: (EARN) LISTSERV@IRLEARN (Internet) 
LISTSERV@IRLEARN.UCD.IE
ED: No
AR: Yes, Weekly, Private
MO: Michael O'Kelly (Internet) MOKELLY@IRLEARN.UCD.IE 
(Bitnet) MOKELLY@IRLEARN
IA:
KE: Joyce, James - Finnegans Wake
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0436
LN: HESSE-L@UCSBVM
TI: This international discussion group is devoted to the 
study of the life and literary works of Hermann Hesse, the 
Swiss-German Nobel-Prize winner of 1946. The principal 
languages of the list will be English and German.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@UCSBVM
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Monthly
MO: Gunther Gottschalk (Bitnet) HCF2HESS@UCSBUXA (Internet) 
GS01GOTT@HUMANITAS.UCSB.EDU
IA:
KE: Hesse, Hermann
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0437
LN: HORROR@PACEVM
TI: Horror Films and Fiction
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@PACEVM
ED: No
AR: Yes, Monthly, Private
MO: Cliff Brenner (Bitnet) VMAN@PACEVM
IA:
KE: Horror Fiction Horror Films
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0438
LN: JACK-LONDON@SONOMA.EDU
TI: The Jack London network invites participation from those 
with any special interest in the writings and political 
activism of this often misunderstood author. It encourages 
announcements, discussion of pedagogy concerning the 
teaching of London, sharing of needs and new information, 
and friendly gossip concerning the lively London 
underground.
SU: (Internet) JACK-LONDON-REQUEST@SONOMA.EDU
ED: No
AR: No
MO: Claire Stasz (Internet) STASZ@SONOMA.EDU
IA:
KE: London, Jack
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0439
LN: LITERA-L@TECMTYVM
TI: A medium for exchanging ideas about literature and 
related topics, like linguistics, semantics, philology, etc. 
and moreover, allow users to share their literary creations 
and receive a constructive criticism of it to improve their 
writing style. What about your favorite authors or 
translations of their works? Also, the e-conference, 
attempts some exchanging between english and spanish 
literature, Vgr.: common grounds, opinions about authors, 
works, literary styles....and additionally about 
translations of english to spanish and viceversa.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@TECMTYVM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@TECMTYVM.MTY.ITESM.MX
ED: Yes
AR: No
MO: Fernando Careaga Sanchez (Internet) 
PL157961@TECMTYVM.MTY.ITESM.MX (Bitnet) PL157961@TECMTYVM 
Claudia Puertos Gonzalez (Internet) 
PL247526TECMTYVM.MTY.ITESM.MX (Bitnet) PL247526@TECMTYVM).
IA:
KE: Writers Writing
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0440
LN: LITERARY@UCF1VM
TI: E-conference for any lover of literature. Discussions 
will include favorite authors, favorite works, literary 
styles, criticisms, etc. (in fact, basically anything you 
can think of regarding literature, unless postings become 
too numerous). Postings from scholars as well as interested 
parties are welcome.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@UCF1VM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@UCF1VM.CC.UCF.EDU
ED: No
AR: Yes, Monthly
MO: Lois Buwalda (Bitnet) LOIS@UCF1VM
IA:
KE: Literary Criticism Literature
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0441
LN: LITSCI-L@UIUCVMD
TI: Society for Literature and Science - philosophical, 
tech, cyber discussion.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@UIUCVMD
ED: No
AR: Yes, Monthly
MO: Joe Amato (Bitnet) JAMATO@UIUCVMD (Internet) 
JAMATO@UX1.CSO.UIUC.EDU
IA:
KE: Literature and Science
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0442
LN: MILTON-L@URVAX
TI: John Milton E-conference is a moderated electronic 
digest for scholars, students, and others interested in the 
life and work of John Milton. As participation grows Milton-
L will also serve as a repository for information on the 
current state of Milton scholarship (proposals and projects, 
bibliographies, and conferences).
SU: (Bitnet) MILTON-REQUEST@URVAX (Internet) MILTON-
REQUEST@URVAX.URICH.EDU
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Monthly, Contact Moderator
MO: Kevin J.T. Creamer (Bitnet) CREAMER@URVAX (Internet) 
Creamer@urvax.urich.edu
IA:
KE: Milton, John
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0443
LN: MODBRITS@KENTVM
TI: Modern British and Irish literature (1895-1955). A 
medium for announcements and bulletins, notes and queries, 
scholarly papers, and spontaneous, informal conversations on 
its subject(s). For scholars, teachers, students, and those 
who share their interests.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@KENTVM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Weekly
MO: S. W. Reid (Bitnet) SREID@KENTVM (Internet) 
SREID@KENTVM.KENT.EDU
IA:
KE: Modern Irish Literature Modern British Literature
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0444
LN: NESFAD
TI: Nordic Electronic SF Address Directory Distribution 
publishes e-addresses to fans of science fiction-literature 
in the Nordic area (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, 
Iceland).
SU: Contact the Moderator.
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Contact the Moderator
MO: Ahrvid Engholm (Internet) ahrvid@sfbbs.edvina.se - Ben 
Roimola (Internet) broimola@abo.fi and simply say that you 
want NESFAD.
IA:
KE: Science Fiction Literature
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0445
LN: PYNCHON-L@SFU.CA
TI: Discussion of Thomas Pynchon and his works.
SU: Contact the Moderator
ED:
AR:
MO: John (Jody) K. Gilbert (Internet) gilbert@sfu.ca
IA:
KE: Pynchon, Thomas
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0446
LN: RRA-L@KENTVM
TI: RRA-L is a discussion and idea list for lovers of the 
Romance genre. RRA-L stands for Romance Readers Anonymous. 
Suitable subjects for posting are: Announcements of 
forthcoming books and previews reviews, criticisms, 
comments, and appreciations of mysteries (books, plays, 
films) great bookshops awards. Tenets of RRA-L: Everyone is 
welcome those who wish to adopt the name of a favorite 
character or author may use that name in the postings the 
participants WILL have fun.
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Weekly
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@KENTVM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU
MO: Leslie Haas (Bitnet) LHAAS@KENTVM - Kara Robinson 
(Bitnet) KROBINSO@KENTVM
IA:
KE: Romantic Literature
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0447
LN: SBRHYM-L@SBCCVM
TI: SUNY/Stony Brook Literary Underground
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@SBCCVM
ED: No
AR: Yes, Single, Private
MO: Stefanas Maniatis (Bitnet) SMANIATI@SBCCVM
IA:
KE: Literature
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0448
LN: SFLOVERS@RUTGERS.EDU
TI: Science Fiction lovers. SF-LOVERS has discussed many 
topics, all of them related in some way to the theme of 
science fiction or fantasy. The topics have ranged very 
widely from rewritten stories, bad SF movies, and SF 
conventions to reviews of books, movies and television 
shows. The range of topics is quite wide and anyone is 
welcome to submit material on these or other.
SU: (Internet) SF-LOVERS-REQUEST@RUTGERS.EDU
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, available via anonymous ftp to GANDALF.RUTGERS.EDU 
cd /u2/ftp/pub/sfl
MO: Saul Jaffe (Internet) sf-lovers-request@rutgers.edu
IA:
KE: Science Fiction Literature
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0449
LN: SHAKSPER@UTORONTO
TI: The Global Electronic Shakespeare Conference: SHAKSPER 
is the international electronic conference for Shakespearean 
researchers, instructors, students, and those who share 
their interests and concerns. It currently involves several 
hundred Shakespeareans from France, Britain, Germany, 
Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Israel, Taiwan, 
Korea, Brazil, Canada, and the United States. Like the 
national and international Shakespeare Association 
conferences, SHAKSPER offers announcements and bulletins, 
scholarly papers, and the formal exchange of ideas -- but 
SHAKSPER also offers ongoing opportunities for spontaneous 
informal discussion, eavesdropping, peer review, and a fresh 
sense of worldwide scholarly community. The SHAKSPER 
Fileserver offers conference papers and abstracts, an 
International Directory of Shakespeare Institutes, 
biographies of conference members, and a variety of 
announcements and bibliographies. Members of a number of 
seminars at upcoming Shakespeare Association of America 
Conferences will find their colleagues ready to share 
papers, comments, and strategies in advance. Open to all 
persons interested in Shakespeare.
SU: Contact the Moderator
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Monthly, Private.
MO: Dr. Hardy M. Cook (Internet) HMCook@boe00.minc.umd.edu
IA:
KE: Shakespeare, William Shakespeare Literature
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0450
LN: SUPERGUY@UCF1VM
TI: Superguy is a multi-author world of, mainly, 
superheroes. There are also alternate universes of SFstory, 
Neo-Generation and others! Readers are welcome and Authors 
are begged for!
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@UCF1VM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@UCF1VM.CC.UCF.EDU
ED: No
AR: Yes, Weekly
MO: Tad Simmons (Bitnet) SIMMONS@UCF1VM (Internet) 
SIMMONS@UCF1VM.CC.UCF.EDU
IA:
KE: Superheroes Science Fiction Literature
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0451
LN: TWAIN-L@YORKVM1
TI: The Mark Twain Forum is for persons having a scholarly 
interest in the life and writings of Mark Twain. Postings 
may include queries, discussion, conference announcements, 
calls for papers, information on new publications, or 
anything else that is related to Mark Twain studies.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@YORKVM1 (Internet) 
LISTSERV@VM1.YORKU.CA
ED: No
AR: Yes, Monthly
MO: Taylor Roberts (Bitnet) TROBERTS@YORKVM1 (Internet) 
TROBERTS@VM1.YORKU.CA
IA:
KE: Twain, Mark
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0452
LN: TOLKIEN@JHUVM
TI: E-conference for J.R.R.Tolkien's books readers
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@JHUVM
ED: No
AR: Yes, Monthly
MO: (Internet) GANDALF@MALLOCO.ING.PUC.CL
IA:
KE: Tolkien, J.R.R.
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0453
LN: TOLKIEN@PUB.VSE.CZ
TI: The discussion, held in Czech and Slovak languages only, 
concerns works of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially their Czech 
and Slovak translations.
SU: (Internet) LISTSERVER@PUB.VSE.CZ or TOLKIEN-
request@pub.vse.cz
ED: No
AR:
MO: Hynek Med (Internet) TOLKIEN-request@pub.vse.cz
IA:
KE: Tolkien, J.R.R.
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0454
LN: WEIRD-L@BROWNVM
TI: Mmytacist Mmanufacture. Weird-l is an e-conference 
devoted, mainly, to bizarre/disturbing/offensive short 
stories and ramblings, not humor. Subscribers are strongly 
encouraged to post regularly.
SU: (Bitnet) LISTSERV@BROWNVM (Internet) 
LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU
ED: Yes
AR: Yes, Monthly
MO: Jeremy Bornstein (Bitnet) jeremy@brownvm (Internet) 
JEREMY@APPLE.COM
IA:
KE: Bizarre Literature