The James Logan Courier

By Melissa M. Scallan
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

GULFPORT, Miss.-Hurricane Katrina was an anomaly, even before she was named.

Katrina is a storm meteorologists likely will study for years to come _ her size, strength and the vastness of her destruction made her the largest natural disaster ever to hit the United States. At her peak intensity, the storm stretched from Lafayette, La., to Panama City, Fla., approximately 325 miles.

Selkirk, Scotland (March 31, 1844 - July 20, 1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales.

The Andrew Lang lecture at St Andrews university are named for him.


Read Grass of Parnassus by Andrew Lang, one of 68 of his works available free from Project Gutenberg.