“Because he’s the honourable cowboy, the Western hero.”
Posted on March 20, 2008 by jessia

Philip Pullman speaks to free lance journalist A.S.H. Smyth in this Tuesday’s Spectator about his upcoming book Once Upon a Time in the North and especially Lee Scoresby. Moving beyond God and towards British politics, globalisation, and the environment, Pullman arrives at a story where Lee and Iorek Byrnison, “finding that their interests mutually coincide with those of a Dutch merchant whose cargo has been illegally impounded, pool their strengths, automatically and almost wordlessly, in defence of the little man,” upon inspiration from The Magnificent Seven. Fans will also discover the origins of Lee’s balloon and Winchester rifle. Read more

Once Upon a Time in the North comes out April 3rd.

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3 Responses to “Because he’s the honourable cowboy, the Western hero.”

  1. Snarf says:
    March 20, 2008 at 20:24

    I love Lee Scoresby.

  2. Skye says:
    March 21, 2008 at 18:53

    Me, too.
    I just wish this book came out a few days earlier so I could buy it while I’m in England!

  3. mark scoresby says:
    March 24, 2008 at 22:24

    Would be interesting to read.I probably wouldn’t agree with him though