| Welty was private, indeed, but she was also gracious and entertaining, a renowned anecdotalist and beloved fixture of her native Jackson to the end. |
| She is a terrific anecdotalist, telling each story as if for the first time. |
| But the longueurs are rare, for as well as being a fertile anecdotalist, the author recounts the dramatic events with force and economy. Mr Mansel has not really written a history: there is more description than analysis. |
| He's not an historian, he's not an archivist, he's not an anecdotalist. |
| He was certainly not, however, the pale loner of police cliche, being celebrated as a wit and anecdotalist. |
| Guests at the ceremony were entertained by guest speaker, shadow foreign secretary William Hague, who amply demonstrated his ability as a raconteur and anecdotalist. |
