A Voyage to Arcturus was one of the early sci-fi influences that went beyond the normal fantasy.
I didn't know anyone else was aware of the chewy nature of the writing-

Sorry to swerve off topic but here's some good Lindsay links:
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/vrctr10.txt
http://www.violetapple.org.uk/

Thanks PG for the links.

Admittedly I'm not that familiar w/Colberts' schtick but I've heard Jim on a radio interview once where he acerbically corrected the host right at the very beginning and it went downhill from there.
You don't win many converts by tearing their ears off and sending them back via said Salad Shooter.