tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post1322665300554104847..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: The Constant Nymph by Margaret KennedyClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10875915046117553382014-08-14T22:41:45.246+01:002014-08-14T22:41:45.246+01:00I would like to see that....I would like to see that....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5162900424282345102014-08-14T20:51:14.316+01:002014-08-14T20:51:14.316+01:00Yes, with John Fontaine. And Charles Boyer and Pet...Yes, with John Fontaine. And Charles Boyer and Peter Lorre and Brenda Marshall. Glen said Fontaine thought this was her best role, or some such. I like her in Rebecca, Glen is indifferent to her. The movie sounds very good.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7635518635120722632014-08-14T08:03:03.320+01:002014-08-14T08:03:03.320+01:00Is that the one with Joan Fontaine? I don't be...Is that the one with Joan Fontaine? I don't believe I have ever seen any film or theatrical version of this book, despite liking it so much. I should seek it out. Someone should make another version of it, lots of good strong roles for women. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14163626457004195982014-08-13T23:21:14.487+01:002014-08-13T23:21:14.487+01:00For once I am glad to be late (to comment). A coup...For once I am glad to be late (to comment). A couple of nights ago Glen and I caught a snippet of The Constant Nymph (film, the latest version) on television. Before this I did not know of the book or the movie. The movie looked interesting, with interesting actors. Might try both, someday. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57131849804339031462014-08-13T13:07:22.102+01:002014-08-13T13:07:22.102+01:00Kathy, I think you're right to avoid this one....Kathy, I think you're right to avoid this one. There's a lot to worry the modern reader. I wish I could work out a philosophy of how to deal with older books - some things I can live with (as history) and some I can't - but I don't have a proper theory. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75407969535124628412014-08-13T11:53:32.537+01:002014-08-13T11:53:32.537+01:00I do rather like the silk underwear up on the ad, ...I do rather like the silk underwear up on the ad, but as for the casual anti-Semitism and mistreatment of young women, NOPE. I'll save everyone around me the headaches from hearing me complain. So, just no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91235166801945131632014-08-11T09:24:32.746+01:002014-08-11T09:24:32.746+01:00Excellent words Col, you obviously know whereof yo...Excellent words Col, you obviously know whereof you speak. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2406121970130928422014-08-11T06:46:17.280+01:002014-08-11T06:46:17.280+01:00You only need the skills to charm one women, once ...You only need the skills to charm one women, once you know it's the right one of course! The rest you can be polite to and not necessarily disregard, but keep your distance from.<br />Oh, the book......not for me.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48534474633547010612014-08-10T21:57:40.651+01:002014-08-10T21:57:40.651+01:00I sometimes think it's just as well that men d...I sometimes think it's just as well that men don't understand a few key stratagems that would enable them to charm an awful lot of women. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75951989798831205332014-08-10T21:01:46.672+01:002014-08-10T21:01:46.672+01:00You mean men DON'T love you for your inner bea...You mean men DON'T love you for your inner beauty?Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70560263409476929832014-08-10T18:05:45.891+01:002014-08-10T18:05:45.891+01:00I wonder what readers made of Lewis when the book ...I wonder what readers made of Lewis when the book was first published? I'd be interested to know - I think he'd be annoying to all modern women, but I'm guessing that wouldn't have been true back in the day.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59251076966110628432014-08-10T16:36:58.575+01:002014-08-10T16:36:58.575+01:00Moira - I like the way you describe this - as a &#...Moira - I like the way you describe this - as a 'period piece.' Looking at it that way, one can understand (if abhor) the anti-Semitism and other dated aspects of the novel. And there's something about the good-on-the-inside person that draws readers. It does make me wonder though why anyone would be interested in the affections of a person like Lewis. Just sayin'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com