tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post1704909506995271204..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down: The Mask of Memory by Victor CanningClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35945058071235574332023-03-30T08:48:30.678+01:002023-03-30T08:48:30.678+01:00Such an unexpected book. My favourite of his is st...Such an unexpected book. My favourite of his is still The Rainbird Patter, but Mask of Memory was very good.<br />I will look up The Doomsday Carrier, which I don't think I have read.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7005698225799045522023-03-22T22:35:06.518+00:002023-03-22T22:35:06.518+00:00I finally read The Mask of Memory. I bought my cop...I finally read The Mask of Memory. I bought my copy in 2019 and let it sit for three years. I loved it. It surprised me in so many ways, it kept changing direction, and I was afraid it would have some horrible disappointing ending. Wish I had read it sooner, hopefully now I will move on to the next in the "series", The Doomsday Carrier. Someday soon.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28989099367495109582016-05-11T22:55:07.107+01:002016-05-11T22:55:07.107+01:00Since writing about this and reading all the comme...Since writing about this and reading all the comments I've got a longing for one - ideal for reading in bed. I am jealous of yours...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50628584555182707722016-05-11T13:32:26.271+01:002016-05-11T13:32:26.271+01:00I actually have a quilted silk bedjacket. It belon...I actually have a quilted silk bedjacket. It belonged to my grandmother. When I was young and wild I used to wear it out to parties but now that I am older and find staying in bed for as long as possible the greatest of luxuries I may have to revive it.Sara O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072523590967285445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30335362374323615182016-05-10T22:37:04.707+01:002016-05-10T22:37:04.707+01:00Thanks - will definitely check it out.Thanks - will definitely check it out.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-71225334327533457472016-05-10T21:34:08.000+01:002016-05-10T21:34:08.000+01:00I double the recommendation for EXISTENTIAL ENNUI....I double the recommendation for EXISTENTIAL ENNUI. Very good blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19124868150626746812016-05-10T20:05:12.873+01:002016-05-10T20:05:12.873+01:00Both ones to bookmark I think...Both ones to bookmark I think...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-62529626660925962512016-05-10T02:20:52.813+01:002016-05-10T02:20:52.813+01:00Very loosely a series but still related in some wa...Very loosely a series but still related in some way I suppose. And yes, the web site is very useful. I found it via the Existential Ennui blog, which was where I first read about this author.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25295772902174320362016-05-10T00:05:44.814+01:002016-05-10T00:05:44.814+01:00That's so interesting thanks Tracy, I had no i...That's so interesting thanks Tracy, I had no idea it was part of a series, but obviously was from your link. I will definitely be reading more, so a useful site to know about...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91810166767127085042016-05-10T00:04:00.721+01:002016-05-10T00:04:00.721+01:00Colin Blakely! Indeed. Lucy is in for a visual AND...Colin Blakely! Indeed. Lucy is in for a visual AND reading treat...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72201212904317989302016-05-09T20:55:27.753+01:002016-05-09T20:55:27.753+01:00Moira: The show comes from the same stable as show...Moira: The show comes from the same stable as shows like THE SAINT and THE CHAMPIONS and so on, but it is a slightly grittier show. Good actors like Colin Blakely turn up a lot, the directors and writers are all old hands, and it looks very lavish. There is a site called DOUBLE O SECTION which has a very good, two-part review of the DVD box set which pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22846690078148836772016-05-09T20:48:53.611+01:002016-05-09T20:48:53.611+01:00I think I would like this (and I think it was alre...I think I would like this (and I think it was already in my plans to read anyway). Keeping in mind that I am no expert on Canning's books, I had read that this was part of a series starting with Firecrest, the only one I have read. I don't know that the books have the same character or characters but they are about "The Department" (also called Birdcage?) and people who work for that group. Here is a link: <br /><br />http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wordscape/canning/Birdcage%20article.htmlTracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77923040794236010982016-05-09T10:15:14.768+01:002016-05-09T10:15:14.768+01:00Ordering the DVD - have also bought Mask of Memory...Ordering the DVD - have also bought Mask of Memory.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12017923770976398772016-05-09T09:19:37.775+01:002016-05-09T09:19:37.775+01:00Did Man in a Suitcase have very good credits? Did Man in a Suitcase have very good credits? Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65862589569027029842016-05-09T09:19:02.594+01:002016-05-09T09:19:02.594+01:00Yes that is cool. Cigarettes are, of course, so wr...Yes that is cool. Cigarettes are, of course, so wrong, but you cannot deny their glamour. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51119633631704850882016-05-09T09:18:16.326+01:002016-05-09T09:18:16.326+01:00Yes, Shay, I'm with you there as someone with ...Yes, Shay, I'm with you there as someone with a cold bedroom. And the French are such intellectuals - reading jacket!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90266987864478832042016-05-09T07:18:26.609+01:002016-05-09T07:18:26.609+01:00Lucy: Richard Bradford as McGill was the only TV h...Lucy: Richard Bradford as McGill was the only TV hero who could get into a fight, fall down a set of stairs, fall into a lake, climb out, and still have the same (lit) cigarette dangling from the side of his mouth. Cigarettes aren't cool anymore, but that speaks of a certain amount of cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30143180983026194472016-05-09T03:41:38.665+01:002016-05-09T03:41:38.665+01:00The French word for bedjacket is 'liseuse'...The French word for bedjacket is 'liseuse' which is a nice way to refer to something to keep off the chill when reading in bed, warm but not so long that you get tangled up in it under the bedclothes.<br /><br />That being a bit of a problem with bathrobes.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4498129732534373882016-05-08T21:56:45.388+01:002016-05-08T21:56:45.388+01:00I loved Man in a Suitcase!I loved Man in a Suitcase!Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46162384092108340682016-05-08T21:46:05.451+01:002016-05-08T21:46:05.451+01:00Oh that's fascinating thanks Gary, I had no id...Oh that's fascinating thanks Gary, I had no idea, what an interesting arc of writing... He was very popular then wasn't he? - it will be interesting to see if he is revived. I have already ordered another of his books. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55529086356042238592016-05-08T21:35:13.143+01:002016-05-08T21:35:13.143+01:00Canning is a most unusual writer, in that for the ...Canning is a most unusual writer, in that for the first twenty years or so of his career he wrote fairly ordinary, straightforward thrillers. In the late '60s he left his wife, and this seemed to trigger a seismic shift in his writing. His books are still thrillers, but the characters and their relationships are really more important. This is really the case with THE MASK OF MEMORY, where the stuff about Trade Unions almost feels like a sub-plot. He wrote an awful lot of TV thrillers, and if I remember correctly the episode of the '60s ITC adventure series MAN IN A SUITCASE is more concerned with the titular hero falling for the woman he is supposed to be protecting. Canning does seem to have fallen into eclipse, although I suspect that at some point he will be rediscovered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36136057320263447982016-05-08T19:39:50.032+01:002016-05-08T19:39:50.032+01:00In my younger day I think they were on their way o...In my younger day I think they were on their way out BUT were considered very useful if you had a hospital stay and/or were having a baby - primping up in a pretty bedjacket to receive your visitors. I think people used to have them tucked away in a drawer, with a good nightie, in case of illness. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43427165781972158262016-05-08T19:38:14.698+01:002016-05-08T19:38:14.698+01:00Miss Marple probably knitted her own. Oh and Miss ...Miss Marple probably knitted her own. Oh and Miss Silver surely wore/knitted them too...<br />I think you mentioned Cazalet before - I must look them out... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26477563152723412822016-05-08T19:37:06.975+01:002016-05-08T19:37:06.975+01:00I enjoyed being confounded by this one Margot, and...I enjoyed being confounded by this one Margot, and quite liked never knowing what kind of a story it was. He certainly knew how to put together a page-turner.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28199582483592666092016-05-08T19:24:42.510+01:002016-05-08T19:24:42.510+01:00So you got up, went to the bathroom, put on your b...So you got up, went to the bathroom, put on your bedjacket, and then /went back to bed/ to have your breakfast and deal with your post (and write your diary). Seems an odd proceeding. Why not just get up? If you want breakfast in your room, have a table and chair? And wouldn't you get marmalade on the sheets? (For similar scenes, see Ngaio Marsh's Death in a White Tie and False Scent, also the film Dead of Night - Googie Withers!)Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.com