tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2270602359403571798..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: TNC Firsts – the first appearance of Miss Maud SilverClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65202017089739896672023-05-07T19:33:18.310+01:002023-05-07T19:33:18.310+01:00In some of the books there is an introductory note...In some of the books there is an introductory note by Wentworth, saying people shouldn't worry about her health...<br />And yes, you have to gallop through the adventures, not looking too closely at some of the jumps and connections.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53686681809276049112023-04-30T02:32:34.723+01:002023-04-30T02:32:34.723+01:00I agree that she coughs a LOT but does it instead ...I agree that she coughs a LOT but does it instead of interrupting - to announce something she thinks is significant or which contradicts what the other person is saying (she never seems to cough when alone).<br /><br />This is a delightful review, Moira. One thing I would add is that one of the bad guys has a khaki muffler over his blue serge suit and when the male protagonist sees it a second time, he is able to follow someone he had only glimpsed through a peephole before. <br /><br />Delightful though Wentworth is, she relies on an awful lot of coincidences. CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43060266156655526422017-04-25T21:18:38.205+01:002017-04-25T21:18:38.205+01:00I just looked it up, and the 1st explanation was n...I just looked it up, and the 1st explanation was no help at all: <br />tending or aiming to exhort.<br />"a series of hortatory epistles"<br />synonyms:<br />exhortatory, exhortative, exhorting, moralistic, homiletic, didactic, pedagogic; informalpreachy <br />"the hortatory moralism of many contemporary churchmen"<br /><br />--it's quite a lot to achieve with a cough!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19819779266264496042017-04-23T18:15:46.074+01:002017-04-23T18:15:46.074+01:00Many of her coughs are "hortatory," whic...Many of her coughs are "hortatory," which is quite a word. I had to look it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14579425289294774102017-01-27T12:55:18.000+00:002017-01-27T12:55:18.000+00:00Thank you Bill - I wasn't sure if I was on sha...Thank you Bill - I wasn't sure if I was on shaky ground legally, how reassuring to know that a friendly lawyer has my back! I did like her distinction... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4864550740486387572017-01-27T04:33:58.082+00:002017-01-27T04:33:58.082+00:00Moira: If she made an unauthorized but not illegal...Moira: If she made an unauthorized but not illegal she would be the first fictional sleuth entering a home without consent that was not committing a break and entry. (Fine legal effort by you at distinguishing and justifying the entry. Almost the same phrasing as unlawful but not criminal.)Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6277528240486847952017-01-26T16:40:28.517+00:002017-01-26T16:40:28.517+00:00That's exactly what they are, and they are she...That's exactly what they are, and they are shed-loads of them. You can't read them one after another, they are too similar, but sometimes they are just what you want.<br />And now I'm off to look at photos of Norma Shearer.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3572486326584858482017-01-26T16:39:32.100+00:002017-01-26T16:39:32.100+00:00I suppose we never notice our own over-used phrase...I suppose we never notice our own over-used phrases! Now I will start noticing Miss Marples throat activity, thank you very much, AND I just coughed myself.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83636475620403624682017-01-26T16:38:50.631+00:002017-01-26T16:38:50.631+00:00Yes, when she gets out of the shadow of Christie s...Yes, when she gets out of the shadow of Christie she looks much better.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81728445448626874852017-01-26T16:38:30.994+00:002017-01-26T16:38:30.994+00:00I think it's important to keep a count going.I think it's important to keep a count going.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19263047158541960232017-01-26T16:38:04.634+00:002017-01-26T16:38:04.634+00:00One of these days Tracy - I think you'll find ...One of these days Tracy - I think you'll find it, at least, an easy read.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3400784342996884242017-01-26T16:37:40.534+00:002017-01-26T16:37:40.534+00:00I like them more than I used to - when I first rea...I like them more than I used to - when I first read them I saw them as inferior Christies. But now I think they have their own charms. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64226109142732811512017-01-26T16:36:41.758+00:002017-01-26T16:36:41.758+00:00I bow to you, the queen of cough calculation and g...I bow to you, the queen of cough calculation and galloping consumption, but I try to do my little bit...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-24940255422259666512017-01-26T03:23:22.736+00:002017-01-26T03:23:22.736+00:00Ah, the cough calculation! ;-)Ah, the cough calculation! ;-)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23076633984071590262017-01-25T23:17:12.596+00:002017-01-25T23:17:12.596+00:00Norma Shearer is a beautiful woman, but 1930's...Norma Shearer is a beautiful woman, but 1930's hair/makeup did her no favors. She's so much prettier in candid home movies I've seen of her.<br /><br />I'd never heard of these mysteries, but they sound perfect for a cold winter's day reading.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68759517526978453792017-01-25T18:20:51.235+00:002017-01-25T18:20:51.235+00:00I did run of steam with Patricia Wentworth after r...I did run of steam with Patricia Wentworth after reading a lot at one time.<br />The copy editor might have got rid of a few of those coughs. In my first novel the editor pointed out that people were forever gazing out of windows or clattering up the stairs!<br />Doesn't Miss Marple do quite a bit of throat clearing, too?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18259043769084030292017-01-25T08:37:05.156+00:002017-01-25T08:37:05.156+00:00"A lot of Wentworth is full of cliché and ste..."A lot of Wentworth is full of cliché and stereotypes, written by numbers almost, but in just about every book there is at least one scene, or moment or conversation that is striking and memorable, charming or affecting, subtle and real."<br /><br />I agree, it keeps me coming back to her books.<br /><br />For what it's worth she wrote many more thrillers then Christie!<br />The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-69955934155164124622017-01-25T08:26:45.128+00:002017-01-25T08:26:45.128+00:00She coughs much less in The Gazebo!She coughs much less in The Gazebo!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-85418322423926943852017-01-25T03:20:34.657+00:002017-01-25T03:20:34.657+00:00I don't know why it is taking me so long to ge...I don't know why it is taking me so long to get to a Miss Silver book. I have a couple near the top of the stacks but I never get to them. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77010306270332024462017-01-24T22:28:17.048+00:002017-01-24T22:28:17.048+00:00Like Heyer for me Wentworth is quite a middle of t...Like Heyer for me Wentworth is quite a middle of the road sort of author (though probably preferable to Marsh). The romance element in the books can sometimes get a bit too predictable but at other times Wentworth really uses that aspect quite well. And I love how diligent you are, counting how many times Miss Silver coughs - sounds like she should go to the doctor!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35980237586130088812017-01-24T21:09:42.258+00:002017-01-24T21:09:42.258+00:00Her office is almost empty, just chairs and desks ...Her office is almost empty, just chairs and desks and notebooks.<br />And yes, I hadn't realized that either, about the gap, how very surprising.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66071273063263023882017-01-24T16:28:52.533+00:002017-01-24T16:28:52.533+00:00Oh I say. That's really bizarre, I just looked...Oh I say. That's really bizarre, I just looked up Miss Silver on Wikipedia and didn't realise that there was a nine year gap between Grey Mask and then the next book she's in... and then there's quite a lot in a rush over the next 25 years....Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84488207155362163452017-01-24T16:02:06.576+00:002017-01-24T16:02:06.576+00:00I know I've read this one - I have a faint mem...I know I've read this one - I have a faint memory that Miss Silver has a rather incongrous office in this one with tubular steel furniture, or at least modern stuff rather than the full-blown Victorian trappings of the later books....<br /><br />I remember it because it seemed so unexpected and incongrous....Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-16504653763819603512017-01-24T14:51:31.691+00:002017-01-24T14:51:31.691+00:00Yes, it was well worth settling in for a certain k...Yes, it was well worth settling in for a certain kind of read! She was a good writer right from the beginning.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-24866171484194556812017-01-24T12:40:55.179+00:002017-01-24T12:40:55.179+00:00It's interesting, isn't it, Moira, how man...It's interesting, isn't it, Moira, how many GA tropes there are in this one. In some places, I agree, it is a bit silly. But there are a few great scenes in it. And I do like the house itself, the one Grey Mask has appropriated. Nice, creepy touches. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com