tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post3058253910113256964..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: The Nebuly Coat by J Meade Falkner - Part 2Clothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3686341278082853302014-09-07T09:52:01.830+01:002014-09-07T09:52:01.830+01:00Oh good, in that case you should really enjoy it. ...Oh good, in that case you should really enjoy it. I loved Moonfleet as a child, and just re-read it after The Nebuly Coat and it stands up well. It's a real shame he didn't write more. Hope you enjoy Nebuly....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42187935246472265552014-09-07T05:31:55.362+01:002014-09-07T05:31:55.362+01:00Never heard of it, but I've read (and loved) M...Never heard of it, but I've read (and loved) Moonfleet, so ordered The Nebuly Coat now is. Looking forward to it. Thank you for the heads up! And I also am very fond of The Nine Tailors (well, all of DL Sayers, really), so that will be a bonus, becoming acquainted with one of its inspirations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15818985768616467862014-09-04T21:38:55.508+01:002014-09-04T21:38:55.508+01:00I think historical completism says you have to rea...I think historical completism says you have to read this book....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42249610594219986462014-09-04T20:53:24.204+01:002014-09-04T20:53:24.204+01:00Nine Tailors is not my favorite Sayers, but still ...Nine Tailors is not my favorite Sayers, but still would be interesting to read the book that inspired it. (Which I have purchased as I noted on the earlier entry.)TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11640920779947170102014-09-03T19:03:42.143+01:002014-09-03T19:03:42.143+01:00Yes indeed - even if it wasn't a great book in...Yes indeed - even if it wasn't a great book in its own right, it would be important for inspiring the Sayers.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46849575971407528922014-09-03T19:03:04.785+01:002014-09-03T19:03:04.785+01:00You're the first person who's already come...You're the first person who's already come across it. I am sure it's a book I will read every few years from now on. Don't know about the Hitchcock...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64406054068439598822014-09-03T19:01:00.832+01:002014-09-03T19:01:00.832+01:00Yes indeed, that's exactly why I liked it. I h...Yes indeed, that's exactly why I liked it. I hope you get the chance to read it sometime. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9231372415759843372014-09-03T13:17:00.126+01:002014-09-03T13:17:00.126+01:00Moira - Oh, such interesting-sounding characters! ...Moira - Oh, such interesting-sounding characters! And I like that premise - the story of the inn. I often think buildings are like that - they've got their own histories and stories to tell. And if it was good enough to inspire <i>The Nine Tailors</i>, that's enough for me :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26575568250170747642014-09-03T13:11:14.641+01:002014-09-03T13:11:14.641+01:00Must read it again. (Didn't Hitchcock nick a s...Must read it again. (Didn't Hitchcock nick a scene for Secret Agent?)Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38667402906012309052014-09-03T12:46:29.724+01:002014-09-03T12:46:29.724+01:00Moira, the passages you quoted above are exactly t...Moira, the passages you quoted above are exactly the reason why I'd read such a book. I like that kind of writing. It's funny and charming, I think.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com