tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4211619455770579944..comments2024-03-28T18:16:09.693+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Tuesday Night Club: Holidays and TravelClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37298709631072311762016-05-04T19:13:55.751+01:002016-05-04T19:13:55.751+01:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72459516520837113802016-05-04T19:13:15.711+01:002016-05-04T19:13:15.711+01:00Thanks Curt - I have had very varied reactions to ...Thanks Curt - I have had very varied reactions to her books, but keep on reading them now and again. Disappointed to hear from you that there are no plans of hotel or town on the endpapers! Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61290832534536295632016-05-04T19:06:49.755+01:002016-05-04T19:06:49.755+01:00That's hilarious about Butlins and Creasey - a...That's hilarious about Butlins and Creasey - and actually a holiday camp should be an excellent murder setting: wide variety of people, all unknown to each other, alongside families, entertainers, fancy dress etc. The great holiday camp novel is waiting to be written... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73994047647534704872016-05-04T19:04:35.595+01:002016-05-04T19:04:35.595+01:00If your book sale was in England, Tracy, you'd...If your book sale was in England, Tracy, you'd be bound to come across some - but I'm not sure how popular she was in the USA. I always quite enjoy her books, but am not usually out looking for them - this was an exception because I liked the harlequin/pierrot theme. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79870360347396035742016-05-04T07:36:26.124+01:002016-05-04T07:36:26.124+01:00Bell wrote some good books (and some clunkers). G...Bell wrote some good books (and some clunkers). Glad to see her get some attention.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36905697867107494502016-05-04T07:35:54.427+01:002016-05-04T07:35:54.427+01:001963 is shiny enough for me!1963 is shiny enough for me!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-87633080578118254782016-05-04T07:34:14.986+01:002016-05-04T07:34:14.986+01:00I remember the first time that I read something ab...I remember the first time that I read something about seaside holidays in the first half of the 20th century, and being really confused about pierrots and concert parties. It's as if the whole thing completely disappeared after WWII, to be replaced by slot-machines and TV stars doing their act on stage.<br /><br />From the '50s till the end of the '70s it seemed that the big seaside experience in Britain involved holiday camps. I can remember staying in one when I was very young, and the whole experience of forced jollity and irritating Redcoats put me off holiday camps for life. The only two books that I remember utilising that background were the Nicholas Blake MALICE IN WONDERLAND and John Creasey's THE TOFF AT BUTLINS. The latter came about when Billy Butlin asked various top selling authors to set a book in his holiday camp. People like Dennis Wheatley and Leslie Charteris replied that their heroes would be more likely to visit the Moon than stay in Butlins, but the ever practical Creasey asked the magic words "How much?", and The Toff found himself disguised as probably the least convincing RedCoat ever, investigating the disappearance of his workmates.<br /><br />I suspect that the modern tourist experience has inspired more than one crime novel, but I wonder if the whole 'Bargain Holidays to Spain' period of the early '70s has. I can't recall one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84978426609276814872016-05-04T03:27:28.275+01:002016-05-04T03:27:28.275+01:00I also have wanted to try something by Josephine B...I also have wanted to try something by Josephine Bell, but haven't run into any of her books. This one sounds good and she did write quite a few.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8105332055535093632016-05-03T22:22:08.065+01:002016-05-03T22:22:08.065+01:00I haven't found those elements in the others o...I haven't found those elements in the others of her books that I have read. I thought it was quite nicely done here. Great to have you doing a piece, and I wouldn't worry too much about dates - I hadn't really thought about it for the themes, and the authors we covered all wrote well into later years. Will go over and read your piece... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59010334890274493222016-05-03T22:20:25.786+01:002016-05-03T22:20:25.786+01:00I just went and read your review Bev - we obviousl...I just went and read your review Bev - we obviously felt very much the same about the book, which is very much a fun read.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41537797248212912092016-05-03T22:18:25.460+01:002016-05-03T22:18:25.460+01:00Just enjoy the costumes Brad, without worrying who...Just enjoy the costumes Brad, without worrying who is wearing them! It is an enjoyable book if you ignore that aspect. And I had such good fun finding the pictures as I think you could tell... Nice to find a fellow enthusiast for the commedia.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41312164989649767392016-05-03T22:17:19.300+01:002016-05-03T22:17:19.300+01:00Yes, I think we'll all be overflowing with ide...Yes, I think we'll all be overflowing with ideas for this one. And I think I enjoy books like this one more when I decide I'm not even going to try to follow the mystery of the 6 costumes, and concentrate on other aspects of the plot.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3900635527773410742016-05-03T22:09:50.796+01:002016-05-03T22:09:50.796+01:00I've been meaning to read Josephine Bell for a...I've been meaning to read Josephine Bell for a while. I have three or four of her books. Wish this was one of them. Very tempting since my primary interest has always been the use of supernatural/occult/psychic motifs in the detective novel.<br /><br />I was asked by Curt to join in this month and had already one book with a travel them so I wrote about that one even though I guess I cheated b since it was published in 1963. I didn't know this was limited to only the Golden Age. Oh well. My next book, set on a train, is from the 1950s. I guess I'm slowly working my way backward to the right era. By May 31 I should be in the 1930s.<br /><br />Coincidentally, I also wrote about a book with some paranormal elements. <i>Deliver Us From Wolves</i> is one of the few detective novels I know of that incorporates werewolf legends. A Portuguese werewolf at that!J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21013765292476672712016-05-03T19:44:43.894+01:002016-05-03T19:44:43.894+01:00I really enjoyed this one too, Moira! Lots of fun....I really enjoyed this one too, Moira! Lots of fun. I read it back in 2010 when my blog was just a baby.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-76035911522220685002016-05-03T16:33:53.983+01:002016-05-03T16:33:53.983+01:00Great pictures, Moira! As a commedia fan, I am par...Great pictures, Moira! As a commedia fan, I am partial to Arlecchino (the Italian Harlequin), so this one could be fun, but I do worry about all the "keeping track" part holding my interest! Brad (ahsweetmystery)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12012914349226406144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-76342118246464848682016-05-03T15:30:57.501+01:002016-05-03T15:30:57.501+01:00Oh, it does sound like fun, Moira. I know what you...Oh, it does sound like fun, Moira. I know what you mean about keeping track of a lot of things at once, though, whether it's costumes, characters, or something else. I think that can get too much. That said though, it does sound like a good 'un. And what a great idea for a theme - holidays and travel! Lots to love there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com