tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4890485773121851955..comments2024-03-27T20:39:56.527+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Thursday List: Wolf Hall and the TudorsClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66443967107373035732015-02-25T10:51:10.570+00:002015-02-25T10:51:10.570+00:00Very well written, keeps the many people and event...Very well written, keeps the many people and events straight, totally spell binding. Flows very well, could not put it down.<br />Good insight into the major ideas driving those times. Great entertainment, and I learned a lot. Thomas Cromwell is the central character, and becomes very much part of the readers universe.Seattle Carpet Stretchinghttp://www.creativecarpetrepair.com/States/Washington/Carpet-Repair_Seattle-WA.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59946462118162205672015-02-09T23:09:43.870+00:002015-02-09T23:09:43.870+00:00Great addition! I like Dorothy Dunnett, but haven&...Great addition! I like Dorothy Dunnett, but haven't read this particular series, and it sounds as though I should put that right....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-85833195407507258372015-02-09T13:35:03.644+00:002015-02-09T13:35:03.644+00:00Can I also suggest Dorothy Dunnett's six-book ...Can I also suggest Dorothy Dunnett's six-book Lymond Chronicles? The first, Game of Kings, opens in 1547. Fantastic clothes in those, by the way!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6509607118759260712015-02-08T21:08:21.383+00:002015-02-08T21:08:21.383+00:00I had literally never heard of it Tracy, that'...I had literally never heard of it Tracy, that's how ignorant I am about one of my most-admired authors! Very impressed that you had a copy. I have started it, and it is very much in that old-fashioned historical novel style - rather clichéd so far. But I'm sure will get better.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70287834694777430362015-02-08T18:59:10.908+00:002015-02-08T18:59:10.908+00:00I have read one of these and plan to read Wolf Hal...I have read one of these and plan to read Wolf Hall and the first of the Shardlake books, so that is pretty good. Believe it or not, I was actually surprised that you had not mentioned The Fifth Queen by Ford Madox Ford... before I saw Roger Allen's comment. I recently discovered a copy of that on my bookshelves and was very surprised that it was there. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78064696002203462832015-02-08T09:37:38.920+00:002015-02-08T09:37:38.920+00:00Excellent, I think we will make a great team. Excellent, I think we will make a great team. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68390830274012632942015-02-08T03:01:28.072+00:002015-02-08T03:01:28.072+00:00When you take over the world give me a call. I wou...When you take over the world give me a call. I would like to help.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51485273604167688992015-02-07T21:35:04.143+00:002015-02-07T21:35:04.143+00:00I've started it. Wouldn't actually have gu...I've started it. Wouldn't actually have guessed that it was by the author of Parade's End and Good Soldier. I will persevere....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4328332473380915592015-02-07T13:59:55.372+00:002015-02-07T13:59:55.372+00:00The 1900s- when FMF wrote them- probably count as...The 1900s- when FMF wrote them- probably count as "Old English" for Amazon reviewers. The fact that so little is known about Howard was probably an advantage in FMF's eyes- even people he knew well he got all wrong in his memoirs.Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82646315221188459092015-02-07T08:24:47.755+00:002015-02-07T08:24:47.755+00:00I think your expectations will be fulfilled Bill! ...I think your expectations will be fulfilled Bill! Do you mean robust in appearance or manner? Either way, I'd give her a chance... but I think it probably is too late for her. If only I were casting director to the world.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26067115677975221392015-02-07T08:22:17.016+00:002015-02-07T08:22:17.016+00:00The TV series will do you just fine Kathy, it is m...The TV series will do you just fine Kathy, it is marvellous. There have been complaints that the night scenes - shot by candlelight - are too dark, and I think it's sometimes harder to work out what is going on if you are not familiar with the story already, but it is still wonderful, and the casting and acting are both very very good.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47491378093600606132015-02-07T05:12:29.951+00:002015-02-07T05:12:29.951+00:00Moira: What a great compilation of literature on t...Moira: What a great compilation of literature on the Tudors.<br /><br />As you know I thought Wolf Hall good but not great. I am looking forward to seeing the T.V. series this winter. I expect a mix of action with great clothing.<br /><br />Might Catherine be a touch robust for playing Anne?<br /><br />Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59286512591665865562015-02-07T01:27:38.266+00:002015-02-07T01:27:38.266+00:00I have not read Hilary Mantel's books as I'...I have not read Hilary Mantel's books as I'm trying to keep up with U.S. history, while learning about Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, of which I don't know enough, and so much is happening in those areas of the world.<br /><br />However, Wolf Hall is about to be on PBS here, and I'll be watching it. Friends have told me that Hilary Mantel's writing is superb. If I get to it, fine (sigh), but if not, there is PBS at the ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11559181836821666042015-02-06T19:14:08.894+00:002015-02-06T19:14:08.894+00:00Ok, sold, I've just bought the trilogy on Kind...Ok, sold, I've just bought the trilogy on Kindle for 99p. Amazon reviews not encouraging: 'written in Old English and impossible to follow', and a 4* review which seems to think it's a music cd. We shall see...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8623768049334370292015-02-06T18:12:43.898+00:002015-02-06T18:12:43.898+00:00The FMF books were published in one volume with a...The FMF books were published in one volume with an introduction by Graham Greene in The Bodley Head FMF in the 1960s.Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89472650218220295692015-02-06T13:56:25.618+00:002015-02-06T13:56:25.618+00:00I haven't read the FMF you mention - three boo...I haven't read the FMF you mention - three books when so little is know about her? I will definitely have to look into that. <br />And the other one too - that's a very early novel.... <br />You are adding to my reading list - thank you! I think....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44898576147083485172015-02-06T13:53:17.919+00:002015-02-06T13:53:17.919+00:00I know, I keep thinking she's too old for it, ...I know, I keep thinking she's too old for it, but I dunno, she still looks good. Definitely try Wolf Hall, I think it's fabulous.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27902653873932617682015-02-06T13:52:25.744+00:002015-02-06T13:52:25.744+00:00I am blushing from the compliments, you are very k...I am blushing from the compliments, you are very kind. I do recommend Other Boleyn Girl, and there have also been two good films made from it...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53735660506796560962015-02-06T13:50:15.921+00:002015-02-06T13:50:15.921+00:00Thanks for the kind words, which made my day. I am...Thanks for the kind words, which made my day. I am endlessly fascinated by the question of anachronisms and non-anachronisms, and love your story about OK. I'm sure you're quite right, and you would have wasted far too much time defending yourself. I love books as a source of sociological detail, and am always making notes. Which I then forget, and/or can't find.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5701005245815165022015-02-05T21:11:57.129+00:002015-02-05T21:11:57.129+00:00Given your admiration for Ford Madox Ford, I'm...Given your admiration for Ford Madox Ford, I'm surprised you haven't mentioned his Fifth Queen Trilogy about Catherine Howard. <br />A Tudor (Elizabethan) novel about Tudor (Henry VIII's) times is Thomas Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller, which features Wyatt's friend Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey .Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84367522846557919412015-02-05T13:57:32.220+00:002015-02-05T13:57:32.220+00:00Annoyingly the series started while I was on my tr...Annoyingly the series started while I was on my travels and I've slightly lost the momentum - catch-up here I come! Zeta Jones would have been interesting and maybe could still get a way with it - she is certainly better preserved than most of us mere mortals. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00819072625907181179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12728097975159645302015-02-05T12:29:08.787+00:002015-02-05T12:29:08.787+00:00Moira - Wonderful idea for a list! And you've ...Moira - Wonderful idea for a list! And you've reminded that (for shame!) I've not yet read <i>The Other Boleyn Girl</i>, which got my interest when you posted your review of it. And I"m with Lissa: I don't see how you find the time to create such informative posts, with such helpful links. I learn with every visit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39967568250011682782015-02-05T11:47:08.278+00:002015-02-05T11:47:08.278+00:00Every time I open your blog, I end up spending ag...Every time I open your blog, I end up spending ages here, following links and finding one terrific article after another. How do you do it???? Re the non-anchronisms: this is a fascinating subject. When I was writing 'Their Finest Hour and a Half', I read masses of novels written in the late 30s/early 40s, in an effort to get the language absolutely right - but there was one word I kept coming across that I didn't end up putting in the book: 'OK' . 'OK' seems to have be in quite common usage in England during the 30s - picked up from American films, presumably - but because most people (including me until I started research) think it was brought across by GIs in 1942, I felt it would jar to a reader, and I also couldn't face having repeated conversations defending its use.Lissa Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73514737674324316362015-02-05T11:45:01.488+00:002015-02-05T11:45:01.488+00:00Watch it! Thomas Cromwell might come round and cho...Watch it! Thomas Cromwell might come round and chop your head off for not paying enough attention...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15240929554441537842015-02-05T11:38:00.328+00:002015-02-05T11:38:00.328+00:00no problem...enjoyed my nap todayno problem...enjoyed my nap todaycol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com