tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post5096847508128288773..comments2024-03-19T08:54:07.518+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Poison in the Pen by Patricia WentworthClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84978844954888378272014-09-21T22:38:27.911+01:002014-09-21T22:38:27.911+01:00The gloves are probably a step too far these days,...The gloves are probably a step too far these days, but I quite like a touch of white around the edges. Anyway, there's no doubt about it, black is smart and practical in most circumstances.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23489456433761600792014-09-21T21:49:53.123+01:002014-09-21T21:49:53.123+01:00I like the black suit without the white at the nec...I like the black suit without the white at the neck or the gloves. Classic black, beautiful lines and the hint of jewelry makes it for me.<br /><br />We New Yorkers are known to wear black as a matter of daily life. One advantage: one can wear it to work and then afterwards -- and smudges and stains do not show!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2400514437489911832014-09-20T13:01:05.107+01:002014-09-20T13:01:05.107+01:00Have long gaps between reading them is the answer ...Have long gaps between reading them is the answer I think. I do enjoy one now and again. Yes, the endless former students and relations of friends: I suppose there has to be a way to shoehorn her into the case. And then - Ethel and Gladys, such old-fashioned names. Wentworth couldn't have known when she was choosing them how very much they would suggest the era of writing....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59245744493457693202014-09-20T11:41:22.719+01:002014-09-20T11:41:22.719+01:00You're so right on that. I bought a stack of ...You're so right on that. I bought a stack of them a while ago - thirty in fact! - which led my ex to brilliantly quip "Thirty pieces of Silver?"<br /><br />But yes. They very definitely run into one another. Maud Silver seems to have been teacher or governess to about 300 different people. The basic plot elements are so samey. They're good books but definitely very much of a type.Daniel Milford-Cottamhttp://facebook.com/dmilfordcottamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-67044446844538108912014-09-19T20:00:30.923+01:002014-09-19T20:00:30.923+01:00I do hope you read it soon Tracy, and tell me what...I do hope you read it soon Tracy, and tell me what you think. And good luck at the book sale - we'll want to see some pictures of the haul!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88778946243689815292014-09-19T19:10:07.312+01:002014-09-19T19:10:07.312+01:00I have a wonderful Green Door mystery edition of t...I have a wonderful Green Door mystery edition of this one and I had been thinking of reading it soon. I have not read a Miss Silver book in a long time. Thanks for reminding me. Very nice post, and the comments are interesting too.<br /><br />I am off to the book sale in a very few minutes. Actually off to eat lunch with husband and son first, then I will be fueled for looking at a lot of books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74147257080347017252014-09-19T17:22:26.077+01:002014-09-19T17:22:26.077+01:00Thanks for this Noah - I really enjoyed reading yo...Thanks for this Noah - I really enjoyed reading your blogpost on this one, and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the book. You make some great points there, and of course I liked your look at Scilla's clothes - in fact she makes the same mistakes as Joanna in Moving Finger (my post earlier this week) but Scilla doesn't get let off the way Joanna does. I like your analysis above too, adding to our understanding of the genre....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7065101851488823682014-09-19T15:35:55.976+01:002014-09-19T15:35:55.976+01:00Oh Vicki that's wonderful, thanks so much for ...Oh Vicki that's wonderful, thanks so much for sharing that with us. One up to Patricia Wentworth, not going to take any nonsense from the likes of me trying to be clever... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18006648435553136652014-09-19T15:33:20.554+01:002014-09-19T15:33:20.554+01:00Thanks for kind words Margot. And they are good so...Thanks for kind words Margot. And they are good solid mysteries - just they tend not to catch fire, or become very memorable, they're not ones you tend to be pushing on your friends saying 'you must read this.' I'd love to read your thoughts on crime book widows.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42588298241242992982014-09-19T15:32:00.394+01:002014-09-19T15:32:00.394+01:00Can't somehow see it unless you bought it by a...Can't somehow see it unless you bought it by accident - real old school village mysteries.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73290843370540874512014-09-19T15:31:28.356+01:002014-09-19T15:31:28.356+01:00You can't read too many of them, they are a bi...You can't read too many of them, they are a bit same-y - makes you realize that the sainted Dame Agatha managed to vary things quite a lot. But a good harmless read. I have no idea which ones I have read, because they all blend into one after a bit....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18365198200329255832014-09-19T15:09:04.278+01:002014-09-19T15:09:04.278+01:00One of the Miss Silver books begins with an author...One of the Miss Silver books begins with an author's note about Miss Silver's cough - how she definitely isn't ill. It is quite a charming moment of, um, metatextuality, I guess. Ah, yes, here we are - from the start of The Catherine Wheel: "To those readers who have so kindly concerned themselves about Miss Silver’s health. Her occasional slight cough is merely a means of self-expression. It does not indicate any bronchial affection. She enjoys excellent health. P.W."skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82372118407328157332014-09-19T14:47:28.531+01:002014-09-19T14:47:28.531+01:00Not sure if she sits in the stacks or not, I will ...Not sure if she sits in the stacks or not, I will have to check my disorganised sheet!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44978410628050587892014-09-19T12:48:10.680+01:002014-09-19T12:48:10.680+01:00Yes I think you might be right Prashant - I re-rea...Yes I think you might be right Prashant - I re-read several books for this, and each time I thought 'THIS one is the classic poison pen book', but I think this one really is!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-31509867549957749512014-09-19T12:46:08.605+01:002014-09-19T12:46:08.605+01:00Moira - Very perceptive post (as ever). Some of th...Moira - Very perceptive post (as ever). Some of the Patricia Wentworth novels are quite good, and you're right that she can create a solid atmosphere effectively. But even so.... Still, I always like that particular GA premise (village, scandal, lots of suspects, etc...). And now I think of it, there's a theme in several crime fiction novels of the young widow of a much older man. Some time I'll have to explore that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27534243808693095272014-09-19T12:38:06.428+01:002014-09-19T12:38:06.428+01:00Never yet read a Wentworth mystery Moira, sorry to...Never yet read a Wentworth mystery Moira, sorry to say as this sounds very entertaining - I think have ETERNITY RING somewhere ...Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64301768428191057492014-09-19T11:53:46.506+01:002014-09-19T11:53:46.506+01:00Moira, in terms of the title and cover, I think th...Moira, in terms of the title and cover, I think this is the most fitting entry for your series on Poison Pen Mysteries. Besides, it's a Golden Age, a fertile and experimental period for writers and one that I particularly like reading through. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com