tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post5990079505829586796..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Autumn Term by Antonia ForestClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26795402304524933642014-09-23T08:42:49.100+01:002014-09-23T08:42:49.100+01:00Very much not for you, I think, but some time you ...Very much not for you, I think, but some time you must write about your acting experiences on the blog.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42528381116453487962014-09-23T05:00:16.865+01:002014-09-23T05:00:16.865+01:00Hmm........reminds me a bit of my own school days ...Hmm........reminds me a bit of my own school days in the plays........such dramas dahling.....no, not for me.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64797955994973013152014-08-24T22:41:23.331+01:002014-08-24T22:41:23.331+01:00Thanks for visiting Linda, and what a lovely piece...Thanks for visiting Linda, and what a lovely piece of personal history, that was fascinating. I felt exactly as you did about the Chalet School and boarding school generally, even though I'm sure I would not have liked it at all in real life... I lived in a big city, but mostly could only get books from the library, and I would be hoping and hoping at every visit that there would be a Chalet School book there, even better one I had never read.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4462299518497545862014-08-24T18:20:46.815+01:002014-08-24T18:20:46.815+01:00I love your blog! When I was a child, I was obsess...I love your blog! When I was a child, I was obsessed with going to boarding school, mainly due to the Chalet School series by Elinor M Brent-Dyer. They were SO hard to get hold of - as indeed was any specific book was, when I was 10 years old and lived in a tiny village on the Isle of Mull. Having said that, the village had just two shops and a PO,but one of the shops was, joy of joys, a bookshop (as well as a coffee shop and a tiny newsagent - books took precedence.) The owner also played a film in the village hall every Monday night. As possibly the only local child customer, the man who ran it, and his wife, encouraged and guided my love of books and films (my parents were farmers, and had no time or energy for culture - my dad left school at 14, although you would never guess if you heard him talk about politics or history. Luckily they were more than happy to encourage my love of books, and were generous buying them when we were in a town or city.) It's to them, though, the shop owners, Mr and Mrs Pitman - now very elderly - I thank for my love of books and film and art, really, all culture. Sorry for rambling on!crimeworm.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297857551339384804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6036322780492530692014-08-24T09:14:11.352+01:002014-08-24T09:14:11.352+01:00As I say above - I don't do this in real life,...As I say above - I don't do this in real life, but I love a theatre production in a book. Even more so if it is a crime story, there's something about dramatic groups and murder...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5707508197532486572014-08-24T05:58:28.808+01:002014-08-24T05:58:28.808+01:00Agree with Prashant, just the comic cover itself g...Agree with Prashant, just the comic cover itself got me interested. Amateur theatricals interesting too. When Glen and I were first together he was embroiled in a small amateur theater group, with a very good friend, and I even did some tech work with them. Glen's sister liked to act and met her second husband there (he was tech too). So even school plays resonate.<br /><br />One of Caroline Graham's mysteries is about an amateur theatrical group and I plan to reread it soon. Of course, I have mixed memories of the experience myself. It was fun to read this and remember.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23737785915244442272014-08-23T21:47:45.314+01:002014-08-23T21:47:45.314+01:00I knew some of my readers would appreciate a comic...I knew some of my readers would appreciate a comic cover! And yes you are so right - there was nothing Just William liked better than to take part in some amateur dramatics, with predictable results....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47093881379307700382014-08-23T19:06:04.418+01:002014-08-23T19:06:04.418+01:00Moira, you certainly piqued my curiosity with the ...Moira, you certainly piqued my curiosity with the cover of the classic comic-book. I find school-based stories a lot of fun and I have read a few books in this sub-segment of YA including the "Just William" series by Richmal Crompton.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70889152493327817452014-08-23T15:09:24.627+01:002014-08-23T15:09:24.627+01:00Yes, it's nice to match up the old story with ...Yes, it's nice to match up the old story with the new one. And I always love stories about young people's productions, even though I never had the slightest interest or talent myself in real life.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45888859442575721352014-08-23T13:18:20.242+01:002014-08-23T13:18:20.242+01:00Oh, this does sounds like fun, Moira. And just fro...Oh, this does sounds like fun, Moira. And just from the snipped you've shared, I got a very good sense of Forest's ability to tell theatre stories. Nice too to have a story that's not 'cookie cutter.' And I've always liked <i>The Prince and the Pauper</i>...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com