tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post6878637304384503200..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Miss Hogg and the Bronte Murders by Austin LeeClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68517171752463079412016-05-10T20:07:47.336+01:002016-05-10T20:07:47.336+01:00Oh yes, you are so right. I think Sayers could hav...Oh yes, you are so right. I think Sayers could have made her more convincing than Lord P. And she could have had a sidekick, the operative who went into the lawyers' office in, I think Strong Poison? - I liked her too. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42506274736412339162016-05-10T09:54:26.182+01:002016-05-10T09:54:26.182+01:00This makes me wish (not for the first time) for a ...This makes me wish (not for the first time) for a series based around Sayers' Miss Climpson. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41453179482405183762016-05-01T21:43:07.917+01:002016-05-01T21:43:07.917+01:00The thing is, in so many books, I read a descripti...The thing is, in so many books, I read a description of an older person, very much implied and described as such, and a later passing detail tells me that this character is YOUNGER THAN I AM. And I, as I'm sure you would guess, am in the PRIME OF LIFE. So, sometimes a lady will get a pass from me when it comes to choosing the illustration... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-33352284436536401122016-05-01T06:38:50.268+01:002016-05-01T06:38:50.268+01:00Moira: The power of suggestion led me to think Mis...Moira: The power of suggestion led me to think Miss Hogg was a young woman when I saw the print of the trim young lady and as I scrolled down I wondered why was there a photo of a middle aged lady. Had the photo been first I expect my reaction would have been reversed. I am easily misled by ladies.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-17082987854510985652016-04-29T10:02:08.759+01:002016-04-29T10:02:08.759+01:00... yes, curses accepted. They had the same effect...... yes, curses accepted. They had the same effect on me. Sorry - or not....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22424286092569195232016-04-29T07:20:51.886+01:002016-04-29T07:20:51.886+01:00Curse you Moira...I had a goal of not purchasing a...Curse you Moira...I had a goal of not purchasing any books from overseas bookstores this year but there are several of those Greyladies titles that are screaming out to be purchased.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12799968776002669892016-04-29T07:12:59.594+01:002016-04-29T07:12:59.594+01:00"a quite splendid small press specializing in..."a quite splendid small press specializing in ‘Well-Mannered Books by Ladies Long Gone"<br /><br />that such a press exists fills my heart with joy...am off to seek them outBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91616661673959275482016-04-28T23:24:28.591+01:002016-04-28T23:24:28.591+01:00It was just happy chance, but it was great fun, an...It was just happy chance, but it was great fun, and I think I will try to do it again if I find another suitable story set in the the past...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-328831099616735012016-04-28T20:53:10.309+01:002016-04-28T20:53:10.309+01:00I had not heard of this author before. I do like y...I had not heard of this author before. I do like your comparison of a book written in a period to one set in the period but written later. Would be fun to try should the stars align and I find myself remembering the idea.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35438739733246416632016-04-28T19:36:01.710+01:002016-04-28T19:36:01.710+01:00Yes! Costume, indeed, it does still pop up in nove...Yes! Costume, indeed, it does still pop up in novels of the 20s and 30s and always reads slightly oddly. I think it must sound strange to Americans, would make them think of what Brits call fancy dress. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12567660430714783602016-04-28T19:34:31.432+01:002016-04-28T19:34:31.432+01:00It was a happy chance for me Margot, but it did am...It was a happy chance for me Margot, but it did amuse and entertain me! The book is very much in a certain style, and good fun. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-33053215217625237732016-04-28T19:33:58.369+01:002016-04-28T19:33:58.369+01:00It's always interesting to find tiny presses, ...It's always interesting to find tiny presses, and it would be good to support them. They do a few crime stories, but very much of the cozy kind. I have my eye on a few more... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64169863481202311572016-04-28T15:44:08.123+01:002016-04-28T15:44:08.123+01:00Or indeed, a "costume" - although that t...Or indeed, a "costume" - although that terminology kind of fell out of use after the First World War.Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-49489957596987883772016-04-28T12:27:52.200+01:002016-04-28T12:27:52.200+01:00How interesting, Moira, to compare a book written ...How interesting, Moira, to compare a book written during a certain year with later book written <i>about</i> that year. And this one does sound very much a product of its time. I thought, too, that it might be a more academic mystery, but I see you didn't find that. Still, it sounds like a solid mystery, and fun. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73164570193720772262016-04-28T12:17:58.352+01:002016-04-28T12:17:58.352+01:00Very interested to know about the imprint as I had...Very interested to know about the imprint as I had not heard of them before actually - thanks Moira. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com