tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post1439425919327824252..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Tuesday Night Club: Dorothy L Sayers, the early booksClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90963042658941520522016-02-06T22:20:39.125+00:002016-02-06T22:20:39.125+00:00I remember seeing a good skeleton in his collectio...I remember seeing a good skeleton in his collection, and thought of you. I think there are some I like very much (nine Tailors, Advertize, Gaudy Night) but really not bothered about some of the others...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-69013951363138602982016-02-06T21:12:49.839+00:002016-02-06T21:12:49.839+00:00I would have said Sayers was one of my favorite my...I would have said Sayers was one of my favorite mystery authors, until I reread a few that I did not like that much. I had read all of the books, and I still have the copies, and pick up different ones when they turn up at the book sale. I still love Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, and Murder Must Advertise. I will have to reread The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club. Noah had an edition with a skeleton on the cover in his post. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8282289109572287072016-02-06T19:23:58.848+00:002016-02-06T19:23:58.848+00:00You are excused from looking on Tuesdays then.You are excused from looking on Tuesdays then.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52855425901621566782016-02-06T18:24:36.648+00:002016-02-06T18:24:36.648+00:00See ya in a month then...See ya in a month then...col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53396246720134572912016-02-03T21:09:57.904+00:002016-02-03T21:09:57.904+00:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61867622232425167202016-02-03T16:17:58.854+00:002016-02-03T16:17:58.854+00:00No problem, Moira. What's in a name? It's ...No problem, Moira. What's in a name? It's me that counts!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45292143055239882292016-02-03T12:49:25.321+00:002016-02-03T12:49:25.321+00:00I know, I noticed - I honestly wonder if she'd...I know, I noticed - I honestly wonder if she'd seen that picture, it's so exact... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66702659594595301812016-02-03T12:48:58.399+00:002016-02-03T12:48:58.399+00:00Sorry *PRASHANT*, I know perfectly well how to spe...Sorry *PRASHANT*, I know perfectly well how to spell your name!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44895898810111820842016-02-03T12:45:25.302+00:002016-02-03T12:45:25.302+00:00And it's even from the same year!And it's even from the same year!Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59406436595534696942016-02-03T12:39:02.004+00:002016-02-03T12:39:02.004+00:00Prashatn, I think that you have an interest in Eng...Prashatn, I think that you have an interest in English history, as well as crime stories, and iconic detective authors - all that combined means that you really should read Sayers!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-102024356530001832016-02-03T12:37:02.994+00:002016-02-03T12:37:02.994+00:00Oh my goodness, yes, that is perfect in every deta...Oh my goodness, yes, that is perfect in every detail...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29504234738898621772016-02-03T12:07:16.191+00:002016-02-03T12:07:16.191+00:00Moira, I have never read Dorothy L. Sayers (I'...Moira, I have never read Dorothy L. Sayers (I'm becoming repetitive with that line) but I'd surely like to read something by her; probably her first book "Whose Body?" that will introduce me to Lord Peter Wimsey and his series. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81903073592540011492016-02-03T10:28:58.580+00:002016-02-03T10:28:58.580+00:00How about the first picture in this blog for the l...How about the first picture in this blog for the lady from Unnatural Death?<br /><br />http://kickshawproductions.com/blog/?p=10528Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13930256629913029642016-02-03T10:24:05.450+00:002016-02-03T10:24:05.450+00:00Do you know, since re-reading it last week (and th...Do you know, since re-reading it last week (and then being rather rude) I have been thinking about it, and remembering its good points, which were more than I gave it credit for. The Dowager is a good and unusual character, and her comments of Jewish people at least show Sayers trying, even though she is often accused of being anti-Semitic. If I had a scoring system for books, I would add extra points or stars right now!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9549891049029096162016-02-03T07:23:56.269+00:002016-02-03T07:23:56.269+00:00Poor old WHOSE BODY? doesn't get much love, do...Poor old WHOSE BODY? doesn't get much love, does it? When the BBC did the Carmichael series back in the early '70s the decision was made very early on not to do an adaption of it. It's not the best of the books, although it's not that bad, surely? I can still recall the fascinating moment late on in the book where Wimsey suddenly suffers a recurrence of his shell shock. Even back then he was one of the more human Great Detectives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15549368677304389912016-02-02T22:40:28.119+00:002016-02-02T22:40:28.119+00:00Yes, I didn't actually re-read Unnatural Death...Yes, I didn't actually re-read Unnatural Death for this post, but I really should. I am very much enjoying looking at the books again. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66222885948793071342016-02-02T22:39:38.449+00:002016-02-02T22:39:38.449+00:00I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it on a re-r...I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it on a re-read - and there was a lot I had forgotten. Wonderful picture of London of the era, and the whole Armistice Day scenario. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84087580850113388312016-02-02T22:39:00.300+00:002016-02-02T22:39:00.300+00:00I'm sure you'll be a fan - and then you ca...I'm sure you'll be a fan - and then you can re-read them endlessly. Surprisingly, that works well even when you know the plots.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82600544689274325582016-02-02T19:04:04.884+00:002016-02-02T19:04:04.884+00:00I've always found UNNATURAL DEATH to be very r...I've always found UNNATURAL DEATH to be very re-readable. And it introduces Miss Climpson to Inspector Parker!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265595595318070025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70721974298668593282016-02-02T16:19:57.443+00:002016-02-02T16:19:57.443+00:00THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE BELLONA CLUB is my favou...THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE BELLONA CLUB is my favourite Sayers. Beautifully plotted and the whole business about the time of death is handled very skillfully. It also has Wimsey at his best.<br /><br />For me this is Sayers at her peak. dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73141652179754974892016-02-02T14:57:58.597+00:002016-02-02T14:57:58.597+00:00I was entirely on Sheila's side - George was w...I was entirely on Sheila's side - George was whiny and pass-agg (as it wasn't called then). Nothing she could do was right. I don't think having money later was going to help that relationship. (Any more than it helped Sayers and her odd husband.)Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34477801186022814472016-02-02T14:57:56.573+00:002016-02-02T14:57:56.573+00:00I've just started reading the Lord Wimsey book...I've just started reading the Lord Wimsey books and I'm enjoying them. I was sick last year and couldn't concentrate much and a book of her short stories saw me through.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77245843064694102232016-02-02T14:56:55.972+00:002016-02-02T14:56:55.972+00:00Yes Margot - I know some people don't like the...Yes Margot - I know some people don't like the romance, don't like Harriet, but for many of us they are the best thing about the series. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77183071684603419662016-02-02T14:31:35.276+00:002016-02-02T14:31:35.276+00:00Poor George and Sheila! George may be a bit of an ...Poor George and Sheila! George may be a bit of an old-fashioned bully, but Sheila winds him up. Subtle not to make her a doormat?Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70929439712027570702016-02-02T12:41:27.191+00:002016-02-02T12:41:27.191+00:00Wimsey certainly does grow and evolve as a charact...Wimsey certainly does grow and evolve as a character, doesn't he, Moira? The mysteries themselves get better, too, I think, as the series goes on. But I think it's Wimsey's character (and later, Harriet's) that really make this series get better as it goes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com