tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2433490181511498701..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Just So Stories by Rudyard KiplingClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82307239972924628192013-12-18T09:59:32.372+00:002013-12-18T09:59:32.372+00:00Actually, yes, Kim is the perfect book for you - a...Actually, yes, Kim is the perfect book for you - an early spy masterpiece. I haven't read it for years, and just read an article about it that made me feel I should read it again. But then, if it was one of my favourites from years ago I always worry that I won't like it as much later....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19814151807529400352013-12-18T09:58:12.621+00:002013-12-18T09:58:12.621+00:00They are funny and fun, Tracy, you might like them...They are funny and fun, Tracy, you might like them. And yes, as I say, I really do love that picture.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61783412679380556852013-12-18T06:27:03.482+00:002013-12-18T06:27:03.482+00:00I might read Kim someday, which would be my first ...I might read Kim someday, which would be my first experience of Kipling.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14990277243602624442013-12-18T02:33:24.529+00:002013-12-18T02:33:24.529+00:00I know I must have read, or had read to me, some o...I know I must have read, or had read to me, some of the Just So stories but really have little memory of them. I love that illustration of the Cat That Walked by Himself.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10657170361710777432013-12-15T15:15:01.066+00:002013-12-15T15:15:01.066+00:00Oh how cool, I have the tube map on my oyster card...Oh how cool, I have the tube map on my oyster card holder, but I would need to have the cat, I love that picture so much....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-87933850816314249272013-12-15T12:14:12.903+00:002013-12-15T12:14:12.903+00:00What a great photo (and image of course). I haven&...What a great photo (and image of course). I haven't heard of this particular one but it is arresting in its feeling of motion. I have the Kipling cat photo on the back of my oyster card ;-)sarahhttp://crimepieces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-60645089232787669752013-12-13T22:09:37.828+00:002013-12-13T22:09:37.828+00:00That's interesting isn't it? But really, n...That's interesting isn't it? But really, not everything he writes is tainted, I can defend him! George Orwell writes very well about him, and my collection of his poems (some of which are fantastic) has an intro by TS Eliot - whose views can also be viewed with suspicion of course. I would never (as you know) defend the indefensible, but I certainly won't be giving up on Kipling. He was so human, he had such a good heart...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66576235055325528352013-12-13T22:06:01.020+00:002013-12-13T22:06:01.020+00:00Yes I know - I try to give him some benefit of the...Yes I know - I try to give him some benefit of the doubt because his views were seen as absolutely normal at the time he lived in. And some of the things he wrote are wonderful and untouched by his politics....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34066703328354833602013-12-13T21:23:54.034+00:002013-12-13T21:23:54.034+00:00I agree with Margot, but my father used to read th...I agree with Margot, but my father used to read these stories to me and at the time I loved them. Thinking about it, my dad must have suspended his own political feelings in favour of a good story.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187936627704464478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35467959927673728052013-12-13T16:32:23.437+00:002013-12-13T16:32:23.437+00:00Moira - I do like the 'Just So' stories, I...Moira - I do like the 'Just So' stories, I admit. They are clever and creative. And Susan's right; that's the perfect 'photo for this post. <br /><br />That said though, I've never been much of a fan of Kipling's sociopolitical views. Just that alone makes it hard to read his work. I know I shouldn't let it affect my perception of his skill as a writer, but...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54426735074587378052013-12-13T15:37:59.205+00:002013-12-13T15:37:59.205+00:00Thank you! I haven't been to New Mexico, but w...Thank you! I haven't been to New Mexico, but would love to see the petroglyphs there....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84102013445730086832013-12-13T14:13:09.007+00:002013-12-13T14:13:09.007+00:00When I first saw this photograph I instantly thoug...When I first saw this photograph I instantly thought 'New Mexico' so was surprised to find it as European. Perfect fit between photo and story!Susanhttp://www.alifeinbooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.com