tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4842434257530599850..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Tuesday Night Bloggers: The Labours of HerculesClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-85049437585656529912015-10-16T11:59:44.025+01:002015-10-16T11:59:44.025+01:00This would be a good place to start, because there...This would be a good place to start, because there is a link between the stories, it's a satisfying set, not a random collection. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50210880545958868022015-10-16T06:10:01.262+01:002015-10-16T06:10:01.262+01:00I have read no short stories by Agatha Christie, w...I have read no short stories by Agatha Christie, which is not a surprise since I have avoided short stories for so long. I plan to remedy that soonish. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27364713801656110252015-10-07T22:48:19.487+01:002015-10-07T22:48:19.487+01:00Yes - last week I was worrying about her 'eyes...Yes - last week I was worrying about her 'eyes put in with a smutty finger', quite a regular description. I think she used words and phrases as competent building blocks, doing their job. <br />I do occasionally realize, as you describe, that some phrase entered my life via Christie, and perhaps others (writers and readers) don't know/use it much...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83741776248295740282015-10-07T22:46:29.451+01:002015-10-07T22:46:29.451+01:00Yonge is someone I have never read, even though sh...Yonge is someone I have never read, even though she is a local author to me. Must try her out. And will recommend to Vicki/Skiourophile....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19619262131133777602015-10-07T21:53:45.854+01:002015-10-07T21:53:45.854+01:00Don't forget humble Ted looks like a Greek god...Don't forget humble Ted looks like a Greek god. I first read that phrase in Agatha Christie, specifically in And Then There Were None, when she's writing about Anthony Marsden. There are certain descriptions Christie recurrently falls back upon. "Voice like a corncrake" is another one. That was another new one to me when I was a kid.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4457847086903139962015-10-07T16:49:42.357+01:002015-10-07T16:49:42.357+01:00I have a soft spot for this story and this collect...I have a soft spot for this story and this collection. Yes, comfort reading. Fair bit of TB in Charlotte M Yonge, as I recall.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75607628599809314002015-10-07T15:41:24.745+01:002015-10-07T15:41:24.745+01:00Yes, you're so right - you're not going to...Yes, you're so right - you're not going to be challenged or mystified by this collection - but you can still enjoy it...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14074451275612560682015-10-07T14:43:54.162+01:002015-10-07T14:43:54.162+01:00In agreement with you both on this collection. It ...In agreement with you both on this collection. It is really a comfortable book rather than a thrilling one. Sometimes, that's exactly what you need.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7920830210153911882015-10-07T12:43:29.219+01:002015-10-07T12:43:29.219+01:00Now you're just encouraging me to go softcore ...Now you're just encouraging me to go softcore for the long winter season!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7535286232177571882015-10-07T11:31:52.958+01:002015-10-07T11:31:52.958+01:00Thanks - later in winter would have been a better ...Thanks - later in winter would have been a better fit for me, as I have a natural inclination to hibernate during the colder months.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-20864414203874681682015-10-07T11:27:37.991+01:002015-10-07T11:27:37.991+01:00We'll wake you when this run of cozies is over...We'll wake you when this run of cozies is over....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6583806666932750232015-10-07T05:03:40.157+01:002015-10-07T05:03:40.157+01:00zzzzzz.....zzzzzz.....col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48486129868082901612015-10-06T21:57:17.187+01:002015-10-06T21:57:17.187+01:00Yes - it must have been difficult to combine them ...Yes - it must have been difficult to combine them into a TV film, but they did their best. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3486121726302567632015-10-06T21:56:48.085+01:002015-10-06T21:56:48.085+01:00Perfect summing up, Brad, that's exactly how I...Perfect summing up, Brad, that's exactly how I feel. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23575579761450919382015-10-06T21:56:26.158+01:002015-10-06T21:56:26.158+01:00And thank you Margot for reminding me of it - I do...And thank you Margot for reminding me of it - I do have a soft spot for the romance in it. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72248472114719895532015-10-06T21:55:54.856+01:002015-10-06T21:55:54.856+01:00I know how it is - you miss the gentle sound of co...I know how it is - you miss the gentle sound of coughing, the flushed hectic cheeks....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6029939999598748782015-10-06T15:24:47.567+01:002015-10-06T15:24:47.567+01:00Remember this story well and David Suchet in the t...Remember this story well and David Suchet in the televised version, enjoyed both.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34944163446221979552015-10-06T15:05:33.552+01:002015-10-06T15:05:33.552+01:00I know what you mean, Moira. There is a lack of su...I know what you mean, Moira. There is a lack of subtlety to EVERY story in that collection . . . and yet, for some reason, I love it!Brad (ahsweetmystery)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12012914349226406144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-49039415498709253162015-10-06T12:28:28.204+01:002015-10-06T12:28:28.204+01:00Thank you so much for the kind mention, Moira. And...Thank you so much for the kind mention, Moira. And you're absolutely right that this one's a lovable story even if it doesn't have one of the plot twists for which Christie is so famous. It may not reflect her keen eye for her own society, but it tells a great story. So very glad you mentioned it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51359265298149828632015-10-06T10:27:00.099+01:002015-10-06T10:27:00.099+01:00Yay! The lack of TB in my reading of late has been...Yay! The lack of TB in my reading of late has been greatly disappointing. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com