tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post6180638919909105791..comments2024-03-29T17:39:48.912+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: A Christmas Tragedy by Agatha ChristieClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52536338286374032712016-01-01T14:58:00.182+00:002016-01-01T14:58:00.182+00:00They're among my very favourites, though not t...They're among my very favourites, though not to everyone's tastes. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13282988190664686862015-12-30T20:42:42.951+00:002015-12-30T20:42:42.951+00:00And I just posted a short story challenge and did ...And I just posted a short story challenge and did not include any of her short stories. Well, I do plan to read others this year. Maybe I will try the Parker Pyne stories.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6920479479795550142015-12-30T13:13:51.629+00:002015-12-30T13:13:51.629+00:00I would say that is the worst of her collections -...I would say that is the worst of her collections - push on to some others Tracy!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34230405797781397522015-12-30T01:00:41.490+00:002015-12-30T01:00:41.490+00:00I was thinking about short stories and Agatha Chri...I was thinking about short stories and Agatha Christie and it occurred to me all of a sudden that of course I have read some of her short stories... I read Partners in Crime which is linked short stories but still... I liked some, did not like others. Typical of a book of short stories, I guess.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-56759494757922596552015-12-24T02:59:09.642+00:002015-12-24T02:59:09.642+00:00I want to say this isn't her best, but there i...I want to say this isn't her best, but there is something quite affecting and memorable about it all the same....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57144602700326673732015-12-24T00:54:55.484+00:002015-12-24T00:54:55.484+00:00I still have read no Christie short stories. I thi...I still have read no Christie short stories. I think I might like to start with Hercule Poirot stories. I do have this book though.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63375748463263579972015-12-08T10:55:07.571+00:002015-12-08T10:55:07.571+00:00It is a lovely picture isn't it? And I look fo...It is a lovely picture isn't it? And I look forward to your reviewing something by Christie.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8871574325004806912015-12-08T09:33:32.429+00:002015-12-08T09:33:32.429+00:00Moira, I'm hoping to read a Christie before ye...Moira, I'm hoping to read a Christie before year-end. She's the kind of author one must read every year. By the way, that's a beautiful portrait, in oils I think. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70053810845185965742015-12-07T21:57:09.083+00:002015-12-07T21:57:09.083+00:00Oh great observation on Emilys, I look forward to ...Oh great observation on Emilys, I look forward to hearing about that. Young beautiful Irishwomen - usually widows - don't have much of a time of it either do they? Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22897441108373897392015-12-07T21:41:18.233+00:002015-12-07T21:41:18.233+00:00Thanks so much for the shout-out, Moira. I'm n...Thanks so much for the shout-out, Moira. I'm not sure that the Miss Marple of this early tale is the same Miss Marple we meet later, since she plays those pronouncements so close to the vest. (But I remember, in The Murder in the Vicarage, that she seems to know the murderer's identity from the start and is flummoxed when proven wrong - maybe this story is the antecedent to that longer tale!) <br /><br />I'm working on a piece for the holidays about family's in Christie, and I've noticed that the name "Emily" seems to be the high class equivalent to Gladys in terms of luck. I'm holding a special thought to all the Emilys and Gladyses out there! :)Brad (ahsweetmystery)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12012914349226406144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88668354507688164602015-12-07T12:33:07.767+00:002015-12-07T12:33:07.767+00:00I'm sure you can finding someone having a hard...I'm sure you can finding someone having a hard-boiled Xmas somewhere else, Col.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70290093322229534992015-12-07T12:32:41.408+00:002015-12-07T12:32:41.408+00:00Yes Chrissie - the clues are good, and that final ...Yes Chrissie - the clues are good, and that final comment by the actress is rather affecting, isn't it?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79383402752524451162015-12-07T12:31:40.780+00:002015-12-07T12:31:40.780+00:00I'll be making notes of Gladys-es from now on ...I'll be making notes of Gladys-es from now on Margot. And yes, there is something good about this story, slight though it is.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46352698096225565272015-12-07T11:52:51.722+00:002015-12-07T11:52:51.722+00:00A Christmas Tragedy.... it would be if I had to re...A Christmas Tragedy.... it would be if I had to read it!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47966410858774316232015-12-07T11:40:48.626+00:002015-12-07T11:40:48.626+00:00Yes, Moira - and Margot - ludicrous murder plan, b...Yes, Moira - and Margot - ludicrous murder plan, but so readable and clever - and rather poignant, too.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15432263408728093042015-12-07T11:15:32.820+00:002015-12-07T11:15:32.820+00:00Nice spot about the name Gladys, Moira! Just great...Nice spot about the name Gladys, Moira! Just great, and I agree with you. As to this story, there is just something about it that invites you to go along with it, even though, as you show so well, there are things about it that might make you shake your head. There's just something that...works. Certainly part of it is Miss Marple's personality and observation. I have a sneaking liking for that... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com