tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post9185029473276053288..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Clothes in Books: Dress Down Sunday + Margery AllinghamClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14021602737962476912013-09-30T22:34:47.739+01:002013-09-30T22:34:47.739+01:00Thanks Lesley, that's helpful and reassuring! ...Thanks Lesley, that's helpful and reassuring! I first read it in the omnibus book many many years ago - I kept borrowing it from my local library, and always wished I could own my own copy. There was a weird extra story in there too, wasn't there? Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54623390617714329372013-09-30T19:55:55.124+01:002013-09-30T19:55:55.124+01:00If I remember correctly, the abridge version was f...If I remember correctly, the abridge version was for the Mr. Campion's Lady omnibus and all the reprints as a standalone novel are complete. I don't know if anyone has done a comparison -- there doesn't seem to be one in the contents list for the Bottle Street Gazettes.Lesley Simpsonhttp://www.margeryallingham.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11750713177226846512013-09-24T16:16:41.897+01:002013-09-24T16:16:41.897+01:00Veronica Horwell also commented on 'facecloth&...Veronica Horwell also commented on 'facecloth' - she said:<br /> before the term came to mean what those of us brought up with them called ''flannels" -- ie the US washcloth -- it defined a fairly light, British-woven, woollen cloth with a bit of a nap on it -- softer suits, light coats. You can always trust Allingham on fabric.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38444545407256356972013-09-16T22:11:58.126+01:002013-09-16T22:11:58.126+01:00Tracy thanks for the kind words: I have really enj...Tracy thanks for the kind words: I have really enjoyed blogging and getting to meet people like yourself. I read very fast, which is a huge help, and I worked as a journalist for years, which encourages fast writing... and yes, what a good book this one is. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89680646064255318312013-09-16T21:34:12.779+01:002013-09-16T21:34:12.779+01:00It was fun to read about this book again. It is on...It was fun to read about this book again. It is one I have been planning to read for a while, after reading Sweet Danger (the first Amanda?). <br /><br />Congratulations on the 600th entry. That is a lot of posts for the amount of time you have been blogging. And each entry requires research. How do you do it? TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84525122602434656362013-09-16T07:40:27.196+01:002013-09-16T07:40:27.196+01:00I *JUST* found out about that, I'm reading her...I *JUST* found out about that, I'm reading her biog. What did she cut out? And why? My version says nothing on the copyright page about being abridged, but is a 1973 Penguin...so I don't know for sure. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4643084788716870382013-09-16T07:38:04.165+01:002013-09-16T07:38:04.165+01:00Thanks so much Carole! It was great fun to do, I e...Thanks so much Carole! It was great fun to do, I enjoyed it. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74510041059659171082013-09-16T02:08:42.656+01:002013-09-16T02:08:42.656+01:00Moira, how exciting to be picked up by the Guardia...Moira, how exciting to be picked up by the Guardian! Congratulations. Enjoy your success. CheersCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73114182599515689192013-09-15T23:14:27.949+01:002013-09-15T23:14:27.949+01:00It has to be the early version of the book, before...It has to be the early version of the book, before she cut 25,000 words.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66229072496319819532013-09-15T16:53:08.304+01:002013-09-15T16:53:08.304+01:00Thanks Ken - I hope you noticed when you were ment...Thanks Ken - I hope you noticed when you were mentioned as an expert reader! That's very interesting and helpful about face-cloth - as I said, I really have been wondering about it for years.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13394178187625349682013-09-15T16:33:39.890+01:002013-09-15T16:33:39.890+01:00Congratulations. I enjoyed listening to the podca...Congratulations. I enjoyed listening to the podcast this morning. The reference to "face-cloth" as a cloak would mean a firm, finely milled woolen cloth with a smooth, velvety surface. I'm not sure what the precise differences are, but it falls into the same family as broad-cloth, ladies'-cloth, habit-cloth, and things like limousine-cloth and baize which were used for upholstery. Just imagine the surface of an expensive billiards table. Usually, the name seems to come up as a furnishing fabric such as a background for embroidered church hangings or lining the interior of a carriage. Perhaps the "lincoln green face-cloth" was meant to point out the good-quality but stout and durable characteristics of the outfit. Ken Nyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838597854722716546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-62366837417523936182013-09-15T13:06:27.530+01:002013-09-15T13:06:27.530+01:00Yes - I wish there was more of Amanda in the Campi...Yes - I wish there was more of Amanda in the Campion books, she's a delight. I'm just reading a biog of Allingham, which is very interesting, and I'm sure will send me back to the books, so watch for more entries!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80851273289213103132013-09-15T12:32:11.448+01:002013-09-15T12:32:11.448+01:00Moira - I've always liked Amanda as a characte...Moira - I've always liked Amanda as a character so I'm very pleased that you highlighted a book in which she figures. And even given her profession, I find Camprion's remark about the batteries funny. Allingham did do some fine novels with those characters and this is one of them. And agree, the clothes in this novel are beautifully written. Thanks for the reminder of it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com