tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post3361053156686764191..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Forgotten Book - Light from a LanternMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-16094774489913496092014-11-09T10:00:38.161+00:002014-11-09T10:00:38.161+00:00I have read a few books under the various Quentin ...I have read a few books under the various Quentin names, but Stagge is a new one to me - and it sounds very intriguing, I must try to read him. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-11380140733892061602014-11-08T11:40:31.521+00:002014-11-08T11:40:31.521+00:00Yes, Philip, I've read most if not all of the ...Yes, Philip, I've read most if not all of the VC C-B books, though I don't think I've ever featured them here. Not yet anyway! However, not too long ago, I had a stroke of good fortune, being able to acquire the complete set of first editions, most signed. Luckily he only wrote five books, otherwise finances would have denied me the chance! An enjoyable writer.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-35550267385548273022014-11-08T09:13:09.559+00:002014-11-08T09:13:09.559+00:00The region in which I lived in the late 70s had a...The region in which I lived in the late 70s had a treasure trove of books we now think of as forgotten, and it likely still does. Among them was a goodly number of books by Quentin/Q Patrick. I thought them of the first water -- yes, quite possibly the finest in the field of American crime fiction. Would that I could get hold of them again now. Where I now live, one of the ghastly aspects of the library system, and there are many, is that they do not have what I might call a 'back catalogue'. Almost all books considered 'dated', regardless of condition, are discarded. They do not have a book depository in which other systems store older books to make room for the new,<br /><br />I have noticed, however, that there is an unlikely source of forgotten books: the collections in the Large Print section. A number of publishers of such books republish crime fiction of old, perhaps because they are out of copyright and thus reduce costs. There I found a number of goodies, most happily one by V. C. Clinton-Baddeley. Do you have recollections of his works, Martin?Philip Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739418522974972567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-33115750056611222252014-11-07T22:56:54.331+00:002014-11-07T22:56:54.331+00:00Well, it is up but not "running." An ini...Well, it is up but not "running." An initial posting announces my intentions, and more postings of substance will soon follow.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-15143073212889763832014-11-07T22:49:13.832+00:002014-11-07T22:49:13.832+00:00Thanks, P.C., and I wish you every success with yo...Thanks, P.C., and I wish you every success with your blog. Do let me know when you've got it going.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-77381236259210083092014-11-07T19:56:28.295+00:002014-11-07T19:56:28.295+00:00I am intrigued! Your enthusiasm persuades me that ...I am intrigued! Your enthusiasm persuades me that I must find a copy of the book.<br /><br />Moreover, I very much like your blog. I shall be returning often, even as I attempt to find time to create content for my own new blog adventure. As a long time reader and reviewer of crime fiction (including yours) for blogs and magazines (e.g. BookLoons, Mystery Scene, BookPage, etc.), I am finally branching out (under a pseudonym) into blogging, an experiment that I will be pursuing one day at a time.<br /><br />R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-64889146388447269882014-11-07T17:18:15.350+00:002014-11-07T17:18:15.350+00:00Most definitely!Most definitely!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-65673456097396598272014-11-07T15:41:23.051+00:002014-11-07T15:41:23.051+00:00Yes, there are definite Carrian elements in this o...Yes, there are definite Carrian elements in this one. Is that true of the others?Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-49518272500219255872014-11-07T11:48:19.869+00:002014-11-07T11:48:19.869+00:00Really glad you enjoyed this one - I came to the s...Really glad you enjoyed this one - I came to the series as a Carr fan and really enjoyed the mixture of outré elements and detection - Bill Pronzini however absolutely loathes themSergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com