tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post3703943751898321351..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Ellis Peters and Wellington Literary FestivalMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-91267232447234266602013-10-09T16:21:07.979+01:002013-10-09T16:21:07.979+01:00I used to visit Edith Pargeter on a regular basis ...I used to visit Edith Pargeter on a regular basis when her latest Brother Cadfael novel was published. She kindly agreed to sign copies for customers and by the time she had got to her penultimate book the pile had grown to over a 100 copies. On my last visit I spotted four titles on her shelves written by "Jolyon Carr" and published by Herbert Jenkins between 1938-1940. I asked her why she had them in her library. She answered with a twinkle in her eye that she had been "Jolyon Carr" and had forgotten all about them! On leaving she presented me with the four books. <br />Subsequently I reissued "Murder in the Dispensary" - her first Carr novel - in a limited edition (and still available to purchase!)Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00523382094480821650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-10987722448105872232013-10-08T21:36:25.841+01:002013-10-08T21:36:25.841+01:00Hi Paul, it was good to see you there and of cours...Hi Paul, it was good to see you there and of course I'm very grateful for your generous comments about the evening. Hope you enjoy The Trinity Cat.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-49679303779586170892013-10-07T23:42:27.420+01:002013-10-07T23:42:27.420+01:00Martin, your talk was simply terrific and certainl...Martin, your talk was simply terrific and certainly gave me – and many other members of the audience, I’m sure – a much better appreciation of Edith Pargeter’s achievements and importance in 20th century letters, especially of course, as Ellis Peters, in the field of crime fiction. Brother Cadfael, George Felse, historical novels, translations from Czech classics… what an industrious and brilliant writer she was. You’ve fired me up. I want to immerse myself in her work. And what better place to start than ‘The Trinity Cat and Other Mysteries’, her short story collection edited by yourself with the late Sue Feder. I’m so glad I bought a copy from you along with the other books. <br /><br />Like you, I was greatly impressed with the new Leisure Centre. It is indeed an amenity for the people of Wellington to take pride in and enrich their lives with. Hats off to the Town Council!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com