tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post3849313333440082527..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': More Crime Classics from the British LibraryMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-68922609618250814132015-04-17T08:01:00.118+01:002015-04-17T08:01:00.118+01:00The Classic Thrillers are Trouble on the Thames (B...<em>The Classic Thrillers are Trouble on the Thames (Bridges) and The Traitor (Horler).</em><br /><br />Sydney Horler? Oh bliss. Colin Watson's hatchet job on Horler in <em>Snobbery with Violence</em> inspired me to read the first of Horler's Tiger Standish thrillers. OK it's pretty rough round the edges but it's great fun.<br /><br />Is there any chance of any of Berkeley's Gray's Norman Conquest thrillers being included in this series? I've only read one, <em>Mr Mortimer Gets the Jitters</em>, and it was a total hoot.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-61950950827975155732015-04-15T09:52:59.438+01:002015-04-15T09:52:59.438+01:00Thanks very much, John. You make a good point, and...Thanks very much, John. You make a good point, and so I am pleased to tell you that publishing plans relating to the Crime Classics already extend to 2017.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-34584512263952045402015-04-15T08:35:44.399+01:002015-04-15T08:35:44.399+01:00I am delighted to see that the BL appears to have ...I am delighted to see that the BL appears to have a serious long-term commitment to this series, Martin. In the past, I have noticed that when ‘commercial’ publishers revive long-lost classics, a dozen titles is as much as you can hope for before they lose interest and pull the plug. Congratulations to all involved and keep up the good work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783299741383834155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-24089324139296243842015-04-14T11:21:17.296+01:002015-04-14T11:21:17.296+01:00Thanks, Harriet.
The Classic Thrillers are Trouble...Thanks, Harriet.<br />The Classic Thrillers are Trouble on the Thames (Bridges) and The Traitor (Horler). Watch out for 2015, which will see more, and very different examples of the classic thriller.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-16366456973643655482015-04-14T09:59:09.117+01:002015-04-14T09:59:09.117+01:00Oh goodness. I can't wait.Oh goodness. I can't wait.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-71535350452414982442015-04-14T06:00:42.627+01:002015-04-14T06:00:42.627+01:00What are the titles being published in the Classic...What are the titles being published in the Classic Thrillers range?dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-55760562524988247362015-04-13T15:10:35.311+01:002015-04-13T15:10:35.311+01:00Absolutely, Les. Among other presses, I'd also...Absolutely, Les. Among other presses, I'd also mention Crippen & Landru, Rue Morgue and Ramble House, all of whom have produced some splendid rarities in the past few years.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-10521946002389771062015-04-13T14:16:33.740+01:002015-04-13T14:16:33.740+01:00I agree with you about finding other publishers to...I agree with you about finding other publishers to join BL in republishing other unjustly neglected GA authors, Martin. In the US, Otto Penzler's Mysterious Press and OpenRoad Media have been working together to republish - mostly as e-books - a range of classic US authors who have gone out of print, including Ellery Queen. It's heartening to see these books coming back, giving us another chance to discover and read some first-rate books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com