tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post8796954890593775003..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Forgotten Book - Shadow on the WallMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-81380035009700757522011-04-14T20:48:41.633+01:002011-04-14T20:48:41.633+01:00Thanks, both. I must give the short stories anothe...Thanks, both. I must give the short stories another go.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-52107361451846904932011-04-14T04:18:32.110+01:002011-04-14T04:18:32.110+01:00Bailey was one of the better known writers back in...Bailey was one of the better known writers back in the Golden Age of Detection, but as you say, Martin, he's awfully tough for present day readers to get into. <br /><br />I'd have thought that he'd among the less likely of possible candidates to be reprinted today, so I'm kind of surprised to learn that Rue Morgue has proven me wrong.<br /><br />Surprised but still somehow pleased.Steve Lewishttp://www.mysteryfile.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-38532453251103346812011-04-09T21:36:04.208+01:002011-04-09T21:36:04.208+01:00Martin, generally I find Reggie, much, much, much ...Martin, generally I find Reggie, much, much, much (do I need to emphasize the muchness?) easier to take in the short stories than in the novels. I think as a short story writer he really is a significant figure from the period. Even there, however, the moaning and mumbling can get a bit irritating.<br /><br />Shadow on the Wall rather reminded me of an Allingham, though I didn't find it nearly as engaging as the best Allingham.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.com