tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post1088761508992982418..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': British Library Crime Classics - Looking AheadMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-70732959613252673982021-11-01T11:05:14.268+00:002021-11-01T11:05:14.268+00:00Thanks for these further comments. Yes, I'd li...Thanks for these further comments. Yes, I'd like to see more Michael Gilberts in due course. And I do like Death of an Airman a lot.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-10838696874433819992021-10-31T12:42:39.911+00:002021-10-31T12:42:39.911+00:00Love this series of books. It's great to get o...Love this series of books. It's great to get off the beaten track of Christie, Sayers, Marsh (much as I like them) and discover forgotten gems of the genre. Currently reading Death of an Airman which I'm thoroughly enjoying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855199433799657619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-17558981494244842382021-07-25T18:11:42.747+01:002021-07-25T18:11:42.747+01:00Could we have a few more Gilbert's please ??Could we have a few more Gilbert's please ?? MaityVictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126755612289807218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-51819163538836820952021-07-25T18:09:39.184+01:002021-07-25T18:09:39.184+01:00Thank god its not a Symons or yet another Kelly!It...Thank god its not a Symons or yet another Kelly!It's so good to see Carr,Berkeley and Lorac in the list .MaityVictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126755612289807218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-79552185909020124892021-07-16T22:42:09.086+01:002021-07-16T22:42:09.086+01:00A Russian fan has done a very good job producing a...A Russian fan has done a very good job producing a detailed list:<br />https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o7E6SYW3C91kmqniXkZK7KImznSOaUfH/view?fbclid=IwAR2gBAHHLXPJ2klT8RuRENTAo-bJt7CZ8BHU1BaCSiLhHLSors1BxhoZ5xo<br /><br />Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-480884657673578842021-07-14T18:01:36.003+01:002021-07-14T18:01:36.003+01:00Is there anywhere online to get a full, comprehens...Is there anywhere online to get a full, comprehensive list of all the books that have been published in the British Library Crime Classics series?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132647029361454340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-73823263836261788512021-04-15T14:39:43.347+01:002021-04-15T14:39:43.347+01:00Martin, Excellent post - thanks for highlighting f...Martin, Excellent post - thanks for highlighting future issues from BL. The Carr title is a brilliant one. Now many more can discover its greatness without having to search for used copies. I have been looking for that Lorac title for some time and never have seen a used copy for sale. Now I get to read the re-issue. Looking forward to the Berkeley and Latimer titles as well.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945797301621244070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-72830858589838787202021-04-12T12:40:21.909+01:002021-04-12T12:40:21.909+01:00Pietro, thanks again. Jamie, it's all about pe...Pietro, thanks again. Jamie, it's all about personal taste, isn't it? I'm a big fan of The Spoilt Kill myself and if you like Mary, you'll almost certainly like Margot. Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-27314952492444254512021-04-11T21:49:43.734+01:002021-04-11T21:49:43.734+01:00The Lorac is a very rare title and I am sure it wi...The Lorac is a very rare title and I am sure it will sell well. To my mind no British Library Crime Classic has come close to being as good as Mary Kelly's The Spoilt Kill, but I have hopes for Margot Bennett's The Man Who Didn't Fly which along with The Widow of Bath, and Someone from the Past, I have just got. I see Laurence Meynell says about Bennett's books: 'Clever conversation as rapid and devastating as machine gun fire', not an expression someone would use nowadays!<br />Jamie Sturgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943149435161728287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-72940963541663162192021-04-10T23:30:21.923+01:002021-04-10T23:30:21.923+01:00https://deathcanread.blogspot.com/2014/11/anthony-...https://deathcanread.blogspot.com/2014/11/anthony-berkeley-vs-patricia-mcgerr.html?fbclid=IwAR3kDEZYMYW0739KM3GXOqZpYFEJXQ4GxiqtUrKxYLrmgcsEoZQAIoER02s<br />Pietro De Palmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051060020493340331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-8086948954085598322021-04-10T19:54:33.872+01:002021-04-10T19:54:33.872+01:00Pietro, Sergio, thanks. Jamie, I agree the names a...Pietro, Sergio, thanks. Jamie, I agree the names aren't easy to get to grips with, but overall the book strikes me as one of the best Loracs.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-78220893125872760272021-04-08T17:23:11.828+01:002021-04-08T17:23:11.828+01:00I couldn't get on with the Lorac, having to le...I couldn't get on with the Lorac, having to learn at the start a lot of the character's names and the name of the historical fancy dress character they were playing was too much from my brain! I have always thought that there's usually a good reason for a British book from that era not being published in the US or in paperback (except on the Continent) - the Lorac wasn't even reprinted in hardback by Collins at the time, I don't think she became fairly popular until the 1940s by which time I think her writing had improved. It is the same for the Miles Burtons, the rarer ones are usually not as good as the ones that were reprinted in paperbackJamie Sturgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943149435161728287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-65469532479434556272021-04-08T15:02:37.604+01:002021-04-08T15:02:37.604+01:00What a fab list - well done Martin, the continuing...What a fab list - well done Martin, the continuing success of the BL series is very heartening.Sergio (Tipping my Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-40060119320574685152021-04-08T14:55:02.173+01:002021-04-08T14:55:02.173+01:00The novel by Berkeley is a great title. Great nove...The novel by Berkeley is a great title. Great novel. I wrote several years ago an article about itPietro De Palmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051060020493340331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-15484369232506678602021-04-08T13:46:31.635+01:002021-04-08T13:46:31.635+01:00Thanks, Jonathan. Yes, I have a mental block about...Thanks, Jonathan. Yes, I have a mental block about that title. I blame Alf Garnett!<br />Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-3039374571746925812021-04-08T08:45:30.905+01:002021-04-08T08:45:30.905+01:00Great to see this programme continuing, especially...Great to see this programme continuing, especially the re-publishing of Lorac - I hope some more of the Carol Carnac titles will follow.<br />Minor point - the Carr title is actually "Till Death Do Us Part". (Hopefully the blurb will not contain any spoilers, unlike my 60s Penguin edition.)Jonathan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653613829349599589noreply@blogger.com