tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post5609316041814427051..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Forgotten Book - The Ingenious Mr StoneMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-83505594516691269732015-07-18T21:09:06.472+01:002015-07-18T21:09:06.472+01:00As Chrissie says above, one of my absolute favouri...As Chrissie says above, one of my absolute favourites, and one that she and I bonded over! I am always surprised that it isn't better-known, and as you say there is very little written about it. I have read two more by him - earrings and epitaphs as you might say - which were enjoyable, but nothing like as good as Mr Stone. I am always surprised by the publication date of Stone - it feels like a much more modern book, although set in the 1930s, more of a pastiche. I re-read it every couple of years, and it always makes me laugh, and leaves me full of admiration for Player's construction, and the way he plays with perceptions of characters, and with unreliable narrators. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-90039417244509041132015-07-17T21:25:00.218+01:002015-07-17T21:25:00.218+01:00They all had quite intriguing titles; apart from T...They all had quite intriguing titles; apart from The Homicidal Colonel, there was Let's talk of worms, of graves, and epitaphs; Oh! Where are bloody Mary's earrings?; and The month of the mangled models. Read them all years ago but they were obviously not as memorable as The ingenious Mr Stone because I can't remember much about them. Some of them were published in paperback by Arrow and some by Penguin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-80262171897846575482015-07-11T17:46:25.145+01:002015-07-11T17:46:25.145+01:00Hi Sappho. Yes, Player published four novels in th...Hi Sappho. Yes, Player published four novels in the 70s, including The Homicidal Colonel. I haven't read them, but tow are on my TBR pile.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-5114664971388938892015-07-11T17:40:33.055+01:002015-07-11T17:40:33.055+01:00This is one of my absolute favorites! The narrativ...This is one of my absolute favorites! The narrative voice of Miss Coppock reminds me so much of Miss Climpson from Dorothy L. Sayers, and I love the detail of life at the school. I have to say, I was actually disappointed when the ingenious Mr. Stone arrived -- I wanted more of the fascinating Miss Coppock.<br /><br />On the strength of this one, I tried another Robert Player, The Homicidal Colonel, but couldn't get on with it. Do you know if there are any other Player mysteries?Sapphonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-91219521349143764842015-07-10T15:39:18.258+01:002015-07-10T15:39:18.258+01:00Indeed you did, and a quick google search reveals ...Indeed you did, and a quick google search reveals that - to my surprise - the book has not otherwise been much discussed on the internet, despite the fact that Symons' words gave it a boost (and led to a reprint) in the 70s.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-78135909700448947482015-07-10T14:50:52.104+01:002015-07-10T14:50:52.104+01:00It is great fun, isn't it? Moira (at Clothesin...It is great fun, isn't it? Moira (at Clothesinbooks.com) and I are both keen on it and blogged about it recently.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.com