tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post1505485089487441055..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: A Question of TempoTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-31397699070367430712015-10-18T08:36:48.578+02:002015-10-18T08:36:48.578+02:00It's true. Americans have a long-standing trad...It's true. Americans have a long-standing tradition of blooding up literate sounding titles from British mystery writers. Even the Rue Morgue Press did it with Maureen Sarsfield's <i>Green Decembers Fills the Graveyard</i>, which they changed to <i>Murder at Shots Hall</i>. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-53723948164356737692015-10-17T22:21:24.914+02:002015-10-17T22:21:24.914+02:00Ah, we Americans love to hype up stuff. I do like ...Ah, we Americans love to hype up stuff. I do like <i>our</i> title better, but strictly from a marketing perspective. I must search out this Hare guy now...Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-31515519296903453122015-10-17T22:19:46.173+02:002015-10-17T22:19:46.173+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-29282036051467765652015-10-17T15:51:40.599+02:002015-10-17T15:51:40.599+02:00I've never read An English Murder but it's...I've never read An English Murder but it's definitely on my list of books I want to get hold of. Glad to know it's a strong Hare novel. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-11879344100298782512015-10-17T15:28:15.770+02:002015-10-17T15:28:15.770+02:00Hope you enjoy it, Sergio!Hope you enjoy it, Sergio!TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-64308550281348724252015-10-17T15:27:51.276+02:002015-10-17T15:27:51.276+02:00If it weren't for An English Murder, Suicide E...If it weren't for <i>An English Murder</i>, <i>Suicide Excepted</i> would probably be my undisputed favorite among Hare's novels. It's so great and highly recommended. <br /><br />Funny you mentioned the dedicatee, because the name sounded familiar to me and looked him up, which brought me to <a href="http://www.semibrevity.com/2011/12/arnold-goldsbrough-%E2%80%93-yorkshireman-organist-harpsichordist-conductor-part-1/" rel="nofollow">this</a> site. You might find it interesting. <br /><br />Thanks for the link to your review! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-50331810226062102232015-10-17T14:32:48.366+02:002015-10-17T14:32:48.366+02:00I have come across several Hare books over the dec...I have come across several Hare books over the decades, but never one. Am really interested in finding it now - thanks TC. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-40399494684361998012015-10-16T18:58:21.579+02:002015-10-16T18:58:21.579+02:00Yeah I agree that you have to be a genius in a lot...Yeah I agree that you have to be a genius in a lot of fields to interpret some of the clues given in this story, though I also found when reviewing this book in August, that I preferred Inspector Trimble to Pettigrew as his role is so minor that it barely features at all. I didn't pick up so much on the historical context of the novel your points on that were interesting. Think Suicide Excepted is probably one of my favourite Hare novels though. An interesting nugget is that the dedicatee of the book was the organist at Hare's wedding. If you are interested my review can be found at:<br /> https://crossexaminingcrime.wordpress.com/2015/08/16/cyril-hares-when-the-wind-blows-1949/Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-53598185397920438782015-10-16T16:38:28.247+02:002015-10-16T16:38:28.247+02:00General Groves had something to do with it.General Groves had something to do with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-46873081809452061162015-10-16T15:05:49.877+02:002015-10-16T15:05:49.877+02:00For me, these historic pieces littering classic my...For me, these historic pieces littering classic mysteries are a bonus on top of the stories themselves. However, I'm disappointed in myself that I never really noticed these rationing bits before in the British mysteries from the post-WWII stories. <br /><br />I guess I was too preoccupied with WWII-set mysteries (with its blackouts, rationings, uniforms in the streets etc) that I sort of stopped paying attention to them in works written after 1945. But then again, it's kind of impossible to miss all the references about the difficulty the upperclass has in getting domestic servants after the war. <br /><br />It's sad that the old, European empires died off after the war, because the Angelo-Dutch alliance never got a proper opportunity to control the entirety of the globe. It would've been better for everyone if we did, including France and the US. ;) TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-64029450219619612902015-10-16T14:40:51.280+02:002015-10-16T14:40:51.280+02:00One of the main reasons why I enjoy vintage myster...One of the main reasons why I enjoy vintage mysteries are the little insights into history that they give! There's often references to pre-war quality wool or the difficulties of cooking with rationing. It's also interesting to see how society changes from the say 20s to the 50s, with the welfare state being built and the labour government taxing property heavily. My fave bits. :)banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014197149063468132noreply@blogger.com