... Nope. Helen Simpson was Helen Simpson in real life (an Australian, no less) and wrote three books together with Clemence Dane, who was Winifred Ashton in...
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Christian Henriksson
chenrik@...
Sep 1, 2001 8:59 pm
Yes, indeed! Check out http://hem.passagen.se/orange/biblio.htm for a number of additions to the bibliography site. Several great authors, including Simenon,...
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Christian Henriksson
chenrik@...
Sep 1, 2001 9:37 pm
Actually, I didn't read that many mysteries while away on vacation, but I managed to squeeze in a few, and I've read a couple more since I got back. Colin...
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Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Sep 1, 2001 11:56 pm
... few, and I've read a > couple more > since I got back. ... around one > year. Soon > more people are found dead, and Morse must > reluctantly start...
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Christian Henriksson
chenrik@...
Sep 2, 2001 7:43 pm
... I've read VANGUARD and PAX, and gave both of them a solid 3 out of 5 (to compare, I gave JOURNEYING BOY a 3.5). They were both entertaining, with perhaps...
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Ralph, Adrienne (REA-...
Adrienne.Ralph@...
Sep 2, 2001 10:41 pm
Hi Nick Do you know more about Clemence Dane aka Helen Simpson. I gather she is the same Helen Simpson who spurred Gladys Mitchell's interest in witchcraft, ...
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Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Sep 3, 2001 1:36 am
... <Adrienne.Ralph@...> wrote: > Hi Nick ... who spurred Gladys Mitchell's > interest in witchcraft, > which was, as I recall, my opening ...
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Jon Jermey
jonjermey@...
Sep 3, 2001 3:16 am
I once obtained a book of cryptic Observer crosswords dating from the 30s and 40s. Each crossword had a 'theme' which was supposed to allow the solver to work...
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Ralph, Adrienne (REA-...
Adrienne.Ralph@...
Sep 3, 2001 4:10 am
... From: Nicholas Fuller [mailto:stoke_moran@...] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 11:37 AM To: GAdetection@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [GAdetection]...
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chenrik@...
Sep 3, 2001 8:40 am
... People, people. Let's try this again, shall we? :) Helen Simpson and Clemence Dane are two different people. The connection between them is that they...
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Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Sep 3, 2001 9:53 am
.> --- "Ralph, Adrienne (REA-PtMelb)" ... between Mitchell and Simpson, > including naming characters. Could be a lead for > your biography Nick. Well, I'm...
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Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Sep 3, 2001 10:47 am
On the subject of pseudo-supernatural detective stories: Idly glancing through Barzun & Taylor (actually, have spent the last month underlining things in...
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Enrique F. Bird
enfbirdp@...
Sep 3, 2001 3:36 pm
Friends, I see several of you have been commenting on this one. I gave up reading Morse in slow chronological order and jumped to this one. And truly liked it!...
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Ralph, Adrienne (REA-...
Adrienne.Ralph@...
Sep 3, 2001 11:14 pm
I must say I'm rather disappointed in your attitude Christian. There I was assiduously pursuing the key tenets of rumour-mongering: 1 Maintain and where...
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Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Sep 3, 2001 11:40 pm
Imagine! A theory could be devised stating that Clemence Dane, Helen Simpson, M.R. James (who came back from the dead as a ghost in order to write detective...
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dgreene@...
Sep 3, 2001 11:50 pm
A reviewer actually suggested that John Rhode, Carter Dickson, and P.G. Wodehouse were all the same person. I am assuming that Nick's decision to defend Gladys...
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chenrik@...
Sep 4, 2001 9:58 am
... I'm truly sorry to have spoiled this fine rumour, but of course you are welcome to ignore my well-researched facts and go on assuming anything you like...
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chenrik@...
Sep 4, 2001 11:08 am
People, what is your favourite setting in a mystery? I have two personal favourites. The first is the crime that is committed in a means of transport, i.e. a...
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William F. Deeck
billdeeck@...
Sep 4, 2001 1:58 pm
Boardinghouses and mental institutions. ... From: <chenrik@...> To: <GAdetection@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 7:07 AM Subject:...
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William F. Deeck
billdeeck@...
Sep 4, 2001 3:21 pm
A review from back in the days when I was writing them. This one originally appeared in THE MYSTERY FANCIER. If there is any interest in additional reprinted...
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Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Sep 5, 2001 4:16 am
My favourite settings in a detective story: Academic: The university or school. Often very witty, full of eccentric dons or schoolmasters (and, judging from...
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Richard.A.Liedholm@...
Sep 5, 2001 1:33 pm
Hello, I was away on holiday and I see that everyone has been pretty busy commenting on various things. Here's my quick responses to many of the recent...
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Richard.A.Liedholm@...
Sep 5, 2001 7:00 pm
Jon- Thank you for your response to my questions. I certainly was on the right track of what e-books were about, but your description helped clarify things a...
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Sam Karnick
SAMK@...
Sep 7, 2001 2:44 pm
Jon, Yes, I would gladly seek out and read ebooks if the price is significantly lower than for the printed versions. After all, the printing costs are a big...
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dgreene@...
Sep 7, 2001 5:40 pm
A notice in the recent issue of ALL HALLOWS (an excellent mag dedicated to the ghost story, especially of the Jamesian variety) notes that Hosue fo Stratus was...
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dgreene@...
Sep 7, 2001 5:54 pm
Are any of you planning to be at the Bouchercon in DC the first weekend in November? I'll be there, and I look forward to meeting GA Detective folks. Doug ...
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billvw@...
Sep 7, 2001 7:58 pm
Speaking of e texts I recently found Carolyn Wells Technique of the Mystery Story online at the Gaslight website. ... This is a very early manual on writing...
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Punque
snapshot2@...
Sep 7, 2001 11:42 pm
Sam, how does $4.95 to $6.95 sound for an eBook? Or $9.95 for the book on CD? To me that is cheaper than a paperback. Shirley...
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Sam Karnick
SAMK@...
Sep 8, 2001 7:08 pm
Dear Shirley, That's getting right to the heart of it. Yes, I would buy ebooks at that price, and in fact I'd buy a LOT. Best w's, S.T. Karnick <<<...
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r-skingsley@...
Sep 9, 2001 4:37 pm
Doug: I am not going this year, but I have my calendar marked for 2002 in Austin. I went to the one in Pasadena in about 1992 and the one in Nottingham,...
