tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post3039658902024499478..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: FAY INCHFAWN, Salute to the Village (1943)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-21839376606361506242018-02-16T12:51:47.979-08:002018-02-16T12:51:47.979-08:00Hi Scott, thanks for writing this interesting piec...Hi Scott, thanks for writing this interesting piece. I've just "discovered" Fay Inchfawn by reading a serial of "Adventures of a homely woman" in an old volume of The Girls Own, and was trying to find out more about her. When I finish this story I will read Salute to the village. I love her style of writing too!Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787101146086211033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-61983294251899073772016-02-17T06:40:50.122-08:002016-02-17T06:40:50.122-08:00Thanks for your comment, Marion. I still haven'...Thanks for your comment, Marion. I still haven't got round to reading Sweet Water and Bitter, though I am certainly still interested in it. Just too many books and too little time. But thanks for the perspective on it. I'm going to have to bump it up my TBR list!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-10174200184106972032016-02-03T17:00:58.145-08:002016-02-03T17:00:58.145-08:00Hello Scott,
It's a while since I was here and...Hello Scott,<br />It's a while since I was here and was interested to read the post by Alan Doel Re:'Sweet Water & Bitter'<br />Fay's motives for writing her one and only novel were misunderstood by some of her most ardent readers during that time of 1927, and hard for a nature such as hers to bear. But as Alan points out and I agree, it was a most courageous book to write then.<br />Long years after during the mid 1970's,knowing I had read and appreciated the book she spoke about it on one of my visits, and I saw the genuine sadness in her face as she related the true story which had prompted her motive to write it. The novel has a triumphant ending, than that of the life one. I hope you have been able to read it too Scott.<br />I deleted my FI yahoo group in 2015, after ten years. It had become rather static apart from the times I posted. <br />My best wishes for 2016,<br />Marion Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-62499751836899174752015-07-29T06:44:36.789-07:002015-07-29T06:44:36.789-07:00Thank you for sharing this information, Alan. Swee...Thank you for sharing this information, Alan. Sweet Water and Bitter does sound fascinating, and quite different from Inchfawn's other work.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-881585483087883212015-07-24T16:03:06.848-07:002015-07-24T16:03:06.848-07:00You correctly describe Fay Inchfawn's verse wr...You correctly describe Fay Inchfawn's verse writing as light and sentimental, very much meeting the audience of the time. You should definitely read her one novel Sweet Water and Bitter, an honest account of a daughter's upbringing by a Christian family, and the downfall of the daughter when in her innocence - having been protected by her parents from knowledge - she is raped by an artistic gentleman who has befriended her, and bear a baseborn child in a society to which that is anathema. This was an incredibly brave novel to write, she had apparently been in knowledge of such an occurrence to one of the girls in her village. Inchfawm must have taken flack for this honest novel, now long forgotten, which shines a light on a hidden side of English society of the day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06341516070655031088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-15460546693026865012014-03-12T03:24:52.986-07:002014-03-12T03:24:52.986-07:00Just reading your last comment Scott - thanks you ...Just reading your last comment Scott - thanks you and apologies for long delay with reply but trust all is well with you. Indeed that day when we gathered at Rose Cottage for the Blue Plaque unveiling was very memorable, the following year we visited again when attending an Elizabeth Goudge convention at Henley -on -Thames. I am sure you enjoyed 'The Joy of The Snow' I loved it. EG said she had lived in some of the most beautiful places, which I must say agree. The settings for her Damerosehay trilogy are just a few miles from where we live.<br />Kind regards,<br />Marion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-19059388213788498172013-11-18T09:20:46.223-08:002013-11-18T09:20:46.223-08:00Seeing the blue plaque unveiling must have been re...Seeing the blue plaque unveiling must have been really special, Marion. Someone on the DES list either lived in a house EG used to live in or had a close family friend who did--I'm forgetting the details at the moment.<br /><br />Do feel free to email me if you think of other authors or have stories or information to share about any of the ones already here--it sounds like your life has had a lot of interesting literary encounters and experiences!<br /><br />I actually just read my first Norah Lofts, and am planning to write about it here soon. And on a recommendation from the DES list, I've just started EG's memoir. So we're very much on the same page at the moment!<br /><br />ScottFurrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-37456644370975197032013-11-14T08:35:00.293-08:002013-11-14T08:35:00.293-08:00Hi Scott,
Thank you for the reply. No! I'm no...Hi Scott,<br />Thank you for the reply. No! I'm not actually a fan of D.E. Stevenson perhaps I ought to explore her writing as the name was certainly familiar in earlier years, I recall my mother and aunt getting the books she wrote from the library, I must look here and see what you have written which will likely inspire me further.<br />Florence L. Barclay was a very gifted and interesting lady.<br />I am actually reading Elizabeth Goudge at the moment 'Gentian Hill' ; in fact I had the great privilege to be in attendance at the Blue Plaque unveiling at Rose Cottage a few years ago, the home of EG for many years and where she ended her days. I have read many of her books some more than once, several still to get through but her work (like Fay Inchfawn's) has been around me for forty plus years. I do remember enjoying what I read of Norah Lofts also she wrote historical novels which were so well researched, another wonderful writer back in the day! <br />Regards Marion Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-57021510476807406072013-11-06T13:10:39.349-08:002013-11-06T13:10:39.349-08:00Hi, Marion,
So happy that you're finding the ...Hi, Marion,<br /><br />So happy that you're finding the list of interest. Thanks for letting me know about Florence Barclay. She is actually on my list, but I know very little about her, so I'm happy to hear from someone who has read her!<br /><br />Elizabeth Goudge definitely! I've only read one of her books, the WWII novel The Castle on the Hill, which I liked very much, but I have two more on my shelves waiting patiently and I can't wait to read more. She has been recommended on the D. E. Stevenson discussion group on Yahoo. Are you a fan of Stevenson?<br /><br />Let me know if you think of others I should include, and thanks for your kind comments!<br /><br />ScottFurrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-17798193848302852312013-11-06T04:44:56.190-08:002013-11-06T04:44:56.190-08:00Scott your blog is a very interesting place to rea...Scott your blog is a very interesting place to read about English writers of the past and those less known. I'm wondering if you might be interested in Florence Louisa Barclay 1862-1921, I don't see her on your list, but might have missed. She is before my time but during the 70's I managed to find and read a number of her books. 'The Rosary' was received well in USA at the time. But I particularly enjoyed 'The White Ladies of Worcester' we visited and did a trail in the area where she had lived. More info: of course can be obtained on Wikipedia.<br />Elizabeth Gougde 1990 -1984 another favourite authoress I have/still enjoy and probably better known on both sides of the pond still, she may be of later date for your blog. <br />Marion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-39194715387582827162013-10-16T09:39:24.165-07:002013-10-16T09:39:24.165-07:00Thank you for commenting, Marion. You've made...Thank you for commenting, Marion. You've made me really want to visit Freshford now. I hope to visit England again in the next couple of years and it seems a visit to Bath and a side jaunt to Freshford would be a perfect excursion! Thanks again for visiting the blog.<br /><br />ScottFurrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-4139724142571444542013-10-16T09:32:24.419-07:002013-10-16T09:32:24.419-07:00You're right, Susan, I had forgotten about the...You're right, Susan, I had forgotten about the Mrs. Tim book. Along the same lines, now that you mention it, would be Edith Olivier's Night-Thoughts of a Country Landlady. Thanks for pointing that out!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-3351769577309162972013-10-15T11:29:13.464-07:002013-10-15T11:29:13.464-07:00Hello Scott, thank you for this very interesting a...Hello Scott, thank you for this very interesting and well written article on Fay Inchfawn and ‘Salute to the Village'. It is exciting to me that you found the new edition from across the pond plus your comments about liking the authoress which also pleased; she was a most likeable soul to say the least! This August I made a visit to the village after several years it still oozes that quaint old world English charm, remaining a special area filled with memories. Thank you for the plug regarding my Yahoo group, if any interest the link is… http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FayInchfawn/<br />Marion (from England)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-53266356085008134662013-10-15T04:42:39.348-07:002013-10-15T04:42:39.348-07:00Thanks for sharing this, Scott. I like the sound ...Thanks for sharing this, Scott. I like the sound of this woman (and what a delicious name), and always enjoy the touch of a slightly self-deprecating tone such as you've described.<br /><br />Can we include Mrs. Tim Carries On as a war book published during the war? Fiction, yes, but apparently an only lightly fictionalised account of DES's own diary. Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.com