tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post496576617648124015..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: Naught but ravening wolves: DORITA FAIRLIE BRUCE, The King's Curate (1930)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-10664689301615262702021-06-25T07:43:45.097-07:002021-06-25T07:43:45.097-07:00Well, to each their own Susan, but you'll be m...Well, to each their own Susan, but you'll be missing out! <br /><br />I take it you're not a fan of Georgette Heyer either then? Aren't her men often infuriating/exasperating/impossible?Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-72714712266269369202021-06-25T07:42:24.720-07:002021-06-25T07:42:24.720-07:00Very interesting Barbara. Since my knowledge of th...Very interesting Barbara. Since my knowledge of the Civil War is limited (though I do know how terrible and destructive is was), I suppose I just go with the flow of whatever book I'm reading. But I imagine it's a bit like the US Civil War, where lots of authors have romanticized the South, which always makes me cringe. Gone with the Wind has a lot to answer for! <br /><br />And yes, do write a blog post about this!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-45731602227545445492021-06-25T07:38:01.430-07:002021-06-25T07:38:01.430-07:00Ha! Well, you might be right, but on the other han...Ha! Well, you might be right, but on the other hand I do have a very round head! :-)Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-37934249713568509852021-06-25T07:37:09.912-07:002021-06-25T07:37:09.912-07:00It's really quite entertaining Gil, and you al...It's really quite entertaining Gil, and you already know what a good storyteller DFB is.<br /><br />We're doing well here. Hope things are improving rapidly in the CR as well, though I'm sorry you haven't been able to get back to the UK.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-70545666257233094032021-06-24T07:28:19.331-07:002021-06-24T07:28:19.331-07:00Interesting review, Scott, but I don't think t...Interesting review, Scott, but I don't think this is a book for me. <br /><br />First up, anything with more than a paragraph of dialect gets put back onto the Return to the Library basket on the hearth (yes, I do keep all my library books there, when not by my bed, so they won't get incorporated into my own endless stacks.)<br /><br />And I'm not keen on books where the woman says, "He's the most infuriating/exasperating/impossible man I've ever met!" either before or after (or during) he's saved her from a ravening mob. Or wolves. <br /><br />:^)Susan Dhttp://www.susandaly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-68347656544489686962021-06-19T01:28:48.504-07:002021-06-19T01:28:48.504-07:00One of the reasons I don't read much of a cert...One of the reasons I don't read much of a certain type of historical fiction is that the useless Stuarts are so romanticised. Mary Queen of Scots (tiresome woman) is a heroine (DFB contributes to this myth in the Springfield books). Writers are almost always on the side of the cavaliers and the King. 'Bonnie' Prince Charlie, the drunken sot who caused the ruin of the Highlands, is seen as romantic. Probably the most famous children's book about the period, The Children of the New Forest, is all for the King. For an old Cromwellian like me, this is all madly irritating. I am Right but Repulsive, obviously :-)<br />The best children's book about the Civil War (which was a terrible conflict, BTW), is, IMO, Simon by Rosemary Sutcliff. Two childhood friends end up on different sides and the author's attitude is fair, not partisan. Perhaps I should write my own blog post about this, rather than taking up space on your blog!callmemadamhttps://callmemadam.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-82358202202463166582021-06-18T17:54:38.448-07:002021-06-18T17:54:38.448-07:00I've read some of her unfortunately named Dims...I've read some of her unfortunately named Dimsie books and found them pleasant but slightly overrated. I do like historical fiction and would probably prefer these books. But the question you haven't answered, Scott, which is really essential if you are going to spend time in 17th century England is - are you a Cavalier or a Roundhead? I assume you are a Cavalier (dashing hats, lost causes) but I don't think you can be neutral . . .CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-13661731757926440342021-06-18T12:01:41.367-07:002021-06-18T12:01:41.367-07:00Well who knew? That DFB occupied herself with such...Well who knew? That DFB occupied herself with such tales? Although I possess, and have read, the latter Colmskirk books, I had no clue that there were two more historical ones.<br /><br />Sad to hear that they are out of my price range - I rather fancy them. I have a very soft spot for DFB.<br /><br />I hope all is well with you both Scott. Strange year isn't it? I seem to be taking up permanent residence in the Czech Republic, thanks to covid. Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.com