tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post6474206588765075850..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: Dustjackets vs. coronavirus: Grownup fiction editionFurrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-65272829630810598902020-05-22T13:37:30.099-07:002020-05-22T13:37:30.099-07:00I love Mary K Harris and all the other authors. I&...I love Mary K Harris and all the other authors. I'm interested in the Hilda Hewett's, not read anything of hers before. I've just managed to track down three in rather smashing d/ws - very exciting. I thoroughly enjoy the blog. Beautiful books are definitely getting me through these strange times.<br />Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587522267294863642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-90694921200413627382020-05-17T14:18:04.601-07:002020-05-17T14:18:04.601-07:00Interesting, Dixie. Yes, let me know if you find ...Interesting, Dixie. Yes, let me know if you find it. And as for my TBR, it can be both a blessing and a curse, I'll tell you--the time it takes me to decide what to read next!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-583892057795708472020-05-17T14:16:54.452-07:002020-05-17T14:16:54.452-07:00Good catch, Sue, and I'm so glad I was able to...Good catch, Sue, and I'm so glad I was able to help. Though it's really my Fairy Godmother who deserves the credit!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-10394422187720930052020-05-17T14:14:10.785-07:002020-05-17T14:14:10.785-07:00Thanks Susan. Actually, I've read one of Harri...Thanks Susan. Actually, I've read one of Harris's school stories and it was quite good. I do mean to get round to one or more of the adult novels someday, so you may hear more about them.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-28903672802900335032020-05-17T14:13:13.050-07:002020-05-17T14:13:13.050-07:00Thanks Karen. I did really consider the Ferguson f...Thanks Karen. I did really consider the Ferguson for our WWII batch, but it was a question of an embarrassment of riches. Still on my possibles list though.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-58758941462082379252020-05-17T14:11:56.636-07:002020-05-17T14:11:56.636-07:00Thanks Jenefer! Clearly I'm going to have to ...Thanks Jenefer! Clearly I'm going to have to do some research on Biro's other covers.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-61084133828811526132020-05-17T14:10:29.677-07:002020-05-17T14:10:29.677-07:00I know how you feel! Some bookstores in SF are st...I know how you feel! Some bookstores in SF are starting to do curbside pickup soon (no libraries yet), and I'm wondering if I can justify splurging in the name of supporting our local bookstores. I'm pretty sure I can...Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-35484499594862181132020-05-17T14:09:27.983-07:002020-05-17T14:09:27.983-07:00Thanks Barbara and Ruth for chiming in with the an...Thanks Barbara and Ruth for chiming in with the answer! I've seen Biro's name elsewhere, I believe, and his covers are indeed irresistible, but I knew nothing about him.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-64557820472500138922020-05-16T07:37:02.305-07:002020-05-16T07:37:02.305-07:00Better? No, just envious of your TBR pile. BTW I ...Better? No, just envious of your TBR pile. BTW I recently read a description of a factory that could have been the model for that book - if I come across it again I will alert you.Dixie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137137354422188659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-68259220265549542772020-05-15T10:25:42.770-07:002020-05-15T10:25:42.770-07:00Goodness, Scott, this is so timely. Nothing to do ...Goodness, Scott, this is so timely. Nothing to do with viruses (viri?), but with Mary K. Harris. We're currently proof-reading the Encyclopaedia of Girls' School Stories, and I've just reached Harris. It turns out that the publisher given for My Darling from the Lion's Mouth in our bibliography is wrong: we had it down as Sheed & Ward, like most of her non-Faber books, but the dustwrapper above shows quite clearly that it's Chatto and Windus. (The US version is retitled 'I am Julie', by the way, if you ever come across that.)<br /><br />So once again, it's Scott to the Rescue, Scott Steps In, and Scott Wins Through! Sue Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976537787708670241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-77512348710386919602020-05-14T14:14:26.189-07:002020-05-14T14:14:26.189-07:00If DJ art like this isn't a cure or treatment ...If DJ art like this isn't a cure or treatment for Covid 19, they are at least a lovely way to get the mind to focus on something else, and that positive, for a time. Lots of interesting possibilities to try if I had the books, but fun to see the DJs and read the blurbs in any case.<br /><br />JerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-40439792911446698442020-05-14T08:15:58.120-07:002020-05-14T08:15:58.120-07:00Oh, such nice covers and blurbs (though I see a fe...Oh, such nice covers and blurbs (though I see a few of the flaps have only reviews, so the story itself remains a mystery). <br /><br />Let's see... Mary K. Harris strikes me as the least desirable...sounds somehow judgemental of her characters, while I'd like to run out and find a few Hilda Hewetts and gobble them up. She has the best covers too, I think.<br /><br />And Ladies May Now Leave Their Machines sounds like a winner as well.<br /><br />Thanks for all these, Scott.Susan Dhttp://www.susandaly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-39890484438078015562020-05-12T11:05:44.134-07:002020-05-12T11:05:44.134-07:00Lovely covers! I, too have read the Bagnold and ha...Lovely covers! I, too have read the Bagnold and have no memory of it at all, though I know I liked it. My favorites above are the Streatfeilds and the Rachel Ferguson -- any chance it will be a Furrowed Middlebrow reprint someday? Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-1908311524791420422020-05-12T06:32:41.737-07:002020-05-12T06:32:41.737-07:00'Biro' was Val Biro (1921-2014) - a Hungar...'Biro' was Val Biro (1921-2014) - a Hungarian illustrator who also wrote (and of course illustrated) children's books especially Gumdrop - a rather splendid vintage car, based on one he owned.Abbeybufohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09943340447141277258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-52586044761739520292020-05-12T02:22:26.842-07:002020-05-12T02:22:26.842-07:00Val Biro was a very well known illustrator e.g. of...Val Biro was a very well known illustrator e.g. of Anthony Buckeridge's later Jennings books as well as many books for adults. He wrote and illustrated the Gumdrop series of books for children, which feature an old car.<br /><br />He was born in Hungary and lived for many years in Buckinghamshire. Small claim to fame: my late husband went out with his daughter for a while :-)callmemadamhttps://callmemadam.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-26093163067204936212020-05-12T02:20:41.133-07:002020-05-12T02:20:41.133-07:00There was a series of books for children about an...There was a series of books for children about an old car called Gumdrop written and illustrated by Val Biro. He worked as an illustator and owned a car clled Gumdrop. JeneferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-7433288882895944372020-05-11T20:26:35.089-07:002020-05-11T20:26:35.089-07:00A welcome antidote to gloom indeed! I don't ...A welcome antidote to gloom indeed! I don't know which one I would choose first - The Impostor (I love an impersonation story) or the Barbara Willards . . . Despite a house with hundreds of unread books, I am missing the library. I have reserves at three local libraries in case one of them decides to open for curbside pickup!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-64558806770718699722020-05-11T11:16:00.746-07:002020-05-11T11:16:00.746-07:00Well, seeing as how I frequently comment on the co...Well, seeing as how I frequently comment on the cover art, this particular column seems meant just for me. Many thanks, Scott.<br />My favorite is the one for Barnes' "Music Perhaps." NOW - WHO is "Biro!"<br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com