tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post2624011344251947122..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: List Highlights: ConnectionsFurrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-92161883800883808672014-06-11T16:01:08.199-07:002014-06-11T16:01:08.199-07:00I guess they were into recycling long before it wa...I guess they were into recycling long before it was a routine fact of life!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-71633671967421842212014-06-11T01:01:12.532-07:002014-06-11T01:01:12.532-07:00Once the publisher had paid for teh picture - they...Once the publisher had paid for teh picture - they tended at that time to purchase the copyright outright, or use 'staffer' artists - they would get as much mileage from it as possible. There is a picture Elsie Anna Woods painted that Collins used for 3 EJO titles and in an annual containing a version of part of one of them, and then again in another annual for a completely different story by another author - and probably elsewhere that no one has noticed yet!.Abbeybufohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09943340447141277258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-33345547895000756272014-06-08T11:19:36.253-07:002014-06-08T11:19:36.253-07:00Wonderful, Ruth, another example of recycled art! ...Wonderful, Ruth, another example of recycled art! I had never realized how frequently that apparently happened in the early and mid 20th c. Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-29867540768644002012014-06-08T03:24:57.195-07:002014-06-08T03:24:57.195-07:00Mary Hocking has recently died, so we can't ev...Mary Hocking has recently died, so we can't even ask her! It was her real name, though. <br />I also meant to say that the endpapers you show from 'Dear Sweet Anne' were also used for some reprints of Elsie Oxenham's first book, 'Goblin Island' (1907). Abbeybufohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09943340447141277258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-7982492869620518302014-06-06T07:13:22.271-07:002014-06-06T07:13:22.271-07:00Thanks, Peggy. I believe I did try to find connec...Thanks, Peggy. I believe I did try to find connections with Mary Hocking when I first posted on the Hockings, but didn't find anything. She could be a cousin or distant relative, but I couldn't find anything suggesting a closer link.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-71197245008388895692014-06-06T03:59:31.448-07:002014-06-06T03:59:31.448-07:00Fascinating post! I wonder if Mary Hocking is rela...Fascinating post! I wonder if Mary Hocking is related to the Hockings you've mentioned. I'm just starting a Mary Hocking novel today, 'Good Daughters'.Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-70747451966861186952014-06-05T20:49:10.548-07:002014-06-05T20:49:10.548-07:00It certainly seems like an illustrator was having ...It certainly seems like an illustrator was having some fun, doesn't it, Cestina? I can't fathom what on earth they're doing, but the man seems oddly perky and cheerful compared to the rather uncertain-looking woman, doesn't he? But perhaps she's just uncertain about that hat... Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-35842469394468889552014-06-05T20:44:16.515-07:002014-06-05T20:44:16.515-07:00Well, if you manage to track that one down, Tom, d...Well, if you manage to track that one down, Tom, do let me know. I think you MIGHT find it a challenge!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-92122149378908684072014-06-05T20:43:23.425-07:002014-06-05T20:43:23.425-07:00Thanks, Ruth, I'll definitely check it out!Thanks, Ruth, I'll definitely check it out!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-85449353194046574642014-06-05T16:19:11.874-07:002014-06-05T16:19:11.874-07:00I am enchanted by the cover of Patricia Lancaster...I am enchanted by the cover of Patricia Lancaster's Revenge (now there's a snappy title for you!). It clearly involves walking on water. I wonder if the matching bathing suits - toning beautifully with the setting sun in the background I notice - are significant?<br /><br />And just what is she wearing on her head?Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-9085471733098028822014-06-05T15:03:18.353-07:002014-06-05T15:03:18.353-07:00Oh, fine. "Grace Before Meat." ANOTHER...Oh, fine. "Grace Before Meat." ANOTHER school-based mystery to track down. SCOTT! Think of your public! TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-80210098623970955332014-06-05T14:47:14.734-07:002014-06-05T14:47:14.734-07:00I can tell you a bit about the family, and our web...I can tell you a bit about the family, and our website - I am Administrator for the EJO Society - has some family information, though it is naturally mainly about Elsie herself. Have a look at the FAQ section, in particular, on https://sites.google.com/site/ejosociety if you want to know more.Abbeybufohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09943340447141277258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-12566477723059921252014-06-05T07:00:40.239-07:002014-06-05T07:00:40.239-07:00Thank you, Ruth! I've made a note of this boo...Thank you, Ruth! I've made a note of this book and will check it out when I have some time. My first Elsie Oxenham is still waiting patiently on my "to read" shelf and when I finally get to it I may want to know more about the whole family anyway.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-15962163492547404032014-06-04T14:06:49.715-07:002014-06-04T14:06:49.715-07:00Quite a lot of info about Erica in Monica Godfrey&...Quite a lot of info about Erica in Monica Godfrey's book 'The World of Elsie J Oxenham and her Books' (2003) - too much to type out here, anyway. Erica used the Oxenham surname for the books she co-wrote with father John as well as for the 2 books she wrote about him - 'Lake of Dreams' in particular seems more her than him.Abbeybufohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09943340447141277258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-63874020192720819772014-06-03T13:34:51.123-07:002014-06-03T13:34:51.123-07:00Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this. It sounds li...Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this. It sounds like it could be very good or, well, not, but definitely great to know something about her work. I'll add this to my database. I do love it when readers do some of my research for me! :-)Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-53821289921716463132014-06-02T21:33:59.997-07:002014-06-02T21:33:59.997-07:00A Brontë-esque title always grabs my attention! I ...A Brontë-esque title always grabs my attention! I found this little bit:<br /><br />ENGLISH COUNTRY LIFE; WHIN FELL. By Pamela Hamilton. New York: Longmans, Green & Co. $2.50.<br />"THIS novel of the English countryside is concerned with the age-old themes of love and labor and human service. Margery Eager, the central figure, is a girl who at first is vaguely discontented with life, not because she finds her environment particularly onerous, but because she has no proper vent for her abundant energies."<br />http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D07E5D9133FE03ABC4152DFB066838C639EDE<br /><br />Now I can settle down and savor the rest of your delicious new post : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com