tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post5142874243218241909..comments2024-03-27T10:21:58.236-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: Hopeless no more: DOROTHY LAMBERT, Much Dithering (1938)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-44570297151611609942019-06-29T08:30:05.313-07:002019-06-29T08:30:05.313-07:00Yes, Simon, the fictional possibilities of Much ar...Yes, Simon, the fictional possibilities of Much are surely endless!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-19263663528227021222019-06-29T08:28:41.235-07:002019-06-29T08:28:41.235-07:00Some similarities certainly, and also great fun!Some similarities certainly, and also great fun!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-9680281575375733042019-06-29T08:26:33.013-07:002019-06-29T08:26:33.013-07:00What fun Barbara! I watched one of the YouTube cl...What fun Barbara! I watched one of the YouTube clips, and may have to watch more.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-84166087802756269902019-06-29T08:22:16.310-07:002019-06-29T08:22:16.310-07:00I know, Tanya, I was a little afraid the title wou...I know, Tanya, I was a little afraid the title would be the best part, but thankfully it lived up to its title!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-43451267171993425332019-06-29T08:21:23.241-07:002019-06-29T08:21:23.241-07:00Thanks Liz!Thanks Liz!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-61739419810941867382019-06-29T08:21:11.573-07:002019-06-29T08:21:11.573-07:00It's really great fun, Jerri. I hadn't ac...It's really great fun, Jerri. I hadn't actually seen a White Circle paperback before, but it's quite charming. What other authors have you read in that format?Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-59995650723176885722019-06-29T08:19:52.163-07:002019-06-29T08:19:52.163-07:00Thanks Tom! I'm working on getting hold of mo...Thanks Tom! I'm working on getting hold of more of her novels so I can see if the quality is comparable. We shall see...Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-86247983914481300072019-06-28T08:41:04.060-07:002019-06-28T08:41:04.060-07:00Fun! And how nice to be able to borrow it.
I can o...Fun! And how nice to be able to borrow it.<br />I can only think of one actual place in the UK which starts 'Much', but I like what an impact it's had on fictional placenames.Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-61906498034068000312019-06-24T02:15:07.668-07:002019-06-24T02:15:07.668-07:00Sounds like "Spring Magic" with all thos...Sounds like "Spring Magic" with all those military men and a young woman who just exists...GSGreatEscaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-62258613309201603922019-06-23T03:29:52.808-07:002019-06-23T03:29:52.808-07:00The title reminds me of Much Binding in the Marsh,...The title reminds me of <i>Much Binding in the Marsh</i>, a very old radio show (yet I can sing the start of the song). See Wikipedia and YouTube if interested.callmemadamhttps://callmemadam.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-78316605428997016892019-06-22T02:07:25.090-07:002019-06-22T02:07:25.090-07:00Much Dithering - such a perfect title - sounds fun...Much Dithering - such a perfect title - sounds funny and comforting reading, exactly what the doctor ordered just now … thank you. Please could you rush it through your brilliant publishing company?!Tanya van Hasselthttp://ninevoices.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-52185793454795472502019-06-21T23:11:04.316-07:002019-06-21T23:11:04.316-07:00This does sound fun - I love a spinster and a vill...This does sound fun - I love a spinster and a village!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-72631978630119974252019-06-21T18:01:55.381-07:002019-06-21T18:01:55.381-07:00What a delightful book this sounds like. (Poor se...What a delightful book this sounds like. (Poor sentence, my grammar is failing me!) I also love those old White Circle paperbacks. Much Dithering sounds like my sort of village.<br /><br />JerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-37720686727790464742019-06-21T09:14:46.989-07:002019-06-21T09:14:46.989-07:00OH! You make it sound so amusing and SO desirable...OH! You make it sound so amusing and SO desirable. Oh, Scott, please PLEASE start finagling to get this one reprinted! I would buy it in a flash!<br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com