tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post7505128408773581365..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: MARY BELL, Summer’s Day (1951)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-88779235542191233442013-09-08T16:24:02.649-07:002013-09-08T16:24:02.649-07:00Oh, good! I'm glad you decided to read it and...Oh, good! I'm glad you decided to read it and are enjoying it. It's one of my favorites, as you know. <br /><br />It looks like Collins was acquired by Harper in 1990 to become HarperCollins. I don't know if they could provide information if the name was a pseudonym. it could be worth an email though. I'll let you know if I find anything. Bell's style is wonderful, but while it is reminiscent of other writers I've read, it doesn't seem to really "match" anyone I know. It would be exciting if it turned out that she wrote several more novels under another name which are also forgotten now, just waiting to be rediscovered. Hmmm...Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-75658990777406496932013-09-07T10:17:49.960-07:002013-09-07T10:17:49.960-07:00Or Collins? Have they old records? I'm about h...Or Collins? Have they old records? I'm about halfway through reading Summer's Day now, enjoying it very much, and sorry that the author is such a mystery. And people who might have known the answer are probably too old to help, if they still live. Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-14483762524583176482013-08-21T11:43:37.794-07:002013-08-21T11:43:37.794-07:00That's a good question, Kristi. In this case,...That's a good question, Kristi. In this case, since I knew Greyladies had attempted to locate Bell and failed (Shirley at Greyladies said she suspects Mary Bell was a pseudonym, but could never determine whose), I figured my attempts would not be likely to bear fruit, but the British Library might be a resource for other writers shrouded in obscurity.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-926311277830088602013-08-20T11:20:16.662-07:002013-08-20T11:20:16.662-07:00Wouldn't the National Library of Britain (ther...Wouldn't the National Library of Britain (there is one, I just don't know it's actual name) be able to supply some information about this author?Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.com