tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post6910712863776642611..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: Women's Worlds: Fear for Miss Betony (1941), by Dorothy BowersThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-55133100081702075652020-03-04T18:04:37.721-08:002020-03-04T18:04:37.721-08:00I might not have, but I read one overly informativ...I might not have, but I read one overly informative, let us say, review. Hate those reviews!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-2877709157273900122020-02-23T12:49:32.101-08:002020-02-23T12:49:32.101-08:00I read all of Bowers's books back when Rue Mor...I read all of Bowers's books back when Rue Morgue published them, a decade or so ago. I enjoyed her very much, especially "Fear and Miss Bettony" - I admit I didn't see the ending coming. I'm glad to see that she's being brought back again! <br />Les BlattLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261297542609096335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-81419878430678973242020-02-14T00:42:15.820-08:002020-02-14T00:42:15.820-08:00Thanks so much, Christophe, it's much apprecia...Thanks so much, Christophe, it's much appreciated.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-83702875197920443642020-02-11T17:37:23.742-08:002020-02-11T17:37:23.742-08:00Another great post. I love your bio sketches, espe...Another great post. I love your bio sketches, especially if they are linked to the author's work.Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978885973806549838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-70005581739269252512020-02-10T23:40:01.304-08:002020-02-10T23:40:01.304-08:00Thank you so much J. A. from Almeria, Spain. It&#...Thank you so much J. A. from Almeria, Spain. It's much appreciated. More coming on Bailey!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-21905492299589377202020-02-10T14:35:50.976-08:002020-02-10T14:35:50.976-08:00I,m so proud of my copy of Bells Old Bayley , in D...I,m so proud of my copy of Bells Old Bayley , in Duobleday dustjackjet...Great blog, from J.A.,from Almeria,SpainJosé Alberto, from Almería, Spainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402984827406816756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-27182012063422442622020-02-09T01:29:36.890-08:002020-02-09T01:29:36.890-08:00I think it actually has a nice (and clued) mystery...I think it actually has a nice (and clued) mystery plot, but there's a lot of what Van Dine would have called "literary dallying." Bells sticks more to traditional detection, and the first three are chock full of it--perhaps overfull, imo.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-62092339978188837522020-02-09T01:24:46.387-08:002020-02-09T01:24:46.387-08:00I read three of the Rue Morgue Press reprints in t...I read three of the Rue Morgue Press reprints in the late 2000s, but only liked <i>Postscript to Poison</i>. A poisoning mystery on par with Christie! Bowers tried too hard to emulate Sayers in <i>Shadows Before</i> (still descent) and disliked <i>Fear and Miss Betony</i>. I don't remember exactly why I disliked it, but was an insufferable purist at the time. So it being a transitional novel probably had something to do with it. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com