tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post7890272795117650986..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: Not with a Bang but a Snicker: Dover The Collected Short Stories (1995), by Joyce PorterThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-14040054342844356942018-10-12T01:22:35.211-07:002018-10-12T01:22:35.211-07:00Dover remains one of my favorites, the barstard!Dover remains one of my favorites, the barstard!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-30575316885875384512018-10-12T01:16:19.468-07:002018-10-12T01:16:19.468-07:00I would love to see it!I would love to see it!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-46774014284389154092018-10-08T01:04:03.683-07:002018-10-08T01:04:03.683-07:00Such fun, friendly & late night comments here!...Such fun, friendly & late night comments here! You've got me even more interested in the Dover books, as I listen to a BBC dramatisation. Many thanks for the informative entertainment! Marya Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886994408452558300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-47626761200565258982018-03-04T16:58:53.557-08:002018-03-04T16:58:53.557-08:00I love Dover, can't believe no ones adapted hi...I love Dover, can't believe no ones adapted him for TV! Best anti hero everAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414381334609104348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-25358743181865936342012-08-22T23:59:38.872-07:002012-08-22T23:59:38.872-07:00Thanks Sergio. That episode apparently is an adap...Thanks Sergio. That episode apparently is an adaptation of Dover 2, one of Porter's best novels.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-17513183583879958822012-08-22T05:02:14.113-07:002012-08-22T05:02:14.113-07:00Terrific post Curt (apologies for the late respins...Terrific post Curt (apologies for the late respinses, been very far way from my PC of late). Several of the Dover books have been adapted for radio by the BBC starring Kenneth Cranham. More info (and an image) here:<br />http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/hszg9/dover-and-the-sleeping-beauty<br /><br />All the best,<br />SergioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-84072541572291330482012-08-19T02:51:39.123-07:002012-08-19T02:51:39.123-07:00Richard,
the first one has that clever ending, wh...Richard,<br /><br />the first one has that clever ending, which is hard to top, but the second I thought really quite good too.<br /><br />Martin,<br /><br />I agree with you, we certainly can't agree all the time! In a case like that of Joyce Porter's Dover I can see how there would be disagreement. I hope John does his own piece, I would be eager to see what he thinks.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-33354917358530652602012-08-18T13:07:31.144-07:002012-08-18T13:07:31.144-07:00Hi Curt, I'm surprised you think I usually dis...Hi Curt, I'm surprised you think I usually disagree with you. It really isn't so, you know! (Though it would be a dull world if we all held exactly the same opinions anyway.) I like the early Dovers too, by the way.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-84123021972257230722012-08-18T11:06:11.548-07:002012-08-18T11:06:11.548-07:00I read the first two, always try to read series in...I read the first two, always try to read series in order, even if they can stand alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-48678220669260383992012-08-17T16:45:17.869-07:002012-08-17T16:45:17.869-07:00WJohn,
Dover's more disgusting than Roger an...WJohn, <br /><br />Dover's more disgusting than Roger and Philo, that's for sure! But, you know, Porter actually wrote some of the best English fair play mysteries of the 1970s and 1980s, which tends to get obscured by Dover's outsize personality!<br /><br />I'd go ahead and blog on Dover if I were you! My blogging on Winifred Peck and John Rhode certainly hasn't stopped Martin Edwards (who usually seems to disagree with me even!).<br /><br />Richard, which two novels did you read? I think the first three are the best.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-53916099456374405952012-08-17T09:40:42.070-07:002012-08-17T09:40:42.070-07:00I keep reading that Dover is irritating. I wonder ...I keep reading that Dover is irritating. I wonder if he is anymore irritating that Roger Sheringham or Philo Vance. I've always had the feeling that he's the detecitve fiction equivalent of Ignatius Reilly and that I'm going to enjoy reading about his obnoxious, vulgar, borderline misanthropic antics. I found a slew of the Dover novels at a used bookstore last year and bought them all. I intended to do a piece on him in the fall. Once again - beaten to the punch by a fellow vintage mystery blogger.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-76628682355538935282012-08-17T09:09:59.213-07:002012-08-17T09:09:59.213-07:00Dover is one of the most irritating characters eve...Dover is one of the most irritating characters even invented. I like the Dover books and stories, but a little goes a long way! I have this one in the hardcover, and the first 6 or 7 novels in paperback, but admit I have read only this collection and two of the novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com