tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post9211151106823370245..comments2024-03-27T11:26:20.466-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: A Late Christmas Number: Mystery in White (1937), by Jefferson FarjeonThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-63410956154584896402014-04-27T03:14:41.263-07:002014-04-27T03:14:41.263-07:00Just found out this one's coming out as a Brit...Just found out this one's coming out as a British Library Crime Classic in November this year- perfect time for Christmas. They really are shaping up to be a fine imprint aren't they right down to the attractive design?grimwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150168436753680867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-32802908342581911142011-12-28T08:42:43.607-08:002011-12-28T08:42:43.607-08:00I've got Farjeon's 5.18 Mystery waiting fo...I've got Farjeon's <i>5.18 Mystery</i> waiting for me in 2012. This sounds like something I'd enjoy. A touch of Priestley's <i>Old Dark House</i> in this? I even see shades of his father's work - have you read <i>The Last Tenant?</i> Another creepy house (with real ghosts!) and a gruesome crime.<br /><br />I'm digging into my small pile of Herbert Adams books right now and he sounds like he fits into Farjeon's "kinder, gentler" school of detective novels of the late 20s and 30s. Can I borrow that term? So far I've only read two, but there are the young lovers that Adams loves to include and romantic entanglements are at the core of the plot - sometimes the murder motives. The emotional lives of the characters are very telling. There's so much passion and depth of feeling, sorrow and empathy, but Adams' never goes overboard into syrupy sentimentality. Just the right level of humanity.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-11805284969111852142011-12-27T02:23:35.062-08:002011-12-27T02:23:35.062-08:00I'll be looking for this book now. Thanks!I'll be looking for this book now. Thanks!Jeffrey Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422459407138331707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-55300558522363729452011-12-27T01:21:45.575-08:002011-12-27T01:21:45.575-08:00I will make it a point to sample some Jefferson Fa...I will make it a point to sample some Jefferson Farjeon's work in the upcoming year, and hopefully I will be able to track down a copy of <i>Holiday Express</i>. And even if it's not within easy grabbing range, there are still one or two of his other novels available from more locally based book dealers.<br /><br />Thanks for this review, Curt!TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-92187747802925479802011-12-27T00:00:52.969-08:002011-12-27T00:00:52.969-08:00Not an author I've ever come across but Farjeo...Not an author I've ever come across but Farjeon has been added to the ever expanding list... Thanks for an excellent post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com