tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post5909672577456782272..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: From Laughter to Tears: A Girl Died Laughing (1934), by Viola ParadiseThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-29098591231609114882012-12-04T21:13:11.079-08:002012-12-04T21:13:11.079-08:00Thanks everyone for the comments. Yeah, I did get...Thanks everyone for the comments. Yeah, I did get a kcik out of the unexpected Philo Vance reference and I love the dust jacket too.<br /><br />Peggy, good luck! I will see if there's any chance of reprinting.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-80821333444450752182012-12-01T14:20:25.805-08:002012-12-01T14:20:25.805-08:00I will be looking for this book!I will be looking for this book!Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-45446512557815266352012-12-01T03:31:22.094-08:002012-12-01T03:31:22.094-08:00Another wonderful sounding read Curt - not an easy...Another wonderful sounding read Curt - not an easy one to get I would imagine but it does sound like fun and that kind of literary cross-pollination is always amusing if its done with a bit of humour. I don't think there is any doubt that the 'League of American Writers' was a Communist-funded organisation and the stated aims were certainly very laudable.<br /><br />SergioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-13688556827856595392012-11-30T22:18:32.525-08:002012-11-30T22:18:32.525-08:00I always get a kick out of a reference by one fict...I always get a kick out of a reference by one fictional character to another fictional character.Ron Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575735524072816238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-52109795348636314782012-11-30T19:18:57.753-08:002012-11-30T19:18:57.753-08:00I wonder if she knew W.H. Wright or if her sly all...I wonder if she knew W.H. Wright or if her sly allusion to Vance and Markham was just a fan's homage. I would have laughed out loud if I came across that line in any book. Excellent!<br /><br />The character names are priceless. Viola was kind of hooked on the A vowel sounds, wasn't she?<br /><br />I also love that surreal artwork on the DJ. Any artist credit for that? It almost looks like its a hand colored or altered photograph.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com