This post contains an annotated list of the Lord Peter novels.
But first, a question for you:
How do the Lord Peter novels and stories resemble the Big Bang Theory TV show?
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Showing posts with label pop culture. Show all posts
Wordless Wednesday: Cute Kid, Cute Toy, then. . .
Then, years later. . .
In Love with a Fictional Creation?
i may be wrong about this, but it seems female fans often fall in love
with Sherlock Holmes & Lord Peter Wimsey, but not with Hercule
Poirot or Nero Wolfe.
Of course, Lord Peter's title and wealth are a plus, and Nero Wolfe's irascibility is a negative, but
Wolfe is wealthy and Holmes is irascible, so that can't cover it.
i think the key
i think the key
Quiz, anyone?
i was looking for the lyrics of a '70s song - seems lots of people have recorded it, but the version i wanted was the first recording, by its writer - and this came up. Fascinating!
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/songs/question5.html
You might want to check out their quiz about presidential 3rd parties.
Words on Wednesday: Editions & Conditions
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| Shelf at Barnes and Noble, Plainfield, IN |
for some reason, i have two copies of Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.
Wordless Wednesday: Silver Trees
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| Yes, my family had an aluminum Christmas Tree! Actually i have it now, though for some reason my family doesn't like it. |
Words on Wednesday: Agatha's Managing Women: A Favorite Character Type/Trope
Story from an Old Song
i wrote this last summer; i don't think i posted it then?
Anyone recognize my inspiration?
I was on my way out to gather eggs when i saw them. Two
Anyone recognize my inspiration?
I was on my way out to gather eggs when i saw them. Two
Subtle Agatha and her Subtext
One of the joys of rereading old novels is all the things you missed before in your eagerness to get the story. i think i mentioned the one about the fellow whom they thought had defected from England to Moscow, hoping he hadn't, in the British idiom, "gone West."
Lately i reread one of my all-time favorites, "Cat Among the Pigeons." The novel is somewhat more than 300 pages long. In those pages, three women are referred to in terms marking them as unusual. Essentially, these women are unusual because they do not give way to their emotions in extreme situations.
Lately i reread one of my all-time favorites, "Cat Among the Pigeons." The novel is somewhat more than 300 pages long. In those pages, three women are referred to in terms marking them as unusual. Essentially, these women are unusual because they do not give way to their emotions in extreme situations.
Life with Max: Listening to Old Songs
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| quote found at http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2062 |
Anyway, Max and i had a conversation
Too Good to Be True
The envelope said, "$7000 to do
with as you wish!"
Something for nothing? i hardly think
so. . .
Booklove
The Avon, Indiana, public librarian when i was growing up was wonderful. She spent lots of time recommending books for her patrons.
The reason i mention Mrs. Thomas now is because ultimately she's responsible for the current Russian kick. One of those introductions was Robert K. Massie's 1967 masterpiece, Nicholas and Alexandra. i'm a permanent fan of Nicholas, possibly the ultimate bad fit for his job.
Just a few of the other books Mrs. Thomas introduced me to were:
Just a few of the other books Mrs. Thomas introduced me to were:
- A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
- some books-by-the-yard deal, grey stamped with blue, about the French and Indian war. Yes, i TOTALLY loved it, though it looked the proverbial dry as dust.
- The Lost State of Franklin: America's First Secession
- The Black Stallion series
- a biography of Christina of Sweden, fascinating but not at all racy, as more recent tellings of her story are.
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