tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1476369592396294555..comments2024-03-28T10:16:38.716-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Wilkie Collins - The Dead AliveLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-53767454891065904872016-02-21T18:19:33.121-05:002016-02-21T18:19:33.121-05:00Eve, he has a master's touch, doesn't he? ...Eve, he has a master's touch, doesn't he? I haven't read No Name (yet), but I admire everything of his I've encountered. The Woman in White is considered one of his greatest.<br /><br />ABA, you got that right. Books, books, books everywhere. Perhaps reading prevents Armageddon.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-5111874820541438092016-02-21T17:26:06.045-05:002016-02-21T17:26:06.045-05:00“…many hundreds of books my family hoarded in case...<i>“…many hundreds of books my family hoarded in case of cultural collapse and literary starvation.” </i><br /><br />Now <i>that’s</i> something for which doomsday preppers forget to plan! <br /><br />A lengthy but interesting read - thank you.A Broad Abroadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8719461707043981112016-02-21T14:43:29.717-05:002016-02-21T14:43:29.717-05:00Thanks, Leigh - I'd never read this one before...Thanks, Leigh - I'd never read this one before, and I love Wilkie Collins. My favorite is "The Woman in White", and no one who's ever read "Armadale" will ever forget Lydia Gwilt...Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28645757801428386892016-02-21T10:12:36.283-05:002016-02-21T10:12:36.283-05:00David, I much admire Collins' way of writing. ...David, I much admire Collins' way of writing. I consider him one of my favorite authors ever.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43736612986669463072016-02-21T09:13:21.975-05:002016-02-21T09:13:21.975-05:00Love his comment, anything which 'looks like t...Love his comment, anything which 'looks like the truth' is the invention of the author. David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302818835018859164noreply@blogger.com