tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2791508620634167689..comments2024-03-19T05:28:00.356-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: How I Got This Way - Literature and LifeLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52883917493137833752013-06-25T10:10:06.852-04:002013-06-25T10:10:06.852-04:00Great post! I, too, can pick up Holmes anytime and...Great post! I, too, can pick up Holmes anytime and enjoy stories I have read and re-read many times. Jeremy Brett was spot on as Doyle wrote him, and eerily similar in appearance to the old Strand illustrations.<br /><br />I do say I like the BBC Holmes for two reasons: while modern, they are true to the spirit of the original stories; and it serves to introduce Holmes and Watson to a new generation in hopes that they will seek out the original works.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161585710178088981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32642617482041435752013-06-20T20:02:47.011-04:002013-06-20T20:02:47.011-04:00Eve, I just downloaded THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE....Eve, I just downloaded THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. I'm prepared to be scared.Terence Fahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928381496296429254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42641576201775030412013-06-20T08:16:40.943-04:002013-06-20T08:16:40.943-04:00I find myself agreeing with all of the above, even...I find myself agreeing with all of the above, even Jeremy Brett and Rathbone, although we had not the opportunity to see Gillette in the rĂ´le. I started with the classics and still admire them.<br /><br />I liked the early Saint stories better than the latter ones, but that tends to be true of several series. And I very much like the Continental Op.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-86234562462111808472013-06-20T08:11:32.965-04:002013-06-20T08:11:32.965-04:00I couldn't agree more about THE HAUNTING and S...I couldn't agree more about THE HAUNTING and Shirley Jackson's book on which it's based. Great movie, even greater book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29543144730381333042013-06-20T07:49:32.531-04:002013-06-20T07:49:32.531-04:00Ah, another Jeremy Brett fan!
I remember teaching ...Ah, another Jeremy Brett fan!<br />I remember teaching Kidnapped lo these many years ago as a very young and inexperienced 9th grade English teacher,Janice Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40149220509694020072013-06-20T06:29:08.805-04:002013-06-20T06:29:08.805-04:00I only hit "Publish" once, but once agai...I only hit "Publish" once, but once again, my comment has come up doubled.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22388584201226449532013-06-20T06:27:28.218-04:002013-06-20T06:27:28.218-04:00Eve, thanks for the compliment on my last blog. I...Eve, thanks for the compliment on my last blog. I agree with you on so many of the reads and movies you mentioned, but I want to specifically comment on two. <br />SHIRLEY JACKSON - I first read THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE at night, alone in the study of my house. It frightened me so much that I was too scared to go to my room and slept on the couch in there with the door closed. Never thought any of the movies came close to what I imagined reading that book.<br />EDGAR ALLAN POE - I taught Poe to fifth graders. No, he wasn't in their text, but if R. L. Stine was acceptable, I thought Poe was, too. Many, many of the kids got into Poe, and indeed, one of my favorites and theirs was "The Cask of Amontillado." Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54859186154922437472013-06-20T06:27:27.507-04:002013-06-20T06:27:27.507-04:00Eve, thanks for the compliment on my last blog. I...Eve, thanks for the compliment on my last blog. I agree with you on so many of the reads and movies you mentioned, but I want to specifically comment on two. <br />SHIRLEY JACKSON - I first read THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE at night, alone in the study of my house. It frightened me so much that I was too scared to go to my room and slept on the couch in there with the door closed. Never thought any of the movies came close to what I imagined reading that book.<br />EDGAR ALLAN POE - I taught Poe to fifth graders. No, he wasn't in their text, but if R. L. Stine was acceptable, I thought Poe was, too. Many, many of the kids got into Poe, and indeed, one of my favorites and theirs was "The Cask of Amontillado." Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com