tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post263991346348300242..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: The Last Days of Robert Burns by Catherine CzerkawskaKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-61817043514328364082015-07-19T18:17:57.404+01:002015-07-19T18:17:57.404+01:00I can't imagine anyone bumping off Jane either...I can't imagine anyone bumping off Jane either, Val. But, as we all know and Lindsay Ashford proves, families are weird things. The MDOMA is a fascinating novel. It's published by Honno, the Welsh publisher, and is on Kindle.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-1843852877903155852015-07-19T00:03:56.067+01:002015-07-19T00:03:56.067+01:00Thanks, Dennis and yes to Valerie - he had to be s...Thanks, Dennis and yes to Valerie - he had to be supported to walk up to the house. Didn't know 'oxters' was used in the North East - good to know! Poor Rab. He was never good in winter, although he claimed to like it as a season. Wrote a lot of poems about it. There's one story from when he was working as an excise man - he rode to Sanquhar through hideous weather, arrived at the inn and was just settling in when the funeral party of one Mrs Oswald of Auchencruive turned up - not a popular lady by all accounts. Rab had to press on to the next inn which was all of 12 miles away. And even driving over those moors in winter, never mind riding, is no picnic! I've driven that road quite a lot and always think of Rab, soldiering on and writing a nasty poem about the lady and her husband quite soon after!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-42869989646271854682015-07-18T23:45:30.007+01:002015-07-18T23:45:30.007+01:00I haven't, Dennis, will look into it. Bright&#...I haven't, Dennis, will look into it. Bright's disease has been suggested for her COD.Can't imagine anyone murdering her, she had no money or influence etc!Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-70074314799352732842015-07-18T23:15:36.361+01:002015-07-18T23:15:36.361+01:00Val, have you read the Mysterious Death of Miss Au...Val, have you read the Mysterious Death of Miss Austen by Lindsay Ashford? A plausible case for murder. Catherine, what a wonderful post. I can't wait for the novel.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84485792874730944152015-07-18T12:32:10.191+01:002015-07-18T12:32:10.191+01:00Catherine, your love for this couple shines throug...Catherine, your love for this couple shines through and will make your novel even more luminous and wonderful. Perhaps you could do a book on the writing of, perhaps include it with the ebook? Poor soul, and of course all who died of various ills in the past must have suffered so much without the meds we have now. So young to die, so much for 'hard work never killed anybody', a lie told to the labouring class by those who've lived comfortably off their work for centuries. it reminds me of Jane Austen's death, a mystery to her and her family, and Keats all too familiar early death from TB.<br />An aside on the language, intrigued to see 'oxtered', here in north east England the dialect term for armpits is oxters, so I assume this means being supported under the arms. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-22083869588618142312015-07-18T12:22:30.546+01:002015-07-18T12:22:30.546+01:00I knew Burns died young, but had no idea he had su...I knew Burns died young, but had no idea he had such a miserable end. Thank you, Catherine.<br /><br />It's good to hear of the kindness of the landlady, at least. - I feel for Jean and Jessie too, struggling to cope with the dying man. And love that quote!Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-73998699745647156262015-07-18T10:57:10.368+01:002015-07-18T10:57:10.368+01:00Thanks, all. I keep finding things out that I didn...Thanks, all. I keep finding things out that I didn't know either! Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-11745122498710725942015-07-18T10:02:14.909+01:002015-07-18T10:02:14.909+01:00A brilliant tribute to the National Bard on this J...A brilliant tribute to the National Bard on this July 18th, Catherine. Like Wendy there is so much new stuff that I didn't know either. Your meticulous research is a treat to read. Thanks for sharing it with us. I look forward to your new book when it is published. Leela Somanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-9178891303785454862015-07-18T09:01:12.883+01:002015-07-18T09:01:12.883+01:00That's lovely, that. Thank you.That's lovely, that. Thank you.Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67701003565029818062015-07-18T08:20:27.719+01:002015-07-18T08:20:27.719+01:00What a fascinating insight into Burns, life. As a ...What a fascinating insight into Burns, life. As a Scot I am surprised how much of this I didn't know. Thank you. Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.com