tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post4880241343701651725..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: In praise of adaptations By Jan NeedleKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84562848420004497012011-11-15T17:58:50.146+00:002011-11-15T17:58:50.146+00:00Thank you for making me laugh after a fretful and ...Thank you for making me laugh after a fretful and irritating sort of day - just what I needed!<br /><br />I loved Ransome's books too: then I read a piece written by Diana Wynne-Jomes recalling what a child-hater he was, furious at her and hr siblings for interrupting his work, which rather saddened me ... Marcus Sedgwick wrote a book about his time in Russia which sent me rushing off to try and find out more about this side of him which I'd known nothing about ... I sometimes wonder whether it's a good thing to know more about authors, or whether it's better they remain mysterious and unfathomable ...<br /><br />I shall certainly check out your Moby Dick: I've tried many times in the past to read the originl but have to confess to never having succeeded in getting past the first couple of sentences ...madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-53454689575535165322011-11-15T16:40:24.356+00:002011-11-15T16:40:24.356+00:00Fascinating, witty post, Jan - thanks.Fascinating, witty post, Jan - thanks.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-64170525544820713322011-11-15T10:33:50.254+00:002011-11-15T10:33:50.254+00:00What a wonderful post. I consumed all (13, I think...What a wonderful post. I consumed all (13, I think) Swallows and Amazons in a single summer holiday when I was 8. I think I would give major organs to sail on one of Ransome's boatsDan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-2792748762960513442011-11-15T10:07:15.686+00:002011-11-15T10:07:15.686+00:00i'm still not absolutely certain that hampshir...i'm still not absolutely certain that hampshire rivers are a croc-free zone. my sister used to try and make me paddle in them, and you know what older sisters are... i moved away to lancashire just to be safe. dodging submersible black puddings is more my style.Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76617362304126503252011-11-15T08:44:54.363+00:002011-11-15T08:44:54.363+00:00Lovely post, Jan, and what yummy covers. So Hampsh...Lovely post, Jan, and what yummy covers. So Hampshire doesn't have crocodiles? I bet you weren't the first child to believe it might.Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088813423467048081noreply@blogger.com