tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post7090725194158765481..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: NEWES FROM THE DEAD - Mary HooperMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-68892396589784704652012-03-14T20:34:21.598+00:002012-03-14T20:34:21.598+00:00Newes from the Dead is a marvellous book, and it d...Newes from the Dead is a marvellous book, and it does make one feel so outraged on behalf of the poor girl - especially sicne there was no real evidence against her. I'm so glad she survived hanging.<br />One could also travel with a wicker coffin, I guess, and keep one's belongings inside it. I think the ideal kind of coffin to travel with would be one like the Luggage in Terry Pratchett, with its own equipage of little legs to carry it. I guess Anne had a horse to drag hers about.Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-41355247693393254622012-03-14T08:53:08.374+00:002012-03-14T08:53:08.374+00:00Fingerpost: yes, I'm sure this is Anne, althou...Fingerpost: yes, I'm sure this is Anne, although he changed her name and year and came at the situation in a different way. Thank you for all your interesting and appreciative comments!marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-40499864160690551132012-03-14T07:42:14.225+00:002012-03-14T07:42:14.225+00:00Yes, I was reliving the Fingerpost too, reading th...Yes, I was reliving the Fingerpost too, reading this story. But he changed her name, didn't he?michelle lovrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026972300195225090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14689493746822028322012-03-13T23:24:21.320+00:002012-03-13T23:24:21.320+00:00Ah, so that's where Iain Pears got some of his...Ah, so that's where Iain Pears got some of his material for An Instance of the Finger Post! What an amazing story.Griselda Heppelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-67299730494547856022012-03-13T23:12:08.060+00:002012-03-13T23:12:08.060+00:00I loved Newes too when I read it and it's very...I loved Newes too when I read it and it's very interesting to read about Anne Green again here. I don't think one should do book tours with coffins unless the coffins are made of cardboard for easy transportation!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-51350549491032393672012-03-13T17:39:44.680+00:002012-03-13T17:39:44.680+00:00All the ingredients of a rattling good story. Must...All the ingredients of a rattling good story. Must buy a copy! I have a file folder with snippets about real people I'd love to write about. Sometimes I find them in obituaries, at other times, through research or travel. So many stories to tell - too bad it takes so long to craft a great read and get it published.Mary Todhttp://www.awriterofhistory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-7558435901537342232012-03-13T15:20:34.307+00:002012-03-13T15:20:34.307+00:00Read this last year and it instantly became one of...Read this last year and it instantly became one of my all-time favourites! Love the style, and especially the voice of Anne. My first Mary Hooper book but by no means the last :D<br />Thanks for this post, great to have the story of the real Anne as well.<br />Fab blog, by the way.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058665356922189006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-2082579211274736592012-03-13T14:21:06.395+00:002012-03-13T14:21:06.395+00:00I loved Newes of the Dead when I read it ages ago,...I loved Newes of the Dead when I read it ages ago, while writing about Anne Green in The Story of Medicine. And I love that story about the sailor, too. I wonder if I should take a coffin on tour for the vampires? There are some early English tales of revenants who were seen crossing the fields carrying their coffins on their backs. Or perhaps they were authors. It's clearly a must-have accessory!Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91141544069228691612012-03-13T13:20:47.188+00:002012-03-13T13:20:47.188+00:00The thought of poor Anne Green facing execution wh...The thought of poor Anne Green facing execution while the father of her child had no comeuppance at all is so terrible & so horribly unsurprising... Thank you, Mary, for this fascinating post. I do like Penny's take on touring with the coffin! And Linda, I will think of your story every time I mop up one of my daughter's nosebleeds now...H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-5479289336464626932012-03-13T11:53:20.846+00:002012-03-13T11:53:20.846+00:00I love tales of 'half hanging' and this on...I love tales of 'half hanging' and this one is heartbreaking despite the happy ending. If you've come across the Newgate Calendars, there's a fascinating case of a man tried and hanged for supposedly killing his uncle - except that the body was never found. He, too, survived execution and ran away to sea. Much later, he was reunited with his very much alive uncle who, it turned out, had had a bad nose bleed in the middle of the night and went to the horse trough to wash. As he cleaned himself up the navy came along and conscripted him. The uncle agreed to return to England to prove his nephew's innocence but was drowned at sea before he could do so. You couldn't make it up, could you? (Which is what a radio producer said to me when she turned it down for an afternoon play...)Linda B-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599899073420595717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56275088008408921752012-03-13T11:43:00.407+00:002012-03-13T11:43:00.407+00:00This sounds fascinating, if very unsettling!This sounds fascinating, if very unsettling!CharmedLassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408541277096433664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-89370149523724222452012-03-13T09:56:51.664+00:002012-03-13T09:56:51.664+00:00Travelling with your coffin sounds a mesmerising U...Travelling with your coffin sounds a mesmerising USP for a kind of "author tour". Enjoyed your Newes very much, Mary.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.com