tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5542123012460743875..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: How it all began...by Adèle GerasMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81518992279807928392013-06-03T08:34:37.317+01:002013-06-03T08:34:37.317+01:00Since you have much interest in Troy, you then mig...Since you have much interest in Troy, you then might like this cute little video about Troy...<br /><br />The Trojan War ("Tainted Love<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiQ4j-D5o4o" by Soft Cell)<br />Sweedie-The-Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172406600329418078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-38942141009651706602013-04-08T11:27:13.962+01:002013-04-08T11:27:13.962+01:00Thanks for all the comments...and yes, digital is ...Thanks for all the comments...and yes, digital is a distinct possibility.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-90222715600856727642013-04-07T20:25:18.436+01:002013-04-07T20:25:18.436+01:00Simply lovely. evocative post sharing with us the ...Simply lovely. evocative post sharing with us the story, the story of the young reader and the story of the book itself with those wonderful illustrations. I like your commenter's comparison with the radio. Will look for your novel. W. Wendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-59196865164137479772013-04-07T19:23:32.944+01:002013-04-07T19:23:32.944+01:00Yes Adele, if you have the digital rights you shou...Yes Adele, if you have the digital rights you should definitely get TROY republished as an ebook! I loved that book and still have my paperback copy, but I'm sure there must be plenty more readers out there who would enjoy it.Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-51512005862926223182013-04-07T18:39:01.139+01:002013-04-07T18:39:01.139+01:00I always used to want to colour in those kinds of ...I always used to want to colour in those kinds of drawings: but I was very rarely allowed to...<br /><br />Lovely post, Adele!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-63933633317747105322013-04-07T12:47:40.905+01:002013-04-07T12:47:40.905+01:00Why not put TROY up as an ebook, Adele? I say thi...Why not put TROY up as an ebook, Adele? I say this five minutes after FINALLY put my first ebook up, and just waiting to see if it has worked. But if it has, I can tell you that it was surprisingly easy to do. That book SHOULD be available!!!!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-35851244559963129662013-04-07T11:06:30.928+01:002013-04-07T11:06:30.928+01:00Lovely post, Adele. There is something about the b...Lovely post, Adele. There is something about the black-and-white illustrations. Is it like the radio ... leaving something to be understood or imagined, so the imagination has to meet the writer halfway? michelle lovrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026972300195225090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-43662751277664964932013-04-07T11:01:37.147+01:002013-04-07T11:01:37.147+01:00It's hard to believe now, but in those days il...It's hard to believe now, but in those days illustrations in children's books were nearly the only pictures I saw that hadn't come free with cigarette coupons.<br />What a shame those intricate ink drawings have stopped being used. Their ornateness was fascinating even for someone who really wanted to look like Twiggy.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14553550847249745562013-04-07T10:37:37.764+01:002013-04-07T10:37:37.764+01:00Fascinating post, Adele, Thank you and I can see e...Fascinating post, Adele, Thank you and I can see exactly why you fell in love with those illustrations. They gorgeous.<br /><br />My childhood reading pleasures were The Tanglewood Tales and Roger Lancelyn Green's Tales of the Greek Heroes and more especially The Tale of Troy. Oh I wish I still had my old Puffin editions. I wonder what happened to them? I still have a lot of my old books.<br /><br />I do believe that childhood reading has an enormous influence on us, especially if we end up writing ourselves. Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-38436078558981447002013-04-07T10:25:10.661+01:002013-04-07T10:25:10.661+01:00Thanks, Theresa! I live in hopes of a reissue one ...Thanks, Theresa! I live in hopes of a reissue one of these days...and glad to hear someone else remembers this ace book.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-38716700273413184452013-04-07T10:13:50.262+01:002013-04-07T10:13:50.262+01:00Gorgeous post Adèle. I too lingered over similar i...Gorgeous post Adèle. I too lingered over similar illustrations in the books of my childhood. But I can't believe that your magnificent TROY is OP!I still have my original copy and it's the most magnificent retelling. A perfectly pitched meld of young adult hopes and dreams + gods and legends, spiced with poignant moments. Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-64734990927326468632013-04-07T08:59:45.392+01:002013-04-07T08:59:45.392+01:00I remember those pictures! Not the book, or ever ...I remember those pictures! Not the book, or ever having read it, but I'm sure I poured over those images! Thanks for reminding!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.com