tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post5983533289202029348..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Miss Cayley's Adventures - Grant AllenDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-63255755370347402932013-02-03T19:04:49.249+00:002013-02-03T19:04:49.249+00:00I'll hunt out 'The Woman Who Did' as I...I'll hunt out 'The Woman Who Did' as I've really enjoyed the Allen I've read so far. Valencourt publish Miss Cayley if you prefer paper books, but it's also free to download. Penguin publish 'The African Millionaire' which is also very funny and it's quite likely that can be downloaded free too from somewhere. I just think he's brilliant.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-27073135284031656522013-02-03T18:58:10.772+00:002013-02-03T18:58:10.772+00:00Oh yes, I've read the same Penguin collection ...Oh yes, I've read the same Penguin collection of Victorian female detective stories via the library but I didn't realise there were more Cayley stories to hunt. I love Allen's The Woman Who Did as well, not sure if you've read it but it's a good convention-bucking look at a woman who essentially opts out of a regular relationship and deals with all the consequences without blinking. Alex in Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581135303575274237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-56190447582685294802013-02-01T22:39:30.740+00:002013-02-01T22:39:30.740+00:00could you check out my literature blog please?! ht...could you check out my literature blog please?! http://literaturespy.blogspot.co.uk/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971085697886639529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-27107167265130262512013-02-01T21:08:28.393+00:002013-02-01T21:08:28.393+00:00I saw your review - and have the same copy - agree...I saw your review - and have the same copy - agreed wholeheartedly with everything you said. It's a little gem of a book!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26942949888340560782013-02-01T19:20:53.113+00:002013-02-01T19:20:53.113+00:00I'm so pleased to find somebody else loving th...I'm so pleased to find somebody else loving this book. I bought the Valancourt Books a few years ago, and Miss Cayley charmed me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-65061979568354968982013-01-30T19:31:36.103+00:002013-01-30T19:31:36.103+00:00It is interesting, even more so because the preced...It is interesting, even more so because the preceding chapter is set in Egypt and has no very warm views towards Arabs or Muslims. It's not that Allen is especially enlightened, though comparatively he is, it's just the first time I've even seen the discussion in a book this age. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-34221590225735199282013-01-30T19:28:57.825+00:002013-01-30T19:28:57.825+00:00It's great fun :)It's great fun :)Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-86278287592103219122013-01-30T10:41:25.157+00:002013-01-30T10:41:25.157+00:00I haven't heard of this one and am definitely ...I haven't heard of this one and am definitely going to read it. The point you bring up about racism is interesting as it's pretty rare in novels written before a certain period. Intriguing.sakurahttp://www.chasingbawa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-69979017481791318862013-01-30T10:08:53.668+00:002013-01-30T10:08:53.668+00:00This sounds absolutely wonderful - I have download...This sounds absolutely wonderful - I have downloaded it already! She does sound like just my sort of heroine. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com