tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post3905525575036824451..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: The Man with the Dark Beard - Annie Hayneslynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-5415417990927513682015-10-09T08:44:53.583+11:002015-10-09T08:44:53.583+11:00They do sound quite Gothic. It will be interesting...They do sound quite Gothic. It will be interesting to see what they're like.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-6863840317513303112015-10-09T07:36:49.673+11:002015-10-09T07:36:49.673+11:00I'll be interested to see what people make of ...I'll be interested to see what people make of the stand alones too. Those include titles like The Secret of Greylands and The Master of the Priory that have rather a Gothic ring, don't you think? But there's also The Bungalow Mystery!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-13748273016707447142015-10-08T10:59:14.682+11:002015-10-08T10:59:14.682+11:00I felt the same way, I read them quickly & was...I felt the same way, I read them quickly & was always intrigued by the endings. I like sensation novels, I just wasn't sure the two genres blended very well here. A whole series starring Aunt Lavinia would have been wonderful, sort of a cross between Amelia Peabody & Mrs Bradley.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-61948155579275912012015-10-08T08:34:44.071+11:002015-10-08T08:34:44.071+11:00I think one has to assume Harbord is a sergeant, a...I think one has to assume Harbord is a sergeant, although, oddly, it's never stated.<br /><br />My favorite thing about this one is Aunt Lavinia, such a blast. I wanted a whole Aunt Lavinia series after this book.<br /><br />Beard does give one the strong sense of the sensation novel. How one feels about that is a matter of taste, of course. <br /><br />What I found with all the Haynes books, though, is that I was reading them quickly. I wanted to get to the end to find out what happens. Sometimes when you are reading genre fiction constantly you will start a book that you set aside and don't get back to for days or even weeks. Reading it starts to feel more like a task. I never felt that way with Haynes though. She has that page-turner quality, I think; the knack of getting one to read on.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.com