tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post4827623231529262919..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: A con artist and his victimsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-10751515824903046962013-03-13T18:30:50.450-05:002013-03-13T18:30:50.450-05:00Another vote for Miss Cayley! Jane, I'm more ...Another vote for Miss Cayley! Jane, I'm more convinced than ever that I'm going to love her too.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-70104863960480133842013-03-13T16:55:37.022-05:002013-03-13T16:55:37.022-05:00I loved Miss Cayley and this sounds wonderful. Ano...I loved Miss Cayley and this sounds wonderful. Another book for the wishlist!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-50034202790809666852013-03-13T16:05:04.993-05:002013-03-13T16:05:04.993-05:00Katrina, he was from Canada but could well have be...Katrina, he was from Canada but could well have been of Scots descent. I think you'll enjoy this!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-58224103685007072632013-03-13T06:49:08.795-05:002013-03-13T06:49:08.795-05:00I hadn't heard of Grant Allen either, and it&#...I hadn't heard of Grant Allen either, and it's a very Scottish name. Thanks for the info, I'll be visiting Project Gutenberg - again.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-5986133785783601312013-03-12T17:45:26.257-05:002013-03-12T17:45:26.257-05:00Anbolyn, Grant Allen seems to have been quite a ch...Anbolyn, Grant Allen seems to have been quite a character, with wide-ranging interests, and he wrote a LOT of books, most of which have disappeared. And see, here's the lighter side of the Victorians :)<br /><br />elizabeth, isn't it fun discovering a new author? I wish there were more adventures of Colonel Clay!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-38064947871421999682013-03-12T09:28:45.685-05:002013-03-12T09:28:45.685-05:00I've never heard of these books either, but I&...I've never heard of these books either, but I'm so looking forward to reading them now! The tone of that letter from Colonel Clay is wonderful.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825540813779206354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-10536551946905200272013-03-11T22:35:42.312-05:002013-03-11T22:35:42.312-05:00I've never heard of Grant Allen, but this soun...I've never heard of Grant Allen, but this sounds really amusing! Colonel Clay is one slippery character.Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-55193714372784533692013-03-11T18:01:26.434-05:002013-03-11T18:01:26.434-05:00vicki, I'm glad to hear that you loved Miss Ca...vicki, I'm glad to hear that you loved Miss Cayley - it's on the top of my list after this challenge is over. I think you'll really like Colonel Clay's adventures!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-20446271963975128682013-03-10T21:57:15.379-05:002013-03-10T21:57:15.379-05:00I'm looking forward to this one, as I *loved* ...I'm looking forward to this one, as I *loved* Miss Cayley's Adventures (also found through Hayley's recommendation).skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com