tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post4383187681587710005..comments2024-03-27T10:53:14.239-04:00Comments on Wormwoodiana: The Thrillers of "Glint Green" Douglas A. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844859516228160123noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-29721950033265297402017-03-29T19:05:23.633-04:002017-03-29T19:05:23.633-04:00I agree with Douglas about specificity. I don'...I agree with Douglas about specificity. I don't want to see everything written in a manner that would be approved of by The Guardian!Sandy Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064756302394502872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-18752627116028403752017-03-29T17:17:55.224-04:002017-03-29T17:17:55.224-04:00Hi Michael: I myself am not that up on detective ...Hi Michael: I myself am not that up on detective thrillers of the past or present to say whether Devil Spider would stand up to reprinting. As per the old-fashioned use of "authoress" I was answering the "his (or her)" comments by the publisher in a similar lingo. I mean nothing patronizing, but I will say that many modern author names provide no clue to gender, and whether Douglas A. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844859516228160123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-69199279679996152242017-03-29T17:04:38.725-04:002017-03-29T17:04:38.725-04:00Doug, a very enjoyable write-up. Is Devil Spider w...Doug, a very enjoyable write-up. Is Devil Spider worth a modern reprint by the British Library? I can't tell. Shifting topics: Why do you say "authoress"? That seems distinctly old-fashioned, not to say slightly demeaning. I think all those feminized words have gone out of favor, with the possible exception of the high romantic "aviatrix."--mdMichael Dirdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901144234768066002noreply@blogger.com