tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post4863413267501929570..comments2024-03-27T03:22:46.572-07:00Comments on The Cat's Meat Shop: The Mysteries of LondonLee Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-11925023061969714482022-06-22T09:26:32.342-07:002022-06-22T09:26:32.342-07:00Hello Lee. I am anxious to contact Dick Collins as...Hello Lee. I am anxious to contact Dick Collins as I have some new primary source evidence on Reynolds’s early life that he has almost certainly not seen. Dave Dixon davedixonhistory@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-62168098671596250512008-06-22T07:37:00.000-07:002008-06-22T07:37:00.000-07:00Thanks for the penny dreadful site. A great source...Thanks for the penny dreadful site. A great source for reference and entertainment. I have no idea when I'll get the time to read it all, but it's saved as a favourite and that's the important thing!<BR/><BR/>As to the Dickens idea of writing for soaps. I think many people get the impression that because Dickens was involved with the serialization of his novels through weekly magazines, that somehow this cheapened his writing skills. But it seems no different than well known writers of today serializing their work in the Sunday papers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-29666650187761750282008-06-18T06:27:00.000-07:002008-06-18T06:27:00.000-07:00Hi Lee,I would like to add my thanks also. It's gr...Hi Lee,<BR/>I would like to add my thanks also. It's great to have this massive penny dread online. You should know it's appreciated.<BR/>John AdcockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-72786039022597754202008-06-04T11:49:00.000-07:002008-06-04T11:49:00.000-07:00Many thanks for this - good to know all the effort...Many thanks for this - good to know all the effort on Mysteries (and how!) is appreciated ... thanks for the book tip! I have passed on your comments to Mr. Collins, my partner-in-crime.<BR/><BR/>best wishes,<BR/><BR/>LeeLee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-78235354362001957552008-06-04T09:37:00.000-07:002008-06-04T09:37:00.000-07:00Lee,Just to say thanks to you and your colleague f...Lee,<BR/><BR/>Just to say thanks to you and your colleague for this. It's very useful for researchers and the intro is good. I also strongly agree with the comment on your blog that the notion (much-repeated I'm afraid) that Dickens would have been writing soap operas if he were around today is fatuous nonsense (promulgated I suspect by people who haven't bothered to read anything by him).<BR/><BR/>By the way, if you haven't already come across it, Berry Chevasco's 'Mysterymania' is worth checking out - good research on the reception of Sue in Britain mid-19th century.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>John EdmondsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com