tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post669138567988749761..comments2023-11-05T00:44:33.436-07:00Comments on War Diaries of a Little Englander: Ripping...AlFronthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-1580497775864766542014-07-10T00:08:13.951-07:002014-07-10T00:08:13.951-07:00The Lost World is probably the best of them. The P...The Lost World is probably the best of them. The Poison Belt is good - but not what I'd call ripping. Always had a soft spot for the disintegration machine too. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-40395302645142938242014-07-09T15:33:49.848-07:002014-07-09T15:33:49.848-07:00Yes, and you being a young pup! Don't worry, w...Yes, and you being a young pup! Don't worry, when I was drawing up my mental list last night I was horrified at how quickly I was thinking, 'you know, that one, what was it called, who wrote it, whas was his name ???'AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-9834769810872957122014-07-09T15:32:24.645-07:002014-07-09T15:32:24.645-07:00Yes, the Jim Stringer books really are a cut above...Yes, the Jim Stringer books really are a cut above the crowd. I've slowed down in my current reading of 'Night Train', because I don't want to finish it! Yes, Buchan was a master of the genre, and I've realised that I haven't read 'Courts of the Morning'. I'll have to attend to that.AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-79835476604190362952014-07-09T15:30:37.006-07:002014-07-09T15:30:37.006-07:00I hadn't thought about putting Wells in the Ri...I hadn't thought about putting Wells in the Ripping Yarn bracket - does some of his stuff count? 'War in the Air' perhaps ? I don't know, what else do you reckon?AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-5360864258399118702014-07-09T15:29:14.498-07:002014-07-09T15:29:14.498-07:00'King Soloman's Mines' - indeed, takes...'King Soloman's Mines' - indeed, takes me right back to being 12 at grammar school (we still had 'sound' reading then, along with some old, and slightly odd stuff, like 'Seventy Years a Showman'. But now I'm going to have to confess that I've never read Henty.The shame !AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-10489353126794121812014-07-09T15:26:00.609-07:002014-07-09T15:26:00.609-07:00Rogue Male - absolutely ! Forgot that one - secret...Rogue Male - absolutely ! Forgot that one - secret hideout, evil Boche, cat's gut, rough shooting. Excellent choice, sir! The only Prof. Challenger I've read is Lost World, so I should probably hunt down the others. Any particular title you'd recommend for starters?AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-77012233689350315292014-07-09T02:11:04.860-07:002014-07-09T02:11:04.860-07:00I can't believe I forgot Haggard and Henty!I can't believe I forgot Haggard and Henty!Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-79388959543295552762014-07-09T02:10:46.954-07:002014-07-09T02:10:46.954-07:00I have also enjoyed reading all the Jim Stringer b...I have also enjoyed reading all the Jim Stringer books, and like the way in which the characters have developed as they have got older.<br /><br />As to Ripping Yarns ... well I agree about John Buchan's books being excellent examples of the genre, and my second favourite (my first is the 39 Steps) is Courts of the Morning.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-48064201810889010962014-07-08T23:47:12.421-07:002014-07-08T23:47:12.421-07:00Another vote for Buchan - and that Wells chap turn...Another vote for Buchan - and that Wells chap turned out a few good reads !The Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-72393491953652885782014-07-08T18:50:48.937-07:002014-07-08T18:50:48.937-07:00Without stopping to think, the Beau Geste trilogy,...Without stopping to think, the Beau Geste trilogy, King Solomans mines, Black Arrow, Treasure Island, High Road to China. There are more if i think.<br /><br />I've just been re reading some old Henty books for boys equal parts ripping yarn, military history lesson and tutorial for acting like an English gentleman.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-55668489175601274592014-07-08T17:44:35.266-07:002014-07-08T17:44:35.266-07:00I'd gladly nominate all of Buchan. Doyle'...I'd gladly nominate all of Buchan. Doyle's Prof. Challenger stories rip with the best of 'em. Rogue Male perhaps? Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com