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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on May 21, 2021 12:07:17 GMT
Valda: britishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/ValdaWith a truly terrible 2002 update. I've discovered her origin. She gained her powers by stepping into the cold flames of the Fire of Life, in the Emerald Grotto, which has been rekindled by the sun. How wondeful. It was all due to an earthquake, so earthquakes aren't all bad.
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Post by dem bones on May 25, 2021 10:22:56 GMT
Shelf of shame that little more beguiling for recent haul acquired over three day lightening tour of market stall/ various charity shops/ little free library box at local beauty spots, eg. Bethnal Green, Dalston, Shadwell, Wapping. Michael Diamond - Victorian Sensation: Or the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Anthem Press, 2003) Introduction
Royalty Political Movements Religion And Morality Sex Scandal Murder The 'Sensation Novel' The 'Sensation Drama' Stars Of Entertainment Afterword
Chronology Of The Main Events Mentioned Notes IndexBlurb: The extraordinary phenomenon of 'sensation' characterized the Victorian age. The nineteenth century saw an explosion in printed media, as newspapers became cheap, nationally distributed and easily accessible to all classes.
Drawing on a wealth of primary material, Michael Diamond explores the stories that impacted on Victorian society through the eyes of the contemporary media. In revealing the pervasiveness of sensation, Diamond sheds light on the Victorian appetite for gruesome and explicit reportage on murders and sex scandals, from sensational characters such as the serial poisoner William Palmer to notorious cases such as the Cleveland Street affair, which implicated prominent politicians and royalty. At the same time celebrated figures from Charles Dickens to Jumbo the Elephant are viewed in the context of the music halls and popular press that both documented and provoked contemporary reaction.
The reporting of sensations in a manner designed to attract the widest possible audience and maximize sales dramatically shaped the relationship between the media and the public. Michael Diamond's passionate analysis of the period, from political sleaze and scandal to West End hits and the 'feel-good' factor, demonstrates how the reporting methods of today's popular media have their origins in the Victorian press. By turns amusing, poignant and tragic, Victorian Sensation shows that the spectacular, the shocking and the scandalous were as integral a part of society in the nineteenth century as they are today.John Sealey - The Ups and Downs of a Handyman (Everest, 1976) Blurb: "THEY'RE MAD! EVERY WOMAN IN THE VILLAGE IS STARK, STARING MAD!"
Poor Bob. All he wanted was a quiet life as the local handyman. But the village ladies had other ideas.
MAISIE needed him to do some work on her bed:
MRS WAIN got stuck in the bath ā and Bob had to get stuck in too:
Then there was SUE, the blonde motorist who wanted him to look at something in the back seat:
And MRS BULLSWORTHY, who pointed to the pool and said: āI want my bottom scrubbed."
It was all Bob could do to keep his end up during the day. But when he arrived home, limp with exhaustion, there was Margharetta ā his lovely, affectionate, athletic new bride ...
WITH pages of cheeky photographs from the wildly funny film William Hughes - Death Sport (Sphere, 1978) Blurb FUTUREKILL!
It is the year 3000.The world has been devastated by neutron war and the survivors practise peaceful co-existence in a federation of domed cities, where war is outlawed for all time.
But Helix City has remained outside the Federation,and its political system is a totalitarian nightmare. Lord Zirpola, sadistic hereditary ruler of Helix, exercises despotic sway, punishing all opponents by sentencing them to the DEATHSPORT - a bloody gladiatorial combat where the odds are loaded and to lose is to suffer an ingeniously cruel death. Into the arena springs Ranger Guide Kaz Oshay, the only man with the spirit to question and the strength to defy the repressive system. Pitted against the ferocious Death Machines, he and his beautiful co-Guide, Deneer, challenge the regime ... but can anything human succeed against such a sophisticated technology of slaughter? Alan Scholefield - Venom (Pan, 1977) Blurb: STATE OF SIEGE...
A house in fashionable Eaton Square and a policeman dead of shotgun wounds.
The hostage is a sickly boy, the only son of a wealthy family. The demand is a small fortune. The kidnapper is a former SAS gunman, already wanted for murder. Outside, the law is armed and watching. The Chief Superintendent has broken sieges before. It's his speciality. He stretches their nerves till the bastards snap. Inside, there's another factor. The boy has his own menagerie and one of his creatures is loose in the house. It happens to be a black mamba ā the deadliest serpent known to man ... āA variation of the kidnap-and-house-siege ā and what a variation! Scholefield knows enough about snakes to give authenticity to his terror and suspense ' - OXFORD TIMESMark Toby - The Courtship of Eddie's Father (Panther, April 1963) Blurb: IS WOMANHUNTING A SPORT FOR CHILDREN
The answer is yes ā especially if the hunter is an irrepressible six year old named Eddie. When Eddie sets out to find a new wife for his father he launches one of the most remarkable womanhunts of all time. THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER is now a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture starring Glenn Ford and Shirley Jones, produced by Joe Pasternak and directed by Vincente MinnelliA. C. Williams - Valley Of Secrets (D.C. Thompson, 2020) Blurb: Love and danger among ancient mysteries and feuds.
Can the police, ancient Guardians and a girl who doesn't know her own true strength, work together to identify the malign influences at work in a Yorkshire dale? Along the way they must solve riddles, rescue a kidnap victim, locate an ancient underground hiding place .... and Tammy must break free from her loveless past and embrace the future she deserves. It's a mummy novel, far as I can gather.
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on May 25, 2021 14:09:58 GMT
Shelf of shame that little more beguiling for recent haul acquired over three day lightening tour of market stall/ various charity shops/ little free library box at local beauty spots, eg. Bethnal Green, Dalston, Shadwell, Wapping. Michael Diamond - Victorian Sensation: Or the Spectacular, the Shocking and the Scandalous in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Anthem Press, 2003) Introduction
Royalty Political Movements Religion And Morality Sex Scandal Murder The 'Sensation Novel' The 'Sensation Drama' Stars Of Entertainment Afterword
Chronology Of The Main Events Mentioned Notes IndexBlurb: The extraordinary phenomenon of 'sensation' characterized the Victorian age. The nineteenth century saw an explosion in printed media, as newspapers became cheap, nationally distributed and easily accessible to all classes.
Drawing on a wealth of primary material, Michael Diamond explores the stories that impacted on Victorian society through the eyes of the contemporary media. In revealing the pervasiveness of sensation, Diamond sheds light on the Victorian appetite for gruesome and explicit reportage on murders and sex scandals, from sensational characters such as the serial poisoner William Palmer to notorious cases such as the Cleveland Street affair, which implicated prominent politicians and royalty. At the same time celebrated figures from Charles Dickens to Jumbo the Elephant are viewed in the context of the music halls and popular press that both documented and provoked contemporary reaction.
The reporting of sensations in a manner designed to attract the widest possible audience and maximize sales dramatically shaped the relationship between the media and the public. Michael Diamond's passionate analysis of the period, from political sleaze and scandal to West End hits and the 'feel-good' factor, demonstrates how the reporting methods of today's popular media have their origins in the Victorian press. By turns amusing, poignant and tragic, Victorian Sensation shows that the spectacular, the shocking and the scandalous were as integral a part of society in the nineteenth century as they are today.
Did the heroic man swinging on a tree branch rescue the lady? I've got a horrible feeling, as it's sensational, the bandit kills them both. Edited to say it looks familiar. Could it be from a novel, or play? Edited again: Do you think, as he has a shovel, that he has been hired to kill and bury her?
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Post by jamesdoig on Jun 4, 2021 23:43:51 GMT
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Post by andydecker on Jun 5, 2021 10:15:10 GMT
This mighty tome was half price at Dymock's bookshop - weighs in at almost 1,000 pages. Typing the contents would take all day, so I've scanned them. A tad disappointed as it was a chance to add some really obscure items: And a couple of pickups from the junk shop for 2 bucks each. Reading Saurian at the moment, which is great! As ever nice finds, James. The Ripper book sounds a bit dull. Okay, dull is maybe the wrong word, but how often do you need Bloch's "Your's Truly ..." on your shelf? I guess if you do a book about the Ripper, you have to use the standards. Schoell is a very good writer. I have a lot of his novels. Can't believe I never posted his books except one. Hey Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today :-)
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Post by jamesdoig on Jun 9, 2021 21:32:07 GMT
Picked up these for $4 each at the Salvos in Gungahlin. I'd never read the comics before and they're fantastic - Mignola is obviously a knowledgeable bloke with a great love for horror lit, especially the classic stuff, folklore, the occult etc etc.
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Jun 9, 2021 21:52:54 GMT
Picked up these for $4 each at the Salvos in Gungahlin. I'd never read the comics before and they're fantastic - Mignola is obviously a knowledgeable bloke with a great love for horror lit, especially the classic stuff, folklore, the occult etc etc. I recently read the two omnibus collections of Hellboy short stories and the first omnibus volume of the main series. So much good stuff: the main characterās pithy dialogue; the blend of folklore and occult lore; and Mignolaās unique art style, perfectly suited for the stories.
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Post by jamesdoig on Jun 11, 2021 8:02:39 GMT
Couple of recent finds at the junk shop. Has anyone read this? Dreadful cover, but seems to be a serious vampire novel. The author edited the critical edition of Dracula for Ignatius Press, which seems to be some sort of Catholic publisher: afternoonIt get some good blurbs: afternoonAnother copy of this, once again in battered condition: afternoonExtracts from newspapers and journals of true hauntings: afternoonThis one is quite scarce, by a husband and wife team: afternoon
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Jun 11, 2021 10:26:05 GMT
Dreadful cover, but seems to be a serious vampire novel ... I sort of like the cover.
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Post by Swampirella on Jun 11, 2021 10:48:09 GMT
I kind of like the cover too, & would love to have this one: You got a great deal there, I think! Extracts from newspapers and journals of true hauntings:
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Jun 11, 2021 14:37:31 GMT
Extracts from newspapers and journals of true hauntings: Think how hard it would be to find the likes of this if you lived outside Australia without the Internet. Did collectors use fanzines to keep informed and swap books before the web? I think it would have been more adventurous in a way, as you would always be finding surprises and the unexpected. Are collectors on here sometimes amazed over how much they were able to track down before being online made it so easy?
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Post by dem bones on Jun 11, 2021 15:00:27 GMT
Think how hard it would be to find the likes of this if you lived outside Australia without the Internet. Did collectors use fanzines to keep informed and swap books before the web? I think it would have been more adventurous in a way, as you would always be finding surprises and the unexpected. Are collectors on here sometimes amazed over how much they were able to track down before being online made it so easy? I still find it amazing how much stuff so many of us still luck out on without resorting to the internet. Our respective lockdowns put paid to much of the fun, but I get the impression that a lot of us much prefer checking out bookshops, fairs, market stalls, garden fetes, car boot sales, etc. - it's almost invariably far cheaper, more exciting, brings its own adventures, and you can associate this-or-that book with a memory, precious or otherwise.
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Jun 11, 2021 15:22:09 GMT
Think how hard it would be to find the likes of this if you lived outside Australia without the Internet. Did collectors use fanzines to keep informed and swap books before the web? I think it would have been more adventurous in a way, as you would always be finding surprises and the unexpected. Are collectors on here sometimes amazed over how much they were able to track down before being online made it so easy? I still find it amazing how much stuff so many of us still luck out on without resorting to the internet. Our respective lockdowns put paid to much of the fun, but I get the impression that a lot of us much prefer checking out bookshops, fairs, market stalls, garden fetes, car boot sales, etc. - it's almost invariably far cheaper, more exciting, brings its own adventures, and you can associate this-or-that book with a memory, precious or otherwise. I hope these places survive lockdown. it's worrying many might not. I think our shopping habits have changed permanently.
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Post by jamesdoig on Jun 11, 2021 23:04:40 GMT
Think how hard it would be to find the likes of this if you lived outside Australia without the Internet. Yep, you all should come down and live in Australia - not only is the vintage paperback book market second-to-none, but you get to enter Eurovision every year, and you get to support the Socceroos, whose record against high quality teams is extraordinary - witness recent World Cup qualifier results: Socceroos 3 Nepal 0, Socceroos 5 Chinese Taipei 1, Socceroos 3 Kuwait 0. You'd be mad not to come!
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Post by samdawson on Jun 13, 2021 17:56:12 GMT
I mentioned before that I was building a second bookshelf and would put up pics of some of the attic finds once it was done. It is now, though the job of reboxing all the ones that didn't fit and then carrying 30 boxes of them back into a crowded and horribly hot attic continues. So the main bookshelf remains unchanged, but tidied up, while the smaller, new one holds attic finds.Below, if they work, are pics or links to pics of some of the ones that turned up during the exercise. Some of these have been boxed and stored since 1983, some since 1987, so there were some pleasant surprises (very tatty Dr Who books and TV21 annuals I bought down Portobello Road in the mid-80s and forgot etc), plus some, like the Ray Bradburys, that were far from forgotten. I have since discovered two more boxes in the attic, but they will have to stay there, I have run out of energy. I hope, though, that they contain the books bought as a boy in 1972-73 that started it all and which I had expected to find: Poe and others and a brace of Peter Saxons. Alongside the pictured books you will have to imagine more Peter Hainings than I could have guessed I owned, and a couple of hundred 60s and 70s sci-fi novels. imgur.com/a/nSyOyGHimgur.com/a/28o5Y0G
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