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Category Archives: 2011 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge
>A Few Steps Forward
> I have not written much about my challenges lately so perhaps it is time for a progress report. First, the Danish challenge “Bogudfordringen 2011”. January – crime before 2000. February – short storiesMarch – female Danish writersApril – books … Continue reading
>Arne Magnussen, Den vidtudraabte besættelse i Thisted (1699/1891)
> [This is a Danish account of the last witch trial in Denmark. The witches and their ´victims´ lived in my region, Thy, which aroused my curiosity. Unfortunately this interesting book has not been translated. I read the free e-book … Continue reading
>Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley´s Secret (1862)
> This British novel is a combination of mystery and romance. It is not the writer´s first work, but the story that made her rich and famous. According to Wikipedia, her own life was quite adventurous (warning: the article sums … Continue reading
>Vintage Short Stories from Denmark
>As part of the Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge I have tried to read some stories that are a bit out of my usual diet. Here are three old stories from Denmark, all from “The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations”, … Continue reading
>Palle Rosenkrantz, Hvad skovsøen gemte (1903/1967)
> Denne bog, som regnes for den første egentlige danske kriminalroman, er en klassiker, som jeg længe gerne har villet læse – og have til at stå på min hylde. For nylig faldt jeg over den i et antikvariat – … Continue reading
>John Buchan, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915)
> This so-called dime novel is the Scottish writer´s debut. After several years in South Africa Richard Hannay feels terribly bored by the London weather and his countrymen. “…the amusements of London seemed as flat as soda-water that has been … Continue reading
>Margery Allingham, Hide My Eyes (1958)
> This British novel was the very prolific author´s sixteenth Albert Campion story. I thought it would be very suitable for two of my reading challenges. I read it in Danish (I shouldn´t have, but my excuse is that I … Continue reading
>2011 Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge
> I have joined a third challenge for 2011, but now I have promised myself I won´t join any more until I can see that I am in charge of the challenge, not the other way round. The Vintage Mystery … Continue reading
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