tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post692779143710015308..comments2024-03-05T07:00:51.589+11:00Comments on Autumn Write: Ngaio Marsh: "Surfeit of Lampreys"Andrea K Hösthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535131780314094508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post-28595617610105759842011-08-23T11:39:52.833+10:002011-08-23T11:39:52.833+10:00Hi Kejia - Opening Night is another of my favourit...Hi Kejia - Opening Night is another of my favourites and I was highly amused to see a Lamprey there.<br /><br />I'd like to think all of them made it through the war, but sadly the odds were strongly against it. In a way I'm glad to have no confirmation either way.Andreahttp://www.andreakhost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post-84359087773168196312011-08-23T09:46:06.410+10:002011-08-23T09:46:06.410+10:00It's one of my favorites too. But I think the ...It's one of my favorites too. But I think the book was meant to evoke the pre-war period, though we can see the war coming and the 1940s readers probably hoping to escape the war for a brief interlude Agatha Christie's wartime mysteries have that same otherworldly quality. <br /><br />The youngest son is alive (and a policeman) in 1951 in Opening Night (US Title: Night at the Vulcan). And since he didn't inherit the title, at least one of the other sons is still living. Or maybe Henry had an heir.Kejiahttp://www.twitter.com/kejia32noreply@blogger.com