tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post786557398700050985..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Elizabeth JenkinsStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-86251321731650848752011-05-04T09:32:33.106+01:002011-05-04T09:32:33.106+01:00Ruth - well, there you go, there is one!<b>Ruth</b> - well, there you go, there is one!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81639191547938211932011-04-26T19:45:14.600+01:002011-04-26T19:45:14.600+01:00Has anyone read "An Agitator' by Clementi...Has anyone read "An Agitator' by Clementina Black<br /><br />Clementina Black was a suffragist and trade unionist who campaigned to improve industrial conditions for women. She was a co-founder of the Women’s Labour Bureau, which led to the formation of the Women’s Industrial Council in 1894. Black wrote seven novels, including "The Agitator'about a socialist strike leader.Ruthhttp://www.craftypeople.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-265075650119712732011-04-26T19:28:03.341+01:002011-04-26T19:28:03.341+01:00Nicola - I don't know why it's so scarce -...<b>Nicola</b> - I don't know why it's so scarce - it must have had a tiny print run initially.<br /><br /><b>Mystica</b> - well, that kind can stay away from me (!!) Can you imagine a novel about trade unions? Eurgh!<br /><br /><b>Rachel</b> - isn't it wonderful? Jenkins has a lovely wry sense of humour.<br /><br /><b>Susan</b> - :D<br /><br /><b>Hayley</b> - Tortoise and Hare is the only novel I've read by EJ. I liked it a lot, but not quite to the extent that everyone else seems to... but I do have Robert and Helen on my shelf too. She didn't mention that at all in her book.<br /><br /><b>Darlene</b> - I did wonder whether any of the hundreds of unread books I've got might feature trade unions... but I doubt it! I've got to confess, I'm not sure I know what a trade union is...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44353072824069218382011-04-26T11:50:11.658+01:002011-04-26T11:50:11.658+01:00Perfectly timed post for me as I'm reading The...Perfectly timed post for me as I'm reading The Tortoise and the Hare at the moment. And I can honestly say there is not a single book on my shelves about trade unions.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1994707068005679112011-04-26T11:21:52.394+01:002011-04-26T11:21:52.394+01:00I'm curious to read more Jenkins - does anythi...I'm curious to read more Jenkins - does anything else come close to the tortoise and the hare?Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-63950987303561126202011-04-26T03:27:09.368+01:002011-04-26T03:27:09.368+01:00Oh, my! :)Oh, my! :)Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19386191752155976192011-04-26T02:05:38.170+01:002011-04-26T02:05:38.170+01:00Hilarious! I love that quote!Hilarious! I love that quote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-41941847915148659242011-04-26T00:18:57.410+01:002011-04-26T00:18:57.410+01:00It takes all kinds!!!It takes all kinds!!!Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68939417433405145262011-04-26T00:12:07.866+01:002011-04-26T00:12:07.866+01:00I'd like to read this book, that quote is bril...I'd like to read this book, that quote is brilliant. I still have to read the Tortoise and the Hare. I loved her Austen biography.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.com