tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post6616405624755000576..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.669-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Caroline Lockhart, The Lady Doc (1912)Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-70143267020986719932014-07-12T12:11:15.434-07:002014-07-12T12:11:15.434-07:00Possible. It's believed that the unflattering ...Possible. It's believed that the unflattering portrayal of the title character in "Me--Smith" was based on her first husband. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-14218662800598484892014-07-12T10:26:28.795-07:002014-07-12T10:26:28.795-07:00Sound like a fun read of the darker type of humor....Sound like a fun read of the darker type of humor.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-45241434988963055652014-07-12T03:09:01.638-07:002014-07-12T03:09:01.638-07:00Ron, I've heard of Caroline Lockhart and have ...Ron, I've heard of Caroline Lockhart and have even contemplated reading her books available online legally. However, I'd no idea she wrote anything like this. It's difficult to imagine a woman character like Emma Harpe in an early western. I wonder if the author might have based the character on a real life person.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-21051165111770033092014-07-11T21:56:00.036-07:002014-07-11T21:56:00.036-07:00I confess, I thought it was a made-up name.I confess, I thought it was a made-up name.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-78416516166245511452014-07-11T16:43:59.300-07:002014-07-11T16:43:59.300-07:00I may be the only person reading this blog who has...I may be the only person reading this blog who has been in Crowheart Wyoming. I think this particular book and author sound interesting. Thanks for the review.Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-91901183496095830242014-07-11T15:22:59.574-07:002014-07-11T15:22:59.574-07:00And Hawthorne, in the earlier running...though Bie...And Hawthorne, in the earlier running...though Bierce is the other man to beat, if he doesn't pummel you with his bitter irony first.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-4818207787691722932014-07-11T14:45:56.303-07:002014-07-11T14:45:56.303-07:00To mention contemporaries, there's also satire...To mention contemporaries, there's also satire in O. Henry and Alfred Henry Lewis, though rather gentler.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-84201705158780512132014-07-11T14:44:12.895-07:002014-07-11T14:44:12.895-07:00As I've said before. I read these so you don&#...As I've said before. I read these so you don't have to.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-50722189328059388962014-07-11T14:43:38.198-07:002014-07-11T14:43:38.198-07:00Well, it's satire--as well as social critique-...Well, it's satire--as well as social critique--typically intended for amusement, while also meant as a moral or ethical corrective. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-60589787343140767022014-07-11T10:47:54.277-07:002014-07-11T10:47:54.277-07:00That in response to Barry Lane's plaint.That in response to Barry Lane's plaint.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-25263452381642963112014-07-11T10:44:22.607-07:002014-07-11T10:44:22.607-07:00Because some of us know that not everything in the...Because some of us know that not everything in the Old Days was Good, any more than in the current days...and I'm curious about other satirists in the time of Twain, myself...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-59913641733382322112014-07-11T10:43:03.270-07:002014-07-11T10:43:03.270-07:00I always come away with more knowledge on the writ...I always come away with more knowledge on the writers you feature. I may pass on reading this particular book but I enjoyed your review, Ron.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-13680836824308819632014-07-11T07:20:19.115-07:002014-07-11T07:20:19.115-07:00Why in the world would anyone want to read this or...Why in the world would anyone want to read this or know these people?barrylanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507827607600595861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-83855751213866410652014-07-11T06:51:05.150-07:002014-07-11T06:51:05.150-07:00Not a lady I'd like to meet, I should think.Not a lady I'd like to meet, I should think.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-64686251621483616862014-07-10T22:03:02.676-07:002014-07-10T22:03:02.676-07:00I thought this one might catch your eye.I thought this one might catch your eye.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-39321551272205640112014-07-10T16:47:44.289-07:002014-07-10T16:47:44.289-07:00Great review. You sold it to me, Ron. I'm head...Great review. You sold it to me, Ron. I'm heading over to Amazon right now. Thanks for letting us know about it. <br /><br />KeithKeith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.com