tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post650007023229857643..comments2024-03-28T15:26:20.982-04:00Comments on Tellers of Weird Tales: Lady Eleanor Smith (1902-1945)Terence E. Hanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-14484078704100081132021-01-05T23:32:46.311-05:002021-01-05T23:32:46.311-05:00Hi, JacqueB,
I have no idea who owns the rights t...Hi, JacqueB,<br /><br />I have no idea who owns the rights to her works. The logical place to start is with her family. I think she died without issue, but it seems to me that her family would have inherited the rights to her works and that those rights would have passed through them to family members of the present day--unless rights in the United Kingdom expire in the same way that I think they do here in the United States, i.e., seventy years after the author's death.<br /><br />Good luck in your search.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-3559242447435880872020-10-30T18:57:11.105-04:002020-10-30T18:57:11.105-04:00Do you know who owns the rights to her works now? ...Do you know who owns the rights to her works now? It seems they are sparsely printed...JacqueBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991724770155518335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-66926472375524464862020-05-25T15:30:28.898-04:002020-05-25T15:30:28.898-04:00Hi, Unknown,
I don't know whether Lady Eleano...Hi, Unknown,<br /><br />I don't know whether Lady Eleanor left any diaries. Being based in the United States makes it hard sometimes for me to do research on British topics. In America, writers or their heirs very often leave their papers to libraries or universities. Do British writers do the same thing? I don't know. I also don't know whether she had any heirs. She died an awfully long time ago--seventy-five years ago come October. It might prove pretty hard to find anything on her at this late date. On the other hand, many times sources emerge after all of the parties involved have died. In any case, I would recommend as a first step consulting the two sources I have listed above under "Further Reading." Good luck in your search.<br /><br />TH Terence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-23718981266201078082020-05-20T06:58:04.053-04:002020-05-20T06:58:04.053-04:00Did Eleanor leave any diaries? Dora Yates says in ...Did Eleanor leave any diaries? Dora Yates says in 'My Gypsy Days' that she consulted a real Gypsy, Esmeralda Groome, to get authentic Romany colour for her novels. I would like to substantiate this claim somehow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663288125939221009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-54463096990443380112020-04-27T12:06:02.310-04:002020-04-27T12:06:02.310-04:00To Quietdreams,
I'm glad to hear that you hav...To Quietdreams,<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that you have one of Lady Eleanor's books and that you have read it and liked it, but is it really necessary to inject a commercial message into your comment? I have not monetized my blog for a reason. I would appreciate it if you and all of my other readers would refrain from promotions, advertisements, endorsements, etc., in your comments. Thank you.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-56248374714569925312019-05-21T16:13:01.603-04:002019-05-21T16:13:01.603-04:00I've only read one novel by her. The Man In Gr...I've only read one novel by her. The Man In Grey. It reminds me a little of a du Maurier. I own it and quite like it. I'm going to try and buy her others off Alibris. quietdreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728367027769544668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-74201841240811240832019-03-22T11:01:22.522-04:002019-03-22T11:01:22.522-04:00Dear Anonymous,
Who wrote this? I wrote it, and I...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />Who wrote this? I wrote it, and I didn't hide behind the word "Anonymous" in doing so.<br /><br />You say that what I have written is "[f]ull of errors and very incomplete." I'll take the second criticism first. I have included some basic facts and an interpretation here. My purpose is not to write a complete biography of Lady Eleanor or anyone else. Blogging is inadequate to such a task. My writing is merely meant as an introduction or an invitation to further reading (hence the list of works and the section on further reading). You give an example of the incompleteness of my entry, and I thank you for the additional information. I'll update my entry as soon as I'm done with this comment.<br /><br />As for your first criticism--"[f]ull of errors"--I would gladly correct any errors I have made here, as I always strive for accuracy in what I write. However, you have failed to indicate where I have made errors, and so I find your criticism wholly unconstructive. It seems to me that it is also completely unnecessary. Why did you even bother to write? If you would like to offer corrections or provide information or even offer a different interpretation of the facts, please do so. I'm happy to hear it and I welcome comments from readers. You can even tell me I'm wrong about something as long as you also tell me how or why I'm wrong. Otherwise you might simply skip over my blog and proceed to shaking your head over twenty billion other erroneous and incomplete things you will easily find on the Internet.<br /><br />Terence HanleyTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-69861555275623996202019-03-16T17:15:38.520-04:002019-03-16T17:15:38.520-04:00SMH. Who wrote this? Full of errors and very inco...SMH. Who wrote this? Full of errors and very incomplete. For example; Lady's "No Ships Pass" also appeared in "The Haunted Dancers" Edited by Charles Birkin; published by Tandem Books in 1965, 1967 (Paperback Edition). For those new to the Lady's works; "No Ships Pass" is a great introduction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com