tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post6323335707420643179..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: On Collecting Quiller, Featuring an Adam Hall Bibliography, and a First Edition of Quiller's Run (Quiller #12, W H Allen, 1988)Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-63014934598297794932021-11-24T11:36:52.804-05:002021-11-24T11:36:52.804-05:00Ooh, that's good to know – thanks for the tip!...Ooh, that's good to know – thanks for the tip!Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-39930854373459183662021-11-24T11:28:42.413-05:002021-11-24T11:28:42.413-05:00Thought this might interest you, if you didn't...Thought this might interest you, if you didn't know it already: all 13 episodes of the notorious, and hitherto elusive, BBC <i>Quiller</i> series starring Michael Jayston (<i>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</i>'s superb Peter Guillam) have been posted by someone at the Michael Jayston Site on YouTube.<br /><br />The first episode is here; the end of each video leads you to the next one.<br /><br />Quiller S01E01 "The Price of Violence" - YouTube<br /><br />This allows the opportunity to see if the series is really as bad as legend has it, and eventually I'm sure I'll have to subject myself to all of them, just on general principle..<br /><br />More to the point, though, it gives me access to the second episode, "The Tango Briefing" (the only episode based on one of the books, adapted by Adam Hall himself), so that I can compare it with the novel in my upcoming Quiller article for <i>bare</i>*bones:<br /><br />Quiller S01E02 "Tango Briefing" - YouTubeMatthew Bradleyhttps://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-33438006524303144602012-08-18T03:30:09.800-04:002012-08-18T03:30:09.800-04:00Glad to be of service! And good luck on your quest...Glad to be of service! And good luck on your quest!Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-3629373785442218852012-08-17T20:21:36.677-04:002012-08-17T20:21:36.677-04:00Thanks for this list! I'm a big Quiller fan an...Thanks for this list! I'm a big Quiller fan and this has been super helpful in my quest for a run of true Quiller firsts. I've been working backwards searching out cheap deals on the hard to find ones. So far so good. I've also found a couple signed copies, and again thanks for your pictures. It was very helpful in figuring out if the copy was legit.I've really enjoyed your blog. It's inspired me to try and collect at least one signed first ed. copy from all of the big espionage writers and I've made good progress!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-911420657259047022012-05-17T05:31:54.236-04:002012-05-17T05:31:54.236-04:00Well keep me posted, Col!Well keep me posted, Col!Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-34714692926976922342012-05-16T06:09:21.294-04:002012-05-16T06:09:21.294-04:00There's an indoor market in Bletchley town cen...There's an indoor market in Bletchley town centre, with a second hand stall - books,dvds, ornaments etc. I only got to look at half his stuff because of time constraints and the clutter surrounding his books. He had a couple of John Gardners and another MacInnes that I saw, so probably worth a re-visit in a week or so,<br />Colcol2910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-17448063447775436342012-05-15T12:53:52.114-04:002012-05-15T12:53:52.114-04:00Oo, good score, Col, especially the Barracuda. Whe...Oo, good score, Col, especially the Barracuda. Where did you find those?Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-83316553349802064442012-05-15T11:41:35.091-04:002012-05-15T11:41:35.091-04:00Just picked up a nice copy of Barracuda at lunchti...Just picked up a nice copy of Barracuda at lunchtime for a £1, it's got a 2 inch tear on the back of the dust jacket, but hey hoh - all I need to do now is get most of the ones preceding it in the series!<br />Also a Collins 1st og MacINNES Ride A Pale Horse - £1 also.<br /><br />If the guys books were more organised and I had more time......<br /><br />ColAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-38545097711255518952011-07-19T21:23:15.890-04:002011-07-19T21:23:15.890-04:00Thanks again for raising Quiller's profile. G...Thanks again for raising Quiller's profile. Given your excellent comparison of JUSTIFIED with its literary sources, you may also be interested in some ongoing posts I'm doing at Bradley on Film on the James Bond books and movies. I'm working on a Blofeld article for CINEMA RETRO as well.Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com