tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post461929623106426458..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: Jimmy Sangster's John Smith Spy Novels: private i (Triton, 1967); Signed Inscribed First EditionsNick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-37680972289454320082018-12-29T16:20:46.470-05:002018-12-29T16:20:46.470-05:00I have seen both film adaptations of the Sangster ...I have seen both film adaptations of the Sangster spy franchise and they are quite good...especially considering the budgetary problems usually experienced with made for TV movies. Horton is excellent, though a little more suave and polished than the novel's John Smith. They compare favorably with movies based on LeCarre's novels. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465845843409394726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-51944276110473087042015-10-16T16:26:35.010-04:002015-10-16T16:26:35.010-04:00Fascinating stuff. Fascinating stuff. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-66395457437116016032015-10-16T05:55:18.301-04:002015-10-16T05:55:18.301-04:00Ah, thank you Tracy. I do wonder sometimes about m...Ah, thank you Tracy. I do wonder sometimes about my sanity in regard to book collecting.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-73983685480949321292015-10-16T05:54:15.806-04:002015-10-16T05:54:15.806-04:00There are a few cheap copies on AbeBooks, if you&#...There are a few cheap copies on AbeBooks, if you're not too fussed about edition or condition. Both private i and Foreign Exchange are worth tracking down; I liked them a lot.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-71401277114368981682015-10-15T22:35:26.941-04:002015-10-15T22:35:26.941-04:00This sounds very interesting and I have never hear...This sounds very interesting and I have never heard of this author, so thank you very much. I don't blame you for buying both copies. Sounds entirely reasonable to me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-52150251484809603052015-10-15T19:30:57.694-04:002015-10-15T19:30:57.694-04:00I had no idea Jimmy Sangster wrote novels. I may j...I had no idea Jimmy Sangster wrote novels. I may just have to get hold of a copy of this one.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com