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14 de octubre de 2011
THE THIRTY NINE STEPS (John Buchan)
Publicado por EOIGoya_Inglés en 10:58
110 comentarios:
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- 14 de octubre de 2011, 18:38
Hi everybody, this is our blog to practise writing comenting this novel.
Do you think that Richard Hannay will have an exciting time after meeting Scudder??
- 18 de octubre de 2011, 9:16
Where are your comments???? Please write, it is the best practice
- 21 de octubre de 2011, 19:00
Hi, everybody.
In my opinion, the novel can be interesting. I only read the first chapter and I'm wishing read the second, because I want to know what happen
- 22 de octubre de 2011, 21:28
Rodrigo, a very good try but... I would like to read the second ... to know what happenS.
Yes I agree that the beginning is promising, let's see if we are not disappointed.
- 25 de octubre de 2011, 9:06
Rodrigo: If you want to know that will happen in the chapter two, you should go to class next day, because, unfortunaletely I must explain to us what happened (although it would be better you read the chapter, if you really wanted to know.
- 25 de octubre de 2011, 20:44
Thanks, Carlos.
I've just finished to read the chapter two, but i will be glad to hear your explanation on Thursday
- 26 de octubre de 2011, 12:22
Carlos, I must explain to everybody.., it would be better for you...,
Honestly Carlos, I'm sure you are going to do it well! And at least you will practise. You come to learn and learning is an effort!
Well and what is your opinion anyway?? Writting is a very important skill to master, so come on do it here!
- 27 de octubre de 2011, 8:32
Rodrigo, I've just finished reading.., To finish takes the gerund ok?
And what is your opinion about the chapter??
- 27 de octubre de 2011, 8:34
Marta, thanks for the gerund.
Well, in my opinion, This chapter only confirms that some people are watching him and he escapes to Scotland. It confirms too he has the capacity to resolve complicate situations but, I'm still waiting for more exciting things.
- 27 de octubre de 2011, 8:57
Marta, thanks for your corrections.
I know that learning a language is hard.
But let me complain a bit
After class today I promise to give my opinion of the book
- 27 de octubre de 2011, 12:11
Rodrigo, you are wellcome.
The capacity to solve complicated situations..,
I agree with you, suddenly the bored man turns into someone exciting and I agree with you too that I am still waiting for something more exciting....
Does Scotland seem promising
- 27 de octubre de 2011, 21:47
Carlos, you are wellcome, ...after today's class.
Where is your complaint?? Of course you can complain but I don't see it. What about the class, was it terrible
- 27 de octubre de 2011, 22:02
Hi, I read the chapter three and I think Mr. Hannay is a lucky man because everybody who he founds in his way wants help him althoug they don't know him.
Marta, how about the pronouns?
- 5 de noviembre de 2011, 17:06
Sorry, I am the "Anonimo"
- 5 de noviembre de 2011, 17:12
Rodrigo, ...everybody whom he found in his ways wanted to help him, although...,
The pronouns fine well done.
I agree with you. Isn't it a little strange that everybody does so??? I thought the Scottish were close, but this contradicts my idea.
- 8 de noviembre de 2011, 8:35
Hi, everybody. I have read de third chapter.I like how Richard discover the cypher that Mr. Scudder used for writting on his little black book. The key word for the vowels is "Julia". Julia Czechenyi is a name that Scudder said it was important in the plot. The "j" is the "a", the "u" is the "e", the "l" is de "i" and so on. But there are more. The "j" is the tenth letter of the alphabet, thats mean that the "a" is represented by X. Really, I can´t understand how anybody can find out something like this. It is necesary a lot of imagination to do it.
- 8 de noviembre de 2011, 19:43
Richard Hanney is the main character of the novel but this character is not credible: He was bored of his life in London until he meet a crazy man -Mr Sccuder- who tell him a incredible story. If you were bored you wouldn't implicate in a crime, you would make a crossword or you would have a look at english book (this last is incredible too).
- 8 de noviembre de 2011, 20:37
Hi...I was reading the book and I tried to figured out the way the author is going to continue with his story, but it is very difficult,because I couldn´t believe all the things that he wrote .I know that it is no real, but the story has more fiction than reality. I don´t understand in what way he gets all the things that he heeds for to live . and I disagree with the decision of Hannay. I believe that it is better that he tells the true to the policemen .
- 9 de noviembre de 2011, 23:17
Hi classmates,
I agree with Alicia, the most interesting thing in the novel is when Hannay found to Skuder´s key word "JULIA".
At the same time I imagine the police film of spies throughout shortly before World War First.
Bye, have a nice weekend and see you on Tuesday
Cristina I-2-C
- 11 de noviembre de 2011, 14:20
I think Richard is a very luky man so far.Firsly, he meets a stupid and ambitious person,the milkman, who believes the absurd tale that he told him. Secondly, when he is in Scotland, where he has run off, Richard finds a couple of owners of a cottage, in moorland,that offer him rest in their home.thirly, he meets a joung and naive innkeeper,who want to be a wrriter and only distrusts in normal things. Perhaps,if the innkeeper wouldn't have been so ingenuous, Richard would have already caught by Police or Scudder's enemies.
- 12 de noviembre de 2011, 12:55
Sorry! I have seen a big error in my first comment that I've written. The last sentence should say : Richard would have already been caught......
- 12 de noviembre de 2011, 13:10
Hi everybody!
My first comment here is comming!! jiji
For me this book is still difficult to read and very heavy. Why? Because all the people here is crazy! First, a bored man agrees to hear a crazy story, he believes it. Secondly, he help a man who he does not know to do a fiction dead. Now he is a criminal! And thirdly, who accepts an absurde bet for changing your cloth whith a stranger when you are working? Was the milkman drunk?
- 12 de noviembre de 2011, 13:42
I haven´t opinion about the book. Mr. Hanney runs away and runs away from one place to another place and I notice that nothing happens. He has found many people on the way who help him but they don´t contribute anything to the story. May be I don´t understand it. At first, I liked it but now I´m losing interest.
The code which he has discovered, at this moment, doesn´t tell me anything. I´m waiting for something else.
- 13 de noviembre de 2011, 18:35
If i were Richard Hannay i would enjoy London more because if you had been in london before., you will know that this city is a wonderful city full of places to discover and explore but maybe this story deserves so let's read it more!
Guillermo del Valle I2C
- 13 de noviembre de 2011, 22:49
If i were Richard Hannay i would enjoy London more because if you had been in london before., you will know that this city is a wonderful city full of places to discover and explore but maybe this story deserves so let's read it more!
Guillermo del Valle I2C
- 13 de noviembre de 2011, 22:49
Perhaps I don't enjoy the novel because I have never read spy novel, I am not interested in this kind of literature.
The first chapter didn't catch my attention because I really didn't understand the participation of different countries in the political plot (Greecs, Russians, Germans, and also jews!....) well I think the author wants to present us the political situation just before the world war..., but it doesn't add anything in the following chapters about it, only different characters who appear and disappear, and they have one thing in common: they are naive because they help Richard without wonder what they will happen then.
I have decided to try enjoy the way that a man persecuted by killers and the police too tries to solve every complicated situation and then he realizes that every decision has been a mistake because it doesn't work (run away through the moors, -it is dificult to hide in this scenery, stealing his persecutor's car -it easy for the police to find him...)
- 14 de noviembre de 2011, 11:12
Perhaps I don't enjoy the novel because I have never read spy novel, I am not interested in this kind of literature.
The first chapter didn't catch my attention because I really didn't understand the participation of different countries in the political plot (Greecs, Russians, Germans, and also jews!....) well I think the author wants to present us the political situation just before the world war..., but it doesn't add anything in the following chapters about it, only different characters who appear and disappear, and they have one thing in common: they are naive because they help Richard without wonder what they will happen then.
I have decided to try enjoy the way that a man persecuted by killers and the police too tries to solve every complicated situation and then he realizes that every decision has been a mistake because it doesn't work (run away through the moors, -it is dificult to hide in this scenery, stealing his persecutor's car -it easy for the police to find him...)
- 14 de noviembre de 2011, 11:12
Hi everybody!
I think about Hannay...
There is the story about a man on the run. When Hannay decides to continue Scudder's work... and it was the beginning of adventures.But, why he was many adventures where the events are unlikely?
It seems that the autor's emotions when he wrote the Hannay's story.
John Buchan wrote this novel while he was ill in bed with a duodenal ulcer, and illness which remained with him all his life. Also the Hanay's story was very creative. Well, his novelist was historian and Unionist politician who serverd as Governor General of Canada. Buchan had a lot of experience in his life. So I understand better the story and the protagonist after than I know about the author's story.
Good night!! See you tomorrow :)
- 14 de noviembre de 2011, 23:05
I think that this novel made history because the plot was very original.
Afterwards the argument was cheated for others novelists.
I saw a lot of films that the script is a man running on the road and clambing mountains and keeping away for something.
As well as the novel is an example of a character who is an ordinary man putting his country's interested before his own safety.
- 15 de noviembre de 2011, 11:50
I don't like a lot of the novel and I don't enjoy with her. In the first chapter, the author describes the situation political of various countries before the Second World War. In the following chapters the author describes characters that appear and disappear and they are innocent. I don't understand how they don't enjoy most of the City of London. I hope that at the end I end up liking.
- 15 de noviembre de 2011, 13:10
We are already in the third chapter and I still want to emphasize how the author goes around the same subject delaying the final result. The author is entertaining himself describing the protagonist´s thoughts and mean while he keeps us intrigued with the real story.
- 15 de noviembre de 2011, 14:52
We know the 39 steps is famous book for several films, including the brilliant version directed by Alfred Hitcock.The most famous scene about the movie star running by through the fields pursued by an airplane.
I don´t like a lot of the novel and I don´t enjoy with it. For me it is bored and unusual in some describes characters.
- 15 de noviembre de 2011, 14:56
First of all, I've just been reading the comments and I have seen an horrible mistake in my comment. I always forget the "s" in the verb with the third person of singular. Is "Richard discoverS" and "that meanS". I'm sure that there are more mistakes, but I only know this one.
About Ana's comment, I haven't seen that Hitchcock's film, but I have seen another called "Con la muerte en los talones". In that film, there is a similar scene with a man runing in the moorland and chased by an aeroplane. Really, Hitchcock was impressed by this part of the novel.
- 15 de noviembre de 2011, 23:34
15th was the last day? I think I said the 14th but anyway since I can't remember I'll mark the ones before this message too, ok?
- 16 de noviembre de 2011, 11:16
Hello everybody.
My God! I spend half an hour reading your opinions, and I can see that people don't like very much the novel.
Well, I finished the chapter four, and... Imagin you have an accident and the person who rescue you think you are other person and you go with him to a meeting. In that meeting the things he says, you think there are rubbish, and, when both of you come back HIS HOME, you decide tell him you are completely disagree with him. He can't believe the words you are telling him, but decide help you when you just have told him you are not the person who he think and you are wanted for murder. You continous telling a strange story about politicians conspirations . HE BELIEVES YOU, and decide to write a letter to HIS GODFATHER, who is a very important person working in the Foreign Office...
FOR A GODNESS SHAKE!!! All of that coincidences are making me crazy.
See you in the next chapter.
- 16 de noviembre de 2011, 22:11
I can´t believe... Hannay is a very lucky person, because he always find people who help him . he saved his life when he jumped before the car went into the river.I don´t know, the author had a great imagination when he wrote his book. Do you believe this story ?It´s incredible when a stranger man appeared in the exact time that Hannay needed someone helped him. I think the authot needs tobe more creative and credibly.
- 17 de noviembre de 2011, 0:57
Rodrigo, I spent...don't like the novel very much..., the person who rescueS you thinkS..., another person..., you think the things he says in the meeting are rubbish.., to tell him...,you disagree with him completely.., he decideS to help you..,whom he thinkS..., you continue...,for goodness'sake.., those coincidences...
Careful with the s towards the end you finally get the structure well done.
Well how about this explanation: is it possible that the said person is intelligent after all and a good character judge? Because some people are intelligent and see things before others. So this man seems a good for nothing, only interested in sports and having a good life standard as he comes from a good family, but.... he is intelligent and sees that what Hannay is telling him is possible. Hannay is also intelligent and sees this so he tells him the story. Two intelligent people it seems...
- 17 de noviembre de 2011, 13:04
Lady in red, believe it.., he always findS..,a stranger appeared...someone to help him...,
Maybe you are right about that though it is true that sometimes we do find help in the last minute. We must also take into account that we are prepared for coincidences in novels and that this novel is not a masterpiece so it has some deficiencies.
What do the rest think? Do you find it has too many coincidences? We have to think that Richard looked respectable and spoke with the right accent that is reassuring.
- 17 de noviembre de 2011, 13:09
Las tweek, a classmate said that Richard Hannay' story was no credible.Our teacher replied that,at that time, people were helpful and they realized he were a gentleman.Also, Marta told us how Red Baron was died.
What a pity! There are very few gentlemen currently. If politicians had to be it countries were conducted better.There wouldn't be so many problems,in the whole wide world, and we could trust them.
- 21 de noviembre de 2011, 21:58
Sorry! I've just seen a mistake in my comment,when I've read it again.
I wanted to say "If politicians had to be it countries WOULD BE conducted better.
- 21 de noviembre de 2011, 22:10
Carmen, that R.Hannay's story was not credible.., he was a gentlemen..., the Red Baron died.., if politicians were their countries would be better led..,
Well done for correcting yourself.
I couldn't agree more with what you say. The loss of values that we are suffering today is very sad and worrying. Our politicians, not all of them, are certainly not gentlemen and very little worried about the general interests because what really matters to them is their own. How is that going to change? I'm afraid it is very difficult to change for now the loss of values is practically complete.
What do the rest of you think?
- 23 de noviembre de 2011, 9:32
I have just finished reading Chapter 5 and now I think that the aim of the author is to describe the country!. He enjoys recount every glen, every river and every hill that Richard can see!!!! The plot continues the same, an other character appear and disappear immediatly. I wish Buchan had described the different characters in the same way or just a little. And of course the story is always the same: he meet people who help him in any circunstance. Every chapter I read is the same, I am not able to remember what happened because, in my opinion, it doesn't happen anything interesting. Pherpas the succes of the novel was the film adaptation, or perhaps we have wait the last chapters to understand the story...
- 28 de noviembre de 2011, 11:32
About the lost of values, I think that it is very dificult to changes it inmediatly but only if we try it we'll get on. The education is the principal way to do it. But usually, we think that the school is the only place where chids must be educated, and we are wrong about that. The children learn good or bad behaviours at home, with their parents, with their friends, while their are watching TV, reading books...We have to take advantage of this and we must think that any moment is a high time for teaching values. Only in that way, our children could change the world tomorrow.
- 28 de noviembre de 2011, 23:21
I have finished the fourth chapter. However, Richard is always a very lucky man. If the Roadman had appeared in the road, when the bad men were interviewing to Richard, he would have been died. At the end of the chapter, we can see a very important change in Richard's behaivour. He seemed to enjoy threatening Mr. Jopley. Maybe, if he continued runing away he would became a liar or even a professional burglar.
- 30 de noviembre de 2011, 20:37
Esther, he enjoys describing.., another character appearS and disappearS..., he meetS people who help him..., nothing interesting happenS..., we have to wait...,
Don't forget the S and keep to the structure S+V+O+A, ok?
I couldn't agree more! You describe the story perfectly. That is exactly what I feel, only the country interests him, and the characters not so much. I also find it difficult to follow the story which ends up being a series of characters that come and go, the only story I have liked so far is the one about the young man with the uncle in the foreign office.
- 1 de diciembre de 2011, 10:13
Alicia, to change... to try to.., education is.., school.., where children.., children learn.., while they are watching TV.., any moment is a good one to.., only in that way can children learn.. the future world.
I agree with you, school can help but it is not there where we learn all the values, though some we do provided the school has them! Because there are some schools that do have values, don't you think?
- 1 de diciembre de 2011, 10:29
Alicia, on the road.., interviewing Richard..., he would have been died means: el hubiera sido muerto. I don't understand what you mean. Neither in English nor in Spanish does it make sense. Don't complicate the structure or the tenses, English is simpler...
I agree with what you say, he is indeed a lucky man, one wonders if not too lucky
- 1 de diciembre de 2011, 10:48
Hi everybody,
I remembered that last class we spocke about fasionable drinks.
I would like to recommend your for this Christmas or for any special ocassion to visit "Bristol Pub" very close to the school.
I discovered Bristol a few years ago and I was impresed by the atmosphiere there.
You can have a nice drink and also chat with native English people.
My favourite drink is Gin and Tonic, G´Vine and Fever Tree tonic that I surely recommend you because of its flavour and the sweet touch. It will be on unfergetable experience for you.
Have a nice weekend and see you on Tuesday.
Cristina I-2-C
- 9 de diciembre de 2011, 13:10
I am reading the boring novel and I feel like if I had taking a bitter syrup, but my doctor ,Marta, has advised it to me and I must obey her. If I had been in her place I wouldn't had advised this book. Marta, please, change it ! I am sure that all our class considere it as your better gift Christmas. :)
- 13 de diciembre de 2011, 20:45
Cristina, thank you for the post,
I recommend it to you..,
I know it and I agree with you it is a nice place and in. I think it is in Almirante, or one of those streets so it is quite conveniently located.
I think we should all visit it specially as one can talk to English people, I was not aware of that.
If anybody knows of another such place please tell us about it.
- 14 de diciembre de 2011, 10:08
Carlos, I couldn`t agree more, but don't you think that we might as well finish it now that we are half way through'?? The only good thing about it is that it is not long so, I know that if you get down to doing it you will read it quickly and then we can try and read another novel ok? There are only 20 pages left and don't bother about the vocabulary of Nature. It won't be so hard then.
I didn't choose the novel, it was the department. I wanted to read the importance of being Ernest, by O. Wilde.
- 14 de diciembre de 2011, 10:12
Hi everybody.
There is a long time you don't have notice about me. I'm really sorry, but I promise you I'm going to try to write as much as I can... Well, I have read the chapters 5th and 6th, and, at last, the story is finishing. In those chapters Mr. Hannay was captured and escaped again, and he arrived to his meeting with the person of the Foreign Office, and all his problems have been rersolved. Nothing new.
See you soon...
- 21 de diciembre de 2011, 14:44
Marta, I'll make use of your coment. Really, there is no women in the novel. I only remember two women, and both were at home, making dinner and those things "typical". I think that when you read a novel, you have to take into account the date it was written. In this case, in 1915, women were very far from political affeirs or political plots.
- 22 de diciembre de 2011, 9:45
Sorry, there are no women in the novel...
- 22 de diciembre de 2011, 18:13
Hi everybody, Happy New Year!
Yes, the story is pretty much the same, quite unbelievable if you ask me!!
I agree with you Rodrigo.
Alicia, no women I think that makes the story much less interesting!!!
- 5 de enero de 2012, 14:51
I agree with you Marta. If there were women in the novel it would be more interesting. I think that women's character is usually complicated and this would make the story were more exiting.
- 6 de enero de 2012, 21:45
At last! Christmas has been completed! I hate Christmas, a lot of meets, a lot of family, a lot of all!! But I whis you the best for this new year, and I hope that the wise men have brought more gifts for you than for me.
We will met on Tuesday! See you!
- 7 de enero de 2012, 19:53
Marta buenos días,
Lo primero Feliz Año, os escribo en español porque estoy demasiado nerviosa para hacerlo en English.
Hoy víspera de nuestro primer día de clase, es un día fatídico para mi, mi tía la hermana de mi madre con 93 años, acaba de morir esta mañana.
He hablado con Angeles Sevillano porque mañana teníamos que exponer las dos el tema, el mío si queréis seguir el ritmo de clase se lo he mandado escaneado y esta tarde noche le mandaré escaneado el writing para que te lo entregue.
Perdón por todas las molestias que os causo y hasta pronto.
Marta gracias por todo.
Un beso para todos
Cristina I-2-C
- 9 de enero de 2012, 10:05
Hi everybody. Come on! only lack two chapters to finish the novel!. I have finished the chapter VIII... and I don't understand who the hell is Royer??? why does he go to France? what's hapen in France?. There is a german spy in London but I don't understand how they will discover him.
See you on thursday.
- 11 de enero de 2012, 23:05
Alicia, I agree, women are more interesting, but in this century, before they were sometimes very uninteresting always obeying men!
- 15 de enero de 2012, 22:15
Pepito, a lot of meetings...; we will meet on Thursday.
I have to say that I agree with you, I don't like Xmas at all, I think that for children it is fine but once you grow up......
- 15 de enero de 2012, 22:18
Cristina, I am very sorry. Don't worry. A death is horrible even if the person is old.
Alicia, no wonder you don't understand!! Read it again because it is not clear!
- 15 de enero de 2012, 23:00
Marta, I think that women are always interesting. Women have improved a lot their social position in the past century even obeying the men's rules. But, we still haven't finished the fight because there are women who daren't do what they would like yet.
About the novel, I am very disappointed with it. ¡The 39 steps were really steps! I hoped somethig more exciting...
See you on thursday.
- 18 de enero de 2012, 23:48
Alicia, I agree wirh you on both comments.
We have advanced a lot and men have helped us, we can't deny that, but we have to do more. Somebody in one of the other classes said that Soraya, the vice-president, has been criticised by women for having taken only 10 days of maternity leave, by women! How is that possible???? Why don't they criticise their husband for not taking the maternity leave himself? And the men, of course, saying nothing, they are cleverer.
Yes what a disappointment the 39 steps means! What a novel!
- 24 de enero de 2012, 10:07
In order to practise, I suggest we write about topics that crop up in the class or news or that we propose. Here is the first
Shall we read something or stick to the boring book?
Only write a couple of sentences saying what you think and then propose a topic that interests you ik?
- 31 de enero de 2012, 10:38
- JULIAN dijo...
Hello, I am not sure if my reply will be appropiate or not because I don´t know the purpose of your question. Anyway, I will do my best. If you are refering to The Woman in White I do read the book. In fact, the book is more interesting than expected. On the other hand, I also recognize some relevant details as you raised yesterday about Mr. Fairlie´s narrative passed out from my side.
I hope above it was succesful.
As for, new topic, I lay under the table, Spanish brand. In the last weeks, we have listen to about it, so, Is Spanish brand just something based on joy, party as the teacher pointed or we spansh are able to export "know how"?
See you!
- 31 de enero de 2012, 17:02
Julian, you are on the wrong place, this is the blog for the I2s anything you post has to be on the A1s'.
I really hope it was successful? Is that what you mean?? I'm not sure,
U lay on the table..., we have heard this lately..., fun and parties or we, the Spanish, able to...,
You can join this blog too if you want, it's fine, but to talk about the woman in white we have to do it in the other.... ok?
- 2 de febrero de 2012, 11:11
Julian suggests a topic, fine. I am going to give my opinion.
We are capable of doing things well, but we have been told that everything is free and that effort is not necessary and this is our creed at the moment. We are in great nees of change in mentality and until this happens we are not going to move forward, we want to have everything with the minimum effort and that is impossible, things cost.
So what do you think? This is the topic.
- 2 de febrero de 2012, 11:15
I think that talk about topics is a good excuse for writing on the blog.
About the topic that Marta porpose; of course that spanish people are able to do things well! but it's true, today the effort is not a value. People prefer the things fast and easy. This way of life, is a very important obstacle to overcome the economic crisis.
- 3 de febrero de 2012, 22:31
I agree with our teacher,Marta. Spanish people's mentality must change.Although, I'm afraid, it won't happen, suddenly, because a politician say it.
I wonder about who are,essentially, in charge of a country.It's clear,political leaders,and,a little, common people.
It's supposed that if you rule a nation you'll have to educate people and not to offer them rubish,and, then, say, indirectly, they're lazy.
I wish politicians concern about educating people instead of making a killing in their business
- 4 de febrero de 2012, 15:20
I've just read my last comment again, and I've seen a mistake. I should have written:
I wish politicians CONCERNED about educating people...
- 5 de febrero de 2012, 22:05
- Glo dijo...
I just want to say something about The Woman in White:
I have feeling admiration for Laura because she has been courageous when she decided to travel alone for meeting with her sister. But nobody knows what future Laura will have in London. And how will her reaction be when she finds out the true?
- 6 de febrero de 2012, 16:13
When I was a child I used to play
with dolls and I used to live in Lima. Now I got used to living in Madrid and I am used to speaking english.
- 7 de febrero de 2012, 13:03
Alicia, that talking.., Marta proposeS.., prefer things fast and...,
I agree, with that mentality it is impossible to do anything and also outside they are going to get the impression that we do not do things properly and that is bad too.
- 8 de febrero de 2012, 10:36
Carmen, a politician sayS it.., politicians would be concerned...,
Yes, education is the most important thing one can get in life, and now many people think that money is the most better. This in another thing that has to change in Spain, we have one of the worst education programmes in Europe and if we don't improve it we will never manage to get over this crisis properly.
The politicians are also, in general very bad. They seem to be interested in making money more than in other things and that applies to many people, let's just think of Urdangarín!!!
- 8 de febrero de 2012, 10:44
Gloria, alone to meet..,
I agree, the strength of the union between Laura and Marian is great and she shows courage.
Please write in your section, what's wrong? Can't you post in the other?
- 8 de febrero de 2012, 10:46
Anonimo, well it is nice, it shows that we can be happy anywhere, as my father has always said.
But try and link your comment with the topic ok? We have to have a guide.
- 8 de febrero de 2012, 10:48
I found Frederick Fairlie's part of the book absolutely delightful. Poor Mr. Fairlie, he thought that once he had Laura married, he was finally left alone. How wrong was he!!! He is still going to be upset for a while...
- 8 de febrero de 2012, 11:55
Nuria, yes it is funny, his life is complicated in spite of himself. Please use our section ok?
- 11 de febrero de 2012, 11:55
- Pablo B dijo...
Pablo Advanced 1-F
What happen with Sir Percival? He is mad and drunk! I know he is not a good person but I never thought he would threat Laura in that way, so rude, nothing polite…
I really don't like Sir Percival.
- 13 de febrero de 2012, 10:41
Well done, no mistakes!! You are right about Sir Percival something horrible must have happened, I hope we will discover what.
Please write in your section, ok?
- 14 de febrero de 2012, 8:13
New theme:
Will Urdangarín go to prision? Does he deserve it?
- 17 de febrero de 2012, 17:07
Marta: what does prision mean?
Maybe you want say prison
- 24 de febrero de 2012, 20:28
Hello everybody. Excused me but I have been lately missed of the block. About Urdangarin, if he is guilty he must go to prison. But the Tribunal is who has to sentence his guiltily. Of course, people can give their opinion. Really, it is a very sad new in this time of economic crisis, because he has made use of his power for being more and more rich.
See you on tuesday.
- 27 de febrero de 2012, 23:01
I agree with Alicia: If he was found guilty he would have to go to prison, but I think the subject is other: is the law equal for all people?: The answer is not in my opinion. Another justice is administered to powerful and influential men. Did you remember the trial to Emilio Botin for assignments of credit in 1996?: even The Governments of Aznar and the PSOE have only agreed on one thing: seamless support to the President of the Santander. The same can be said of the press: El País and El Mundo spoken with one voice in defence of the banker.
- 28 de febrero de 2012, 19:27
Alicia, excuse me but I have been missing from the blog lately..., but it is the tribunal who has to sentence him.., sad news..., richer and richer..,
I agree that it is the Court who has to find him guilty, but don't you think that he has commited some kind of fraud???
I am positive, or else how on earth did he buy that enormous expensive villa? He was certainly not a millionaire when he married the Infanta, so...
- 2 de marzo de 2012, 19:00
Carlos, the subject is another.., both the governments of...,
You have a point, and if he had to go to prision well... fantastic. But Botín does a lot for the political parties it seems for what you say. He probably does a lot for the image of Spain in the world, I don't know, he is a private person. But the other belongs to the Royal family through marriage, he represents all the Spanish and as far as I can see has done nothing for any of us. The money is all in his pocket and he even cheated the disable children, he is the worst of the worst in my opinion and frankly I wouldn't mind being a republic! I am fed up with the whole lot.
- 2 de marzo de 2012, 19:08
Marta: thanks for your corrections.
I don't know what Emilio Botín has done for all us. Maybe now, it is a good moment to find out it, at this moment, time of crisis, unpaid mortgages, seizures, unemployment, tax evasion and so on. But the subject is not Emilio Botín. What I wanted to say is that only if you have the best lawyers you will be able to fully exploit the resources of the law, and ordinary people can't afford it.
- 3 de marzo de 2012, 21:52
Marta, I agree with you. Monarchy was necesary in Spain twenty years ago, but nowadays it isn't. It costs too much and it isn't useful at all. But the worst is that Urdangaring isn't a member of he Royal Family and he has used his position for earning easy money.
- 5 de marzo de 2012, 23:17
Carlos, you are welcome.
for all of us.., to find out.., what I wanted to say was..,
I agree with you on that, but the problem is that as the Royal Family's behaviour should be perfect if it is not so they should be forced to lose their rights and so far this is not the case.
- 7 de marzo de 2012, 11:22
Alicia, you are welcome.
to earn...,
I disagree, he is a member of the Royal Family through marriage and he has robbed, etc. being one of them.
I think he and his wife should be deprived of both the money they have robbed and the rights to the Spanish crown.
- 7 de marzo de 2012, 11:24
Hello guys...
What a wonderful subject. The Spanish Monarchy... What is the real work of them? The spaniards representation? If it were true, I understand why foreign people have this opinion of us.
- 7 de marzo de 2012, 12:18
Welcome Rodrigo.
I don't understand what you want to say. What is the opinion of foreign people about us?.
Alice: you are prejudging the Urdangarin(g)'s behavoir before he was judged.
Marta: would you think same if you were talking about the British Monarchy? Do you think that this Monarchy have had a perfect behavior?
On other hand the Spanish Monarchy is the cheapest of the all European Monarchies and maybe we would waste less money with a Parlamentary Monarchy than a Presidential Republic.
I would please your comments
- 8 de marzo de 2012, 20:55
Rodrigo, what is their real work?... representing the Spanish?..., I don't understand why foreigners have this opinion of us..,
Well, because our politicians are terrible too. They are corruptable and they often rob. And now the Royal Family does it too, what opinion are they going to have. The days of the hard working Spanish, who succeeded in bringing the country out of poverty with no help from the rich countries is long gone. Now we only want to live well without an effort.
- 9 de marzo de 2012, 10:39
Carlos, Urgameahi's behaviour before he has been judged..., I would like to know what you think about this.
Here is what I think: I agree that maybe Monarchy is cheaper, but they have to be an example to follow. The Queen in London, the King with all sorts of mistresses and the children married to thieves and divorcees is not an example to be followed.
There is no need to have anything, the Prime Minister can do everything or can't he?
- 9 de marzo de 2012, 10:44
New Topic
The crisis is a blessing for the younger generations. Discuss
- 9 de marzo de 2012, 10:45
Hi again.
Marta, I don't understand the cuestion very well (You know I have problems with my reading comprension). I think that we have to learn about the situations that this crisis has made, and try to fix the general situation of everybody, not only for younger generations. And we only can fix it with commitment and hard work. It's true that the situation of younger generations is bad, very bad. They are the best prepared generation and the perspective of their future is very complicate
- 9 de marzo de 2012, 11:58
Marta: My opinion about the old topic:
In our country, the media generally judge lightly without waiting for the judgement of Justice. If the facts attributed to Urdangarin were demonstrated I'd take his behavior unbecoming to a person of his position and morally reprehensible. Another different matter is our opinion on how the State should be. Now, introducing the topic is opportunistic.
New topic:
I agree on Rodrigo's opinion: the general situation of our country could be a great opportunity for all people, not just for young people. It is time for people with initiative and inventiveness.
- 13 de marzo de 2012, 9:49
You are very right!! I have not looked properly, sorry! Ok here it goes
Rodrigo, everybody's general situation.., the younger generations.., very complicated.
Yes, we know all that but what the question asks: Is it a blessing?
Well it could be a blessing as now they are a pampered generation, they have been given everything, they are only interested in having fun, they don't want to work a lot, they don't know what sacrifice or want is... so a bit of your are going to have to work and things cost, won't do them any harm!
Do you agree?
- 12 de abril de 2012, 22:21
Carlos, I agree with you I think there is still time and we can all be late bloomers and in that way I will be able to leave teaching and do something else!!!
- 12 de abril de 2012, 22:36
Now we have a new topic. What do you think about the HUNT?
My God, worse and worse....
- 16 de abril de 2012, 10:31
Marta, There are people who want work hard and have a real commitment with the actual situation. The problem they have in this country is the companys, because they dont give oportunitis to the new generations and they prefer people who have experience. In this way, we never have new ideas to do the things really well. Its true they have been pampered and they are always interested in having fun, but I know people who started to work in american companys here, in Spain, and the commitment with work is real, so real that the company has look for better place and pay him masters to complete the curriculum.
- 16 de abril de 2012, 13:46
New topic. HUNT
The last saturday I was visiting the Natural Sciencies Museum with my daughter, and there, I saw a lot of animals whom have been hunted by aristocratic people or even by kings at the begining of the last century. Always hunt only have been a "privilege" for people who have had money and pay a lot of it for to have a head hunging in the walls of their houses.
My daughter told me that she didn't like this museum, because she felt very sad seeing all this killed animals, and in fact, I felt the same as my daughter.
The cuestion is: can money get all that they want and we have to look at other side? Nowadays is unbelievable that people continue having fun hunting, and is worst when they break a bone making it.
- 16 de abril de 2012, 14:12
Rodrigo, want to work.., things..., American..., has lookED for a better place..,
The last sentence is not clear. Who pays? There is no subject and whose curricula are they as you don't say.
Yes you have a point but I still think that it is going to be better for them in the long run, it is going to be worse for us because nobody is going to pay our retirement! Those children we have pampered don't want to.
- 17 de abril de 2012, 9:10
Rodrigo, last saturday.., who have been hunted..., hunting has always been a privilege.., a lot TO HAVE.., on the walls.., all these dead animals.., should we look in another direction..,it is unbelievable..,
I don't understand, having for hunting..,
and it is worse when they break a bone practising it.
Rodrigo you have to write in a simpler way and check what you have written in order to correct mistakes.
I disagree with what you say about the aristocracy hunting. I think it is the rich who hunt and often they are not aristocrats.
Hunting is promoted by the countries where the animals are, as through that, they get money.
Personally I don't hunt and don't like it.
The question was, what do you think about the King's hunt? But I appreciate your comment all the same.
- 17 de abril de 2012, 9:22
Sorry, Marta, I wrote very fast about the new topic and I forgot to check my notes. It was because my boss just came and brought me a lot of work and I wanted to finish quickly with the comment.
Well, I hate hunting. I think in the past we needed to hunt for survive, but now...
You are asking about the Kings hunt, and the answer its very easy. I am completely disagree, include if the King had paid the travel himself. But the truth is that he doesnt pay anything. He was invited by the Country, ok, but the plane, the assistants, the churri who was with him... All those things are paid by the people who suffer the cuts that the goverment is making. Now I understand the famous "copago". I pay and they enjoy the life
- 17 de abril de 2012, 12:39
Rodrigo, to survive..., the answer is ..., I completely disagree.., including even that the king paid for it himself.., doesn't pay for anything..,enjoy life.
I must say that you put it very well and I couldn't agree with you more, we all pay and they have the fun. This has to stop, how long are we going to put up with it? In Spain we stand everything I am afraid.
- 19 de abril de 2012, 21:41
New topic,
What should we do, spend or save to get over the crisis?
- 24 de abril de 2012, 9:24
Fantastic topic, Marta.
In my opinion both of things are necessary. The politicians have to save money, but not how they are doing now. They are earning money for different public administrations at the same time (working in a Council and being Senator, for example), and mostly of them aren't there for to have great brains, they are only because they have a political card. This money they could invest it to create work places making infrastructures or things like that, and if they want to move the Spanish economy, the people needs a salary every month, and If they to have a salary "sure", they start to buy things. And finally, the occidental way to life come back again to work like in the past.
We have to take care with that way of life, because we buy thing that they aren't necessary, and when we create dependence of that no necessary things, crisis like this one will appear again and again.
- 4 de mayo de 2012, 13:22


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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The Carole Brinkman Unsolved Murder Mystery
Here is a back and forth with my cousin via Facebook....
Message 1:
"Hi Heather -
So I am about to embark on a project to reunite some very old photos with their owner.
Last year I purchased an old Kodak camera off of eBay, and when it arrived it still had a roll of very old film in it. I had the film developed through an archivist and there turned out to be some images on it. They look like they're from around the 50s or early 60s, and they clearly show some kids and family members at what might have been Christmas.
The camera came in its original box, with a camera store label on it as well as a woman's name. The camera store was Lumpkin Camera Store in Greenville, OH (no longer in operation) and the name on the box written in pen was Carole Brinkman."
I looked up Carole Brinkman on ancestry.com and I think I found her, but she's no longer living. The note I found was a death record from Darke County, no city listing that I could see, but Greenville OH (where the store was) is in Darke County, so I figure it must be her.
The problem is that I don't really know where to go from here. I was thinking about subscribing to ancestry.com to find more details, but thought I should ask the expert first. What kind of advice can you give me on how to move forward on finding some of these folks?"
My Reply:
"I love a good mystery! This one is pretty cool...
First, there is a very good genealogist named Maureen Taylor. She is known as the photo detective. Her website is www.photodetective.com and she takes queries. There are some other genealogists that specialize in old photos, too, at NEHGS in Boston. I usually look at obits to find next of kin. What was the date of death? I have a subscription to ancestry.com and a few other data bases, so I can do a few lookups for you. There are genealogy volunteers at RAOGK.com who might be in Darke county and can probably assist, too. Send me the details (date of death, etc.) and I'll start on line. We can take it from there.
[In the meantime I found some disturbing newspaper articles on the Ancestry.com website. Carole Brinkman was a young cashier, age 24, shot dead at a drive in movie theater in Greenville, Ohio, in July, 1967.]
Message 2:
"Matt, I sent you an article in the Greenville Newspaper about the death of Carole Brinkman. See the bottom of the page, "Cashier shot" I sent it to your email address. Spooky..."
The reply:
"Wow! Heather you are good! and yes, that is indeed very spooky. I found this on a search too: http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_080767 look at page 50. It's a notice in Boxoffice Magazine about the shooting."
Message 3:
"Matt, at this point perhaps the Greenville police department will have records of the next of kin. Her parents are probably not living (but you never know) and maybe she had siblings. It's weird that I can't find an obituary. She is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Neave Township, Ohio (also called the Ft. Jefferson Cemetery) Carole Mae Brinkman, age 24
Also Found on Ancestry.com under Ohio Death Records
Carole M. Brinkman, b. 1943, female, white, res. Greenville, Darke Co., Ohio, died 27 Jul 1967 at Wayne Hospital, Greenville, certificate 51810, age 24, certified by the coroner, no autopsy, never married.
Doesn't list parents or next of kin."
The reply:
"I think I'm going to give the Greenville police a call. I'll let you know what I find out. I'm going to start posting this up on my blog. Thanks so much for the help!"
[Matt's blog is http://mattallenphotography.blogspot.com/ ]
Message 4:
"This is pretty exciting! I had the film developed last year and have been sitting on it since. I never thought it would lead me to an unsolved murder. Pretty crazy.
I spoke with Chief Whittaker of the Greenville Sherriff's department. He was really nice. I am going to email him the photos tonight, and he's going to see if he can find some of her family. They immediately knew who I was talking about, without me even mentioning the crime. He said he talked with her mom about 4 years ago and she wasn't interested in new evidence they had found, so it might end up being that she's not interested in the photos, and he's not even sure if her mom is still alive. Still, he's going to see about finding some relatives.
I'll know more tomorrow."
This was all last week. We are still waiting to find out more.
UPDATE- Matt was able to return the film to the chief of police, who gave it to one of Carole's relatives. The crime is still listed as "unsolved".
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
20 comments:
Holy cow! Wouldn't it be interesting if something in the just developed photos would be a key to solving this murder.ReplyDelete
Now that was fun! Waiting for the next installment. Hope the relatives are interested in the picts ---- or even better to my mind, y'all solve the murder with the mysterious camera and pictures. Thanks for a fun read.ReplyDelete
This is one of those side alleys of genealogy that is so much fun - thanks for posting this. You know we're all going to be waiting to hear more!ReplyDelete
The whole thing is amazing. Starting with the roll of film. You are lucky to have a cousin who is into genealogy, bet it is fun. Keep us posted on this story.ReplyDelete
I live in Greenville Ohio and they just started cleaning up the property where the drive-in used to be. I wonder if they will find anything?ReplyDelete
Here is a photo of the drive-in currently.ReplyDelete
It is still sad that this case has not been solved I am a cousin of hers and this happened when I was 3 y/o.ReplyDelete
I aslo don't know alot about it. but 40 years ago we did not have the means we do now to investigate a crime such as this,
I am the great neice of Carole, my dad was 7 when she was killed. She does have one sister still living, but the family never speaks of this incident. I always knew that my grandma had a sister, but I didn't know much more than that until our local paper published a story about the murder when new leads appeared while I was in high school. I don't know if anyone ever contacted you about the pictures, but I would love to have them. I have sort of become the family historian for my generation. To my knowledge, Carole's sister has no interest in dredging up the past, but I am quite intrigued by the whole sad story.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 5, 2011 at 3:50 PM
I wa 6 yrs old, but remember my parents and cousins and other people talking about it. It is a shame that they never got the people or (Person) that did this. 44 yrs has passed, and me at a new job, I am now working with the Cousin of Carole. I want to so bad to help Carole's cousin out. I have always wanted to be a investigator and it is time now that I get my feet wet, I plan on going out this weekend and checking on the grounds, If the new owner lets me! wish me luck!!!ReplyDelete
Candice and others, please contact the chief of police in Greenville, Ohio for more information. He has returned the photos to a member of Carole's family.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 20, 2011 at 7:31 AM
Regardless if the family wants to hear new evidence or not, this terrible crime of a drive-by shooting needs to be further investigated and solved. Thank you for the purchase of the camera and the return to it to her family.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 21, 2011 at 1:08 PM
I lived in Greenville at the time. Went to the drive in theater often. The shooting of Carole Brinkman or anyone for that matter was just not something that happened there. I always found it odd that there was no autopsy done. Makes one wonder. Could she have been pregnant...carrying someone's baby? What other possible motives might have been uncovered? Guess we will never know.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 8:34 AM
Its the Darke County Sheriff that has the case. The pictures have been picked up and had nothing to do with the case.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 8:42 AM
My name is Julie, Im a great niece. My mom and I actually picked up the pictues after i found this site. The pictures had nothing to do with the murder and was just of a birthday or family gathering. The case is still open and unsolved, but it is at the Darke County Sheriff's Dept. I have tried to get unsolved mysteries or Crime stoppers to post something, but have not had any luck. Like Candice said our family never really said much and never wanted to talk about this. It really affected the family that much. I actually live in the house that Carole grew up in and i have done some research just to have some closure to the unsettling occurance. I just wish my great grandparents would of had closure before they passed.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Carole was shot in the neck and bled to dealth, why would you to autopsy? The bullet hit her jugular vein. Did they even do them then?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 23, 2012 at 9:53 PM
My husband worked the Darke Co. Sheriff's Dept back in '71. He said Carole had an on-again, off-again relationship with a man who had a violent temper & history. My husband had said there were many things that linked the boyfriend to the shooting, but they never could find the gun that shot her to positively link him to the crime. But he had means, motive and opportunity. Plus, he clearly came just to kill her. No one else was harmed, no money taken, he shot her in the face and fled. From what my spouse had explained to me it was one of those "unsolved" cases because the police knew who did it but didn't have enough evidence to hold up in a court of law and of course they're not going to be lucky enough for a confession. So therefore the case goes as "unsolved" because basically it's "solved" without a conviction.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2013 at 4:10 PM
I was just looking up drive-in movies for an eve out tonight and my eye caught this blog! I was actually AT the movies the night Carole was killed!! I was in Jr. Hi. and went w/ my younger sis and 2 family friends to the movies that night. One of the girlfriends was in High School and worked in the concession stand that night! Deb got Carole's "gurgling" call to come help her. Deb ran out to the ticket collection booth at the entrance on that lonely country road and found Carole (why was she out there alone??).ReplyDelete
Deb, of course, was nearly in shock, nevertheless rushed to our car to drive us all across town to her home. She told us very few details: Carole was all bloody and couldn't talk back to Deb. Deb tried to stem the bleeding and then called someone else for help.
The police came to Deb's house once we got there to interview her - I think she was "swooning" or about to pass out. My own parents came to pick us up and Deb's parents put her to bed.
Although our two families remained good friends for many years, I don't remember ever talking about this with Deb again nor with my own family. How different life is now! If one of my own children or grandchildren had witnessed such a horror, I know I would be talking it out every day and praying for the families and somehow becoming involved in positive community healing. Back then, we gasped, then shut it down, hoping it would go away. I suspect that is how Carole's family approached this tragedy.
It felt somehow comforting to feel just a bit of closure for our community to read in your blog that poor Carole had been involved w/ such a violent man. (I had never heard this before - I did not know Carole nor her family.) It is, of course, awful that, as far as we know, he was never brought to justice, but it does take some of the fearful mystery out of this crime.
The internet is truly amazing!! God rest Carole's soul and bring healing to any of her family.
Since seeing this post last night, August 25, 2014 I have been in contact with Sheriff Todd Spencer, of Darke County Ohio. This murder has haunted me over the years. I was a teenage boy in Union City, Indiana when it happened. I could not remember the victim's name and never heard the story about the violent man. However, a friend lived with his uncle who worked at a factory in Greenville, maybe Fram (sp?). He told the nephew that either someone at the factory was bragging about committing the crime or that everyone knew who did it. They were all apparently afraid to become involved. If the 1967 roster of that factory's workers includes the violent man, I think, in all probability, he is the killer.ReplyDelete
KIrby Whitacre
If I recall correctly, the murder was committed with a rifle from a distance, like an assassination. If that is correct, Carol probably never saw her killer.ReplyDelete
I'm currently working on a newspaper article about the 5oth anniversary of Carole's death. According to contemporaneous newspaper accounts I've read, there had to have been some kind of postmortem done, as they were able to determine the caliber of the bullet (despite the fact the bullet was never found). News accounts at the time say it could have come from either a handgun OR a rifle.ReplyDelete
News accounts also specify that a male co-worker in the projection booth is the one who received the call, and afterwards went out to the ticket booth and found Carole.