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Judge Henry Cecil Leon was a real-life English County Court judge in the mid 20th century and he has written several humourous novels related to the Law and the funny ways in which it works. As an author, he has a particular talent in thinking up of ingenious plots related to litigation and how...

Every time I pop in here, you guys have one of these threads going around. Anyway, I was just on my usual round of forums I haven't visited in a while and wanted to say hello to everybody. :)

Interesting thread. Speaking as a pure outsider (and I mostly lurk here rather than post and I visit rarely too) I must say that when I first joined this forum, I got the impression that there was a lot less moderation around and it was a fairly free-for-all place... I tend to lurk *a lot* and...

sirmyk, I came across this post quite by accident. I very rarely visit this board, leave alone post anything. It's just one of those places that I visit rarely for whatever reason... (nothing against this board of course ;)). But this thread caught my attention because I could relate to what...

Strangely enough a variation of such an incident happened on a board where I was an active member with > 1000 posts too. I posted a link to an article I had written on my website in response to another post. It was a relevant and on-topic link, but imagine my feelings when a moderator...

Edgar Wallace, without a doubt. Anybody read his works?

You're absolutely right. I forgot about you :).

It's true that a book forum tend to attract a rather more civilized and knowledgeable crowd than the typical internet discussion board or chat room.

Well, my story builds up gradually. That's why it's a novel and not a short story ;) Have you read chapters 2 and 3? If not, I suggest you do so. Yes. It's a totally different kind of story from what you would expect. Chapter 1 is more like a prologue. I think you'll be surprised when you...

Yes I recognised the sarcasm straight away. I have been a prowler here for quite a while before I registered and I am accustomed to the somewhat twisted sense of humour prevalent around here ;) If I really wanted a fight my response would have been totally different -- like scathing...

Hello, I think you misunderstood my post. I was just making general observations and not posting anything specific about this forum. By the way, if you're looking for a fight, I can recommend you to some excellent forums where people are more than willing to take you on. Your attempt at...

Very interesting discussion. I see it from a somewhat different perspective. You know, I have recently started my own online literary forum and I want it to be much more serious than thebookforum. Sure, this site is quite interesting, but with such a broad category as "books" you're going to...

Hello. Please feel free to follow the links in my signature to read the first three chapters of my latest novel. You can review and discuss it also here if you wish. It's not yet completed. I've put the first three chapters on the web and I've currently completed six chapters. So if you...

The car crashing into the mosque is a scene from "Land of Black Gold", not from "Golden Claws".

The Santy virus is supposed to affect only phpBB boards? This is vBulletin, so how does it get affected?

Thank you all for your warm welcome. Yes, cathy_c, I've heard about Nero Wolfe's Rex Stout, but I've never actually read them. I am a big fan of Sherlock Holmes though and I've read every one of them. Arthur C Doyle's writing style, in my opinion is classy and classic.

I guess that "Red Sea Sharks", "The Land of Black Gold" must be banned because they depict Arabs as slave traders. Am I right. I cannot guess the other two.

I read humour, detective fiction and fantasy fiction. But mostly the pre-1950s era of books. I am not a big fan of modern authors and books. My favourite authors are Richmal Crompton (of Just William fame), Edgar Wallace (crime fiction author in the 20s. At one time his books outsold those of...

I am a big fan of Edgar Wallace and I hope there are other Edgar Wallace fans on these forums. What do you think of his books? Personally I consider Edgar Wallace to be one of the greatest crime fiction writers of the 20th century.

Joined this book forum. I am an avid book reader and also an aspiring author. Good to see a place where book lovers can get together and review books. :)