Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published October 13, 2020 · Last modified February 13, 2023
Were you surprised by the murderer in “Troubled Blood”? A closer look at “The Faerie Queene” epigraphs reveals extra clues that lead you in the direction of the proper suspect…
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published October 6, 2020 · Last modified February 13, 2023
By pairing Robin and Strike with characters from “The Faerie Queene”, Dr. Beatrice Groves reveals how “Troubled Blood” foreshadows what’s to come in the detectives’ relationship.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published September 29, 2020 · Last modified February 13, 2023
Dr. Beatrice Groves explores how “The Faerie Queen” epigraphs in “Troubled Blood” impart clues about the story and characters as well as illuminate the book’s central themes.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published September 10, 2020 · Last modified January 29, 2021
Dr. Beatrice Groves predicts that “Troubled Blood” will take us from St. John’s Gate to the Hampton Court astronomical clock, all while weaving in elements of tarot and the occult.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published September 9, 2020 · Last modified January 29, 2021
In anticipation of the imminent release of “Troubled Blood”, Dr. Beatrice Groves predicts that the upcoming novel will include Cornish myths, occult presences, and a mysterious place known as the Doom Bar.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published August 30, 2020 · Last modified September 22, 2021
Dr. Beatrice Groves explores how the “Rosmersholm” epigraphs in “Lethal White” reveal not only the importance of the white horse motif but also the passionate partnership at the forefront of both stories.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published August 29, 2020 · Last modified September 21, 2021
Dr. Beatrice Groves argues that the unnamed poem Lula Landry recites in “The Cuckoo’s Calling” is Walt Whitman’s “Of the Terrible Doubt of Appearances” – a poem that connects to the theme of handfasting in both “The Cuckoo’s Calling” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published July 23, 2020 · Last modified September 22, 2021
Dr. Beatrice Groves uncovers how “The Ickabog” alludes to not just the name “Ichabod” but also the themes, plot, and narration of Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published July 22, 2020 · Last modified September 22, 2021
Dr. Beatrice Groves reveals the meaning behind the names of “The Ickabog” and explains how this newest fairy tale connects not only to the “Harry Potter” series and “Casual Vacancy” but also to such diverse artists as Shakespeare, Keats, and Monty Python.