tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post8571102095994193407..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: On Visiting BookshopsStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-67212333952845580882011-07-31T19:11:41.618+01:002011-07-31T19:11:41.618+01:00Great piece Simon, I often find that I simply just...Great piece Simon, I often find that I simply just go to a bookshop to be in a bookshop and to be surrounded by books. It's like a comfort.Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-83094703553444562922011-07-29T10:28:50.503+01:002011-07-29T10:28:50.503+01:00Morley is wonderful...what an inspiring essay! Tha...Morley is wonderful...what an inspiring essay! Thanks Simon for putting it up on your blog...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-319749523989726542011-07-29T06:20:38.164+01:002011-07-29T06:20:38.164+01:00Lovely essay indeed! Made me looked for more Chris...Lovely essay indeed! Made me looked for more Christopher Morley over the internet and here's what was found :<br />http://www.archive.org/stream/pipefuls00morlrich#page/n5/mode/2up<br /><br />For those like me, who has no access to a real solid copy of his books & essays, this will prove to be quite delightful. :)michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834381152089861253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-39694545007623739672011-07-29T03:29:26.812+01:002011-07-29T03:29:26.812+01:00Such a poignant essay! A huge bookseller is going...Such a poignant essay! A huge bookseller is going out of business in the US, which optimistically has me hoping smaller shops will thrive, but I have a great fear of the internet. Essays like this hope that we will always have the opportunity to experience going into little bookshops.<br /><br />And in answer to OVW: YES! And I have also found dusty library attics and basements great sources of said smell. The older the library the better in my book.DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435206223622005832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45446341533060919772011-07-28T21:58:32.504+01:002011-07-28T21:58:32.504+01:00The more Morley I read, the more I like him. And, ...The more Morley I read, the more I like him. And, yes, OVW, sometimes you just have to BE there -- internet shopping may be fine for saving money, but nothing beats the atmosphere and aromas of a real live book store! :)Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72438264143392688492011-07-28T18:08:56.936+01:002011-07-28T18:08:56.936+01:00Do any of you ever go into a bookshop just to smel...Do any of you ever go into a bookshop just to smell the books? Weird question? In my family we used to venture into National Trust shops to smell the soaps (and look at the books). In neither case was a purchase entirely necessary :)ovwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71307698471192081292011-07-28T17:45:44.618+01:002011-07-28T17:45:44.618+01:00yes! Yes!! YES!!! I'll have what he's hav...yes! Yes!! YES!!! I'll have what he's having (to paraphrase When Harry Met Sally!!!) Sorry about all the !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80014104326455866402011-07-28T13:26:21.971+01:002011-07-28T13:26:21.971+01:00I go into bookshops very regularly indeed! I just ...I go into bookshops very regularly indeed! I just don't buy anything (except for other people).Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32193038945328218642011-07-28T09:41:01.805+01:002011-07-28T09:41:01.805+01:00Wonderful. Essays about books and reading always s...Wonderful. Essays about books and reading always speak to book addicts I think. I'm reading a book of essays by Clive James and his one on crime books and their readers literally made me laugh out loud. Thank you for posting this one for us.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38968392208258204132011-07-28T09:22:51.766+01:002011-07-28T09:22:51.766+01:00Wonderful. Thanks so much.Wonderful. Thanks so much.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-18143127842951494342011-07-28T06:15:59.300+01:002011-07-28T06:15:59.300+01:00What a perfect essay! I'll look forward to he...What a perfect essay! I'll look forward to hearing more about this book (even if I have to wait until the dim and distant future). I'm quite eager to find out what the other essays are about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42204590063074281812011-07-28T01:24:47.398+01:002011-07-28T01:24:47.398+01:00What a lovely essay! I thought the paragraph that ...What a lovely essay! I thought the paragraph that started with "There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it" explains why so many of us blog about books - "Even as the tranced swain, the booklover yearns to tell others of his bliss."Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com