tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post9196589886389308866..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Edinburgh BooksStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-59675985857833398012013-07-20T17:09:53.929+01:002013-07-20T17:09:53.929+01:00Do you read comments this far back? If you're...Do you read comments this far back? If you're ever back in Edinburgh, remember to check this trail: http://www.cityofliterature.com/bookshops.aspx?sec=3&pid=1<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58528047787170466052011-02-19T12:04:28.288+00:002011-02-19T12:04:28.288+00:00Simon,I am THRILLED SKINNY that you bought Apricot...Simon,I am THRILLED SKINNY that you bought Apricots at Midnight and I really hope you like it. I wrote it in 1978 or thereabouts so it's a Golden Oldie. Or an Oldie anyway. My greetings to Clare who is a woman of very discerning taste, clearly!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66629722144813204732011-02-18T13:28:02.538+00:002011-02-18T13:28:02.538+00:00Wowsers, I thought I went crazy when I went to Yor...Wowsers, I thought I went crazy when I went to Yorkshire earlier in the week and bought six books... or was it seven (reporton the blog soon) this makes me feel so much better. You got so many wonderful books I wouldnt know where to start commenting on them all.Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-24517127264059013712011-02-18T12:52:19.535+00:002011-02-18T12:52:19.535+00:00Sakura - it is lovely, but what is weird is that, ...<b>Sakura</b> - it is lovely, but what is weird is that, although I deliberately had it in the photo, I don't remember looking at any of the books on the shelf... must have been Military History or something!<br /><br /><b>Susan D</b> - well, I bought 23 for me and others, so very close!<br />Thanks so much for the clarification about Joy and Josephine - you're very right about that being even more blissful! Although rather unlikely for me... I'm far too much like my Mum to suspect that I was switched at birth.<br /><br /><b>Thomas</b> - wow, that is quite an endorsement! Since I've now read a couple of his short stories and seen a completely different side, I'd be interested to see where this fits in.<br /><br /><b>Jane</b> - Virago Reading Week definitely put me in mind of gathering more of them - even though I have SO many unread Viragos.<br /><br /><b>Karoline</b> - let me know what you think of the Dickens if you reread :)<br /><br /><b>Michelle</b> - oo, good! Thank for letting me know.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80610194364977556512011-02-17T20:36:42.293+00:002011-02-17T20:36:42.293+00:00Just to say that Fraulein Schmit and Mr Anstruther...Just to say that Fraulein Schmit and Mr Anstruther is my favourite Elizabeth von Arnim. You have a treat in store!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035532686438142780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35825747190379671352011-02-17T11:14:03.122+00:002011-02-17T11:14:03.122+00:00Nice haul :)
I've read the Monica Dickens but...Nice haul :)<br /><br />I've read the Monica Dickens but it was so long ago that I really can't comment on it. I must dig it off the shelf and have a re-read.Karolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613986841074083598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66855677722384564942011-02-16T22:12:57.683+00:002011-02-16T22:12:57.683+00:00What a wonderful haul of books. There do seem to b...What a wonderful haul of books. There do seem to be a lot of green VMCs appearing this week, and the orihginal Comyns and Taylor covers are lovely, in very different ways. And I am particularly intrigued by The Grasshoppers Come. Mr Garnett doid seem to love his wildlife!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-24375931137430578782011-02-16T20:37:39.704+00:002011-02-16T20:37:39.704+00:00Maurice is not as good a novel as Howards End, but...Maurice is not as good a novel as Howards End, but still very good. And for 16 year old me it was like a gift from heaven. I read it all in one night,staying up until 3:30 AM on a school night.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33058420664693689362011-02-16T15:41:28.831+00:002011-02-16T15:41:28.831+00:00Very nice. My guess was 22.
And what a lovely a...Very nice. My guess was 22. <br /><br />And what a lovely arrangement. Definitely A Model Childhood has my interest piqued.<br /><br />Just to clarify, J&J isn't about twins (sorry) but even more blissful, about children who may -- or may not -- have been switched at birth. You aren't one of those, I suppose?Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54066010687039322072011-02-16T15:12:05.546+00:002011-02-16T15:12:05.546+00:00Ve-ry nice haul Simon! I love that bookshelf along...Ve-ry nice haul Simon! I love that bookshelf along the ceiling in your photos - how cool is that?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70859901473642311852011-02-16T14:45:37.172+00:002011-02-16T14:45:37.172+00:00Joanne - I'm pleased to have spread the Comyns...<b>Joanne</b> - I'm pleased to have spread the Comyns interest! To be honest, it's not her best book - but still definitely worth reading. How lovely about the Twain book - so exciting even to be near books like that!<br /><br /><b>Mel</b> - I suppose she was! She wins, er... the book I gave her yesterday.<br /><br /><b>Alison</b> - Making up for last year! I'm torn over which ET novel to read next - that one or A Wreath of Roses.<br /><br /><b>Darlene</b> - isn't it beautiful? Some of their cover choices are spot on. And I don't think Karen will be able to push aside her tbr pile in time to join us, sadly, but it would be lovely if she did!<br /><br /><b>Susan</b> - it was a lovely place! There was some organisation, but then also a corner which was obviously just overflow of all the other sections, and somewhere else where they'd simply put small books. Let me know if you read the Morley!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80782522212284692562011-02-16T13:38:01.275+00:002011-02-16T13:38:01.275+00:00Wow, not quite 39, but quite a haul. I actually h...Wow, not quite 39, but quite a haul. I actually have Thunder on the Left on my TBR shelf but haven't gotten to it. I did want to climb into the picture of the bookshop -- it looks like a place to spend hours and hours. Happy reading!Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55337485368859359642011-02-16T13:23:35.583+00:002011-02-16T13:23:35.583+00:00All of your choices are lovely but my eye went for...All of your choices are lovely but my eye went for the Taylor right off the bat, LOVE that edition! <br /><br />And how thoughtful of you to buy extra copies of William. Does this mean that Karen will be joining us on the 24th?Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76520215371865318942011-02-16T12:00:34.581+00:002011-02-16T12:00:34.581+00:00Hmmm! You & Ms. VVV are certainly buying large...Hmmm! You & Ms. VVV are certainly buying large :) I really enjoyed "View of the Harbour" - V. kindly lent me her beautiful VMC copy.Ali Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595941215998565255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-30581402480127969302011-02-16T11:43:48.757+00:002011-02-16T11:43:48.757+00:00well, Debs was technically correct with her estima...well, Debs was technically correct with her estimate that you'd bought between 20 and 25. She didn't specify who they were for :) <br />You are ill.<br />:Dmelhttp://melisageek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80782116926979675532011-02-16T11:07:30.545+00:002011-02-16T11:07:30.545+00:00Our Spoons Came From Woolworths is on my shelf wai...Our Spoons Came From Woolworths is on my shelf waiting to be read. I hadn't heard of Barbara Comyns before reading your blog. The Mrs Patrick Campbell book sound fascinating, I think it will go on my list.<br />I once saw (behind glass) in a bookshop a book signed by Mark Twain. Just to see it was exciting! It was very, very expensive.Joannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8247960175066823932011-02-16T09:59:45.827+00:002011-02-16T09:59:45.827+00:00Mystica - I know; such hardship!
Rochester Reader...<b>Mystica</b> - I know; such hardship!<br /><br /><b>Rochester Reader</b> - I can't for the life of me visualise what my other copy looks like... down in Somerset... but can't be as pretty as this one! McNaughtan's is on Leith Walk, and very reasonably priced!<br /><br /><b>Provincial Homemaker</b> - it is beautiful, isn't it? A while ago I made a habit of buying both Persephone and non-Persephone editions of their catalogue, but now I try and do it less frequently - only with special editions.<br /><br /><b>Amanda</b> - I wish both sides of the correspondence were there - it's just Violet to Vita, which will be fascinating, but I'll always be wondering what Vita wrote back!<br /><br /><b>Rachel</b> - Edinburgh really is spectacularly good for bookshops. Well, probably no better than London, but being so much smaller it's easier to do most of the bookshops in one day! I am hopeful about the Bagnold, although when I'll get to it is anyone's guess. As for the E von As... c.f. Claire B's comment below, and I'll be in touch! I think a little readalong would be great - especially if we choose a book that's actually in print! I never have...<br /><br /><b>Claire</b> - Your posts during Virago Reading Week certainly spurred me on finally to read more E von A (not that I have yet, but you know what I mean).<br /><br /><b>Ash</b> - tell me about it! Not so fun...<br /><br /><b>Claire</b> - brilliant idea! I'll be in touch with you and Rachel, and we can organise something.... And I was sad not to have time to make it to Glasgow this time, but some day I will!<br /><br /><b>Harriet</b> - hahaha, yes, quite!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46681430872114994792011-02-16T08:57:14.379+00:002011-02-16T08:57:14.379+00:00Wow!Wow!harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38825191105259292562011-02-16T08:23:31.248+00:002011-02-16T08:23:31.248+00:00Oh you lucky thing finding such a beautiful editio...Oh you lucky thing finding such a beautiful edition of Lady Rose & Mrs Memmary & in Edinburgh no less! <br /><br />I wouldn't be able to pass up original green VMCs either, even if I did already own them in another jacket. Perhaps we (and Rachel?) should do a casual read-along of an Elizabeth Von Arnim to push us into finally reading more of her work?Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78272618038220521332011-02-16T04:02:20.925+00:002011-02-16T04:02:20.925+00:00I love shopping for books while on vacation, I don...I love shopping for books while on vacation, I don't like lugging them home though haha!Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878749520906342274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-53782111582074236962011-02-16T03:50:28.763+00:002011-02-16T03:50:28.763+00:00Wow, what a fantastic haul! The more I read of El...Wow, what a fantastic haul! The more I read of Elizabeth von Arnim's, the more I adore her. <i>A Model Childhood</i> looks particularly intriguing as well - just the sort of thing I'm interested in!Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-20612402935211923352011-02-16T02:38:45.082+00:002011-02-16T02:38:45.082+00:00Fantastic finds! I am envious. New York is a bit r...Fantastic finds! I am envious. New York is a bit rubbish when it comes to cheap second hand books - there's the Strand dollar bins, but they never have anything that good.<br /><br />You will like The Loved and Envied. I think. I liked it. And we normally like the same books. So, you know. I am exactly the same with Elizabeth Von Arnim - I have a stack of her books as high as my thigh and have I read any of them? No. Do I want to? Yes, very much so. Why haven't I? No idea. Hope you get around to your stack soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47564294304387228412011-02-16T01:43:55.781+00:002011-02-16T01:43:55.781+00:00Excellent book haul! I'm especially intereste...Excellent book haul! I'm especially interested in the letters between Violet and Vita.Amanda Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285981792704101992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19684722714458841292011-02-16T01:38:31.587+00:002011-02-16T01:38:31.587+00:00Great haul! I have that copy of Lady Rose and Mrs...Great haul! I have that copy of Lady Rose and Mrs Memmary too. I picked mine up on a half price day at a charity book sale - I think I paid 50c. Clearly others don't read the persephone catalogues as thoroughly as I!The Provincial Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595525404908754875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25573186718752618072011-02-16T01:16:44.605+00:002011-02-16T01:16:44.605+00:00So many interesting books! That is indeed a beaut...So many interesting books! That is indeed a beautiful copy of 'A View of the Harbour'... I wish I had it - great find - and a novel that I enjoyed.<br />I also covet your Just William and the cute little Penguin Monica Dickens.<br />The Trefusis/Sackville-West book should be very interesting.<br />What a lovely bookshop... sadly I didn't come by it when I was in Edinburgh some years ago but I know about it now for next time.<br />Thanks for sharing :-)Cristina (Rochester Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11157196972931051576noreply@blogger.com