tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post5361032817735375348..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: A trip to buy books...StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44113453252158189822013-08-16T16:22:59.104+01:002013-08-16T16:22:59.104+01:00You should visit, Iris!!You should visit, Iris!!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13488219186430360932013-08-16T16:22:49.051+01:002013-08-16T16:22:49.051+01:00Next time you're in England, Thomas...
Hurrah ...Next time you're in England, Thomas...<br />Hurrah for paper letters! We still got a few while I was at OUP, but mostly from the "I'm ninety years old" variety of customer (whom, of course, I adore.)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60537077333437106152013-08-16T16:22:12.543+01:002013-08-16T16:22:12.543+01:00Aha! I was worried it was the same as another Simo...Aha! I was worried it was the same as another Simon Winchester book about the OED that I had, but turns out they're different.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-82989594886540100022013-08-16T16:21:51.927+01:002013-08-16T16:21:51.927+01:00What did you get, Deb, tell all!What did you get, Deb, tell all!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72554156623247770522013-08-16T16:21:26.182+01:002013-08-16T16:21:26.182+01:00They're the best, aren't they? Please inc...They're the best, aren't they? Please include Oxford on your dream itinerary, and come and have some tea and cake with me!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87465851671346676472013-08-16T16:20:58.677+01:002013-08-16T16:20:58.677+01:00Why have you never told me about it, eh?! You pro...Why have you never told me about it, eh?! You probably have, in fairness, and I've forgotten.<br /><br />And consider me educated about Wantage! I was bitten by Yeovil being ugly, so now I'm twice shy.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-82323239349940021752013-08-16T16:20:21.687+01:002013-08-16T16:20:21.687+01:00It was such a very English place! Unassuming, sli...It was such a very English place! Unassuming, slightly grumpy, ultimately wonderful.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68745974895587023862013-08-16T16:19:47.308+01:002013-08-16T16:19:47.308+01:00Maybe I'll set up another Muriel Spark week ne...Maybe I'll set up another Muriel Spark week next year, since the one last year was such great fun!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-7653110232917445012013-08-16T16:19:25.384+01:002013-08-16T16:19:25.384+01:00It's pretty rare to find more than a handful e...It's pretty rare to find more than a handful even in England, so a bookcase of them was rather joyous! Thanks for your comment :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52796699595740912802013-08-16T16:19:00.809+01:002013-08-16T16:19:00.809+01:00Oh, you should! It would be lovely to meet you fi...Oh, you should! It would be lovely to meet you finally, Karen :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32869878323992402452013-08-16T16:18:42.551+01:002013-08-16T16:18:42.551+01:00Glad to have inspired you, Karyn! I'll still ...Glad to have inspired you, Karyn! I'll still be here whenever you visit, I'm sure :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68187058014252327812013-08-16T16:18:21.903+01:002013-08-16T16:18:21.903+01:00It's probably a handy year for my century of b...It's probably a handy year for my century of books next year, so I'll read and review then :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21451716141810437422013-08-16T16:17:48.871+01:002013-08-16T16:17:48.871+01:00Do let me know what you get there, Annabel!
And t...Do let me know what you get there, Annabel!<br /><br />And that sounds like a wonderful millennium project - next time Mel is visiting, we'll have to go and find it. I love it when villages thought outside the box!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-26846096676493771552013-08-16T16:17:10.684+01:002013-08-16T16:17:10.684+01:00Perfect it was indeed! And the weather behaved ve...Perfect it was indeed! And the weather behaved very well.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27063060586105182062013-08-16T16:16:57.358+01:002013-08-16T16:16:57.358+01:00That's probably the Spark on my tbr shelves th...That's probably the Spark on my tbr shelves that I'm least eager to read, I must admit... and I have about ten I've not read, so it might be a fair while before I get to it!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32417403222112180722013-08-16T16:16:24.712+01:002013-08-16T16:16:24.712+01:00I usually forget to take my camera with me, but th...I usually forget to take my camera with me, but this was a special day out! It was exceptionally cheap, even for England - certainly much cheaper than Oxford.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48364984422370170392013-08-16T16:15:49.257+01:002013-08-16T16:15:49.257+01:00When you sent me the Facebook thing, it all came b...When you sent me the Facebook thing, it all came back to me! I just needed to be told twice before I went ;) What a fantastic haul you got there - it would be hard to leave without something wonderful.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-956778349338953822013-08-16T16:15:07.136+01:002013-08-16T16:15:07.136+01:00It was quite the trove! I'm looking forward t...It was quite the trove! I'm looking forward to more Spark; this one looks great fun.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49284713324718319382013-08-16T16:14:47.735+01:002013-08-16T16:14:47.735+01:00The Long Weekend is such a doveish book, isn't...The Long Weekend is such a doveish book, isn't it? And thanks for the vote of confidence for Storm!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47860215449427518692013-08-13T09:05:19.970+01:002013-08-13T09:05:19.970+01:00Sounds like a delightful day! And I too would love...Sounds like a delightful day! And I too would love to see that book shop, excellent haul!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60603059462505300872013-08-11T16:23:07.689+01:002013-08-11T16:23:07.689+01:00I would love to have a look around that shop.
I r...I would love to have a look around that shop.<br /><br />I read The Long Weekend my first year of college. My binding fell apart on one reading so I wrote a letter (yes, on paper) to the publishers who sent me a new copy as well as a collection of Churchill's Downing Street correspondence. Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-3584665408976721442013-08-11T16:08:08.067+01:002013-08-11T16:08:08.067+01:00I thought 'The Surgeon of Crowthorne' soun...I thought 'The Surgeon of Crowthorne' sounded familiar...In America it was published under the title 'The Professor and the Madman'. No matter what the name, it is a delightful book!<br /><br />What a wonderful outing you had Simon. Makes me want to track down a new old bookshop soon!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62162462577384135292013-08-11T14:59:47.494+01:002013-08-11T14:59:47.494+01:00Thank you so much, Simon. I am going to Wantage n...Thank you so much, Simon. I am going to Wantage next week to stay with an elderly relative and I will search out this bookshop and the Millennium Park.Deb Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76023901869792546792013-08-10T09:39:27.266+01:002013-08-10T09:39:27.266+01:00What a lovely idea!What a lovely idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-16050910227459222282013-08-09T18:37:23.408+01:002013-08-09T18:37:23.408+01:00I love bookshop outings! I've been on a couple...I love bookshop outings! I've been on a couple this week myself :) But nowhere near the orange & Penguin-y glory of your pics. I did find rather a lot of Viragos, a bit more tricky to uncover here in Canada, I think. I'll have to add Wantage to my dream itinerary of the trip to the UK I always think I'll take some day!Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.com