tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post6983019923184493695..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: The Times piece (photographed)StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-67207659630614801172012-05-22T09:09:08.068+01:002012-05-22T09:09:08.068+01:00Exactly so! Our newest one, a Sue Ryder, opened a ...Exactly so! Our newest one, a Sue Ryder, opened a couple of weeks ago and it's half full of *new* stuff! What are they thinking of?!Kaggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348319724492250546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-30022579928731585162012-05-22T01:59:36.833+01:002012-05-22T01:59:36.833+01:00Terrific! I too love searching for those special b...Terrific! I too love searching for those special books, even if they are only special to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54237907634399044592012-05-21T12:29:07.013+01:002012-05-21T12:29:07.013+01:00I've not heard that nickname before!I've not heard that nickname before!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-215114657159215102012-05-21T12:28:49.400+01:002012-05-21T12:28:49.400+01:00Isn't it just! Although sadly they seem to th...Isn't it just! Although sadly they seem to throw out their old and tatty stuff - just the sort of thing I'm looking out for!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28245516559469990882012-05-21T12:28:29.305+01:002012-05-21T12:28:29.305+01:00Lovely, thanks for sharing!Lovely, thanks for sharing!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-82748810782600098472012-05-21T12:27:50.894+01:002012-05-21T12:27:50.894+01:00Well it looked pretty! But I can't imagine go...Well it looked pretty! But I can't imagine going to a shop, hoping to find a red book (for example)...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66180521272324193262012-05-21T12:27:03.919+01:002012-05-21T12:27:03.919+01:00Aw, aren't you nice! Their firewall does anno...Aw, aren't you nice! Their firewall does annoy me, but I suppose they have their reasons.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-79759550928233938832012-05-21T12:26:39.991+01:002012-05-21T12:26:39.991+01:00I know! I was so pleased to be asked - especially...I know! I was so pleased to be asked - especially since my brother and father swear by the Times. I don't read a newspaper at all, myself, but I did buy this one, of course!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10313831292251690042012-05-21T11:42:05.786+01:002012-05-21T11:42:05.786+01:00In "The Thunderer"!!! Wowsa!!! :)In "The Thunderer"!!! Wowsa!!! :)Ali Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595941215998565255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42738382320711518972012-05-20T21:50:59.342+01:002012-05-20T21:50:59.342+01:00Nicely done - and thanks to Michelle Ann for the p...Nicely done - and thanks to Michelle Ann for the poem.Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-86637474634080975172012-05-20T17:43:05.771+01:002012-05-20T17:43:05.771+01:00Well done Simon - and I agree with all you say - r...Well done Simon - and I agree with all you say - rummaging in the charity shop for jewels is such fun!Kaggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348319724492250546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10922325034123608852012-05-20T16:37:16.459+01:002012-05-20T16:37:16.459+01:00Simon, you remind me of the character in the follo...Simon, you remind me of the character in the following poem:<br /><br />THE BOOK HUNTER Frank Sherman<br /><br />A cup of coffee, eggs, and rolls <br />Sustain him on his morning strolls: <br />Unconscious of the passers-by, <br />He trudges on with downcast eye; <br />He wears a queer old hat and coat, <br />Suggestive of a style remote; <br />His manner is preoccupied,-- <br />A shambling gait, from side to side. <br />For him the sleek, bright-windowed shop <br />Is all in vain, -- he does not stop. <br /><br />His thoughts are fixed on dusty shelves <br />Where musty volumes hide themselves,-- <br />Rare prints of poetry and prose, <br />And quaintly lettered folios,-- <br />Perchance a parchment manuscript, <br />In some forgotten corner slipped, <br />Or monk-illumined missal bound <br />In vellum with brass clasps around; <br />These are the pictured things that throng <br />His mind the while he walks along. <br /> <br />A dingy street, a cellar dim, <br />With book-lined walls, suffices him. <br />The dust is white upon his sleeves; <br />He turns the yellow, dog-eared leaves <br />With just the same religious look <br />That priests give to the Holy Book. <br />He does not heed the stifling air <br />If so he find a treasure there. <br /><br />He knows rare books, like precious wines, <br />Are hidden where the sun ne’er shines; <br />For him delicious flavors dwell <br />In books as in old Muscatel; <br />He finds in features of the type <br />A clue to prove the grape was ripe. <br />And when he leaves this dismal place, <br />Behold, a smile lights up his face! <br />Upon his cheeks a genial glow,-- <br />Within his hand Boccaccio, <br />A first edition worn with age,Michelle Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499490029910905577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4348756896152471422012-05-20T16:14:10.650+01:002012-05-20T16:14:10.650+01:00well done on times mention a real honour ,all the ...well done on times mention a real honour ,all the best stustujallenhttp://winstonsdad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-26624952639807171172012-05-20T12:49:18.357+01:002012-05-20T12:49:18.357+01:00I love the idea of a shop where the books are arra...I love the idea of a shop where the books are arranged by jacket colour. I wonder if they were aiming to attract customers who were primarily looking for books to fit in with an interior design concept rather than on the basis of their contents?David Nolan (David73277)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16898875181095358216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10765305170951747152012-05-20T12:15:32.999+01:002012-05-20T12:15:32.999+01:00I am so glad you posted this. After your brother p...I am so glad you posted this. After your brother put this out on facebook I spent quite a bit of today trying to work out how I could access the article without subscribing to The Times.Karynhttp://apenguinaweek.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22341236170782994652012-05-20T12:01:41.000+01:002012-05-20T12:01:41.000+01:00Look at you Simon! What an honour! And I quite agr...Look at you Simon! What an honour! And I quite agree with everything you said! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com