tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.comments2023-03-28T15:23:16.297+01:00The BookhoundBookhoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-19514952892356931542018-07-13T02:01:05.148+01:002018-07-13T02:01:05.148+01:00I love Northanger Abbey and have read it many time...I love Northanger Abbey and have read it many times, but I do think the Georgian mindset is harder to understand than, say, the Victorian mind. Maybe we are too far away from it now. Enjoyable post.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-40933581754059774592018-06-05T11:06:48.475+01:002018-06-05T11:06:48.475+01:00Yes! Spotted it :-D
The virtual swim info is here...Yes! Spotted it :-D<br /><br />The virtual swim info is here - https://www.myvirtualmission.com/missions/22215/swim-the-river-usk. I can at least imagine that I'm swimming through beautiful countryside while stuck in the pool. Mind you, I think the pool is preferable to Newport Docks!Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-42875072037488008212018-06-04T14:31:11.534+01:002018-06-04T14:31:11.534+01:00Thank you so much, Margaret. I cannot tell you how...Thank you so much, Margaret. I cannot tell you how delighted I am that you have enjoyed thr fruits of my labours so much.Papagenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12722791128858572266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-42600728549929321082018-06-02T21:26:41.762+01:002018-06-02T21:26:41.762+01:00And now perhaps the comment will get through! Glad...And now perhaps the comment will get through! Glad you are doing such interesting things, a virtual swim is most intriguing.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-33724572701230354672018-05-28T14:47:39.449+01:002018-05-28T14:47:39.449+01:00Thank you both. Glad to know, it wasn't just m...Thank you both. Glad to know, it wasn't just me, Clothes in Books!<br /><br />Thanks Lyn - I didn't know that Arthur Machen had done a translation. They were truly fascinating. I do love diaries / autobiography as a way of seeing into other lives, and other centuries.Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-32234767976411549262018-05-28T11:33:22.110+01:002018-05-28T11:33:22.110+01:00Casanova's Memoirs sounds wonderful. Naxos are...Casanova's Memoirs sounds wonderful. Naxos are producing the audio book & it looks like a complete edition. Part 1 & 2 (Part 3 to come) are about 90 hours, read by Peter Wickham. Translated by Arthur Machen.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-27744971366004184812018-05-28T11:02:34.057+01:002018-05-28T11:02:34.057+01:00Thanks Lyn for the advice on Catherine Aird, must ...Thanks Lyn for the advice on Catherine Aird, must add "A most contagious game" to my TBR list.Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-18155500051476043212018-05-28T10:56:33.305+01:002018-05-28T10:56:33.305+01:00Thanks Bev! My comments went awol on Blogger, so h...Thanks Bev! My comments went awol on Blogger, so have only just re-discovered them.Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-86623997500541944022018-05-28T10:55:44.424+01:002018-05-28T10:55:44.424+01:00And thank you for the signed copy!!And thank you for the signed copy!!Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-58036958729929083562018-05-28T10:44:11.089+01:002018-05-28T10:44:11.089+01:00Thanks for this. Have just discovered a whole load...Thanks for this. Have just discovered a whole load of comments in Awaiting Moderation that I never saw before! 18 months on, am feeling a lot better, I still struggle with the "Black Dog" but am managing to cope with it rather better. Support from friends, books, swimming and the great outdoors have been wonderful helps.Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-15877190907785861632018-04-24T22:05:21.878+01:002018-04-24T22:05:21.878+01:00Good to see you again, and am glad you are still r...Good to see you again, and am glad you are still reading! I felt much the same about the Bruno series.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-2064406591586431482018-02-09T22:07:52.558+00:002018-02-09T22:07:52.558+00:00Very good review of an excellent book - it made a ...Very good review of an excellent book - it made a big impression on me, and the Dreyfus Affair does sometimes defy belief...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-78104551058683684322018-01-20T21:45:23.912+00:002018-01-20T21:45:23.912+00:00Thanks so much for joining me! I hope you have a s...Thanks so much for joining me! I hope you have a successful investigation and make Superintendent status!Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-59555404152611051882018-01-14T21:26:30.809+00:002018-01-14T21:26:30.809+00:00A very impressive list. I admire your eclecticism....A very impressive list. I admire your eclecticism.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-67435553850528154722017-12-26T17:43:38.711+00:002017-12-26T17:43:38.711+00:00Thanks so much for the lovely review, Margaret! (A...Thanks so much for the lovely review, Margaret! (And for doing battle with the technical hitches!) xClare Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713781808587139274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-47308737322834715892017-12-21T10:52:51.406+00:002017-12-21T10:52:51.406+00:00I loved those Enid Blyton books too, and also the ...I loved those Enid Blyton books too, and also the Five Find Outers and Dog. I've always thought my later love for crime fiction was developed there... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-67622093087130518252017-11-26T08:22:42.998+00:002017-11-26T08:22:42.998+00:00I grabbed it eagerly too. But was disappointed and...I grabbed it eagerly too. But was disappointed and left it unfinished. Prefer her previous book The Taxidermist's daughter.Gunnelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-74363378971628449372017-10-19T18:51:19.089+01:002017-10-19T18:51:19.089+01:00I've long been fascinated by The Titanic (long...I've long been fascinated by The Titanic (long before the film)- this book sounds marvellous, thanks for drawing it to my attention.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-19205620809722769782017-08-27T22:17:52.406+01:002017-08-27T22:17:52.406+01:00This sounds great: I must try to find it. I rememb...This sounds great: I must try to find it. I remember the Fried Green Tomatoes film very well.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-78628095023207918892017-07-24T18:23:52.383+01:002017-07-24T18:23:52.383+01:00Pilecki did much more than his 3 years in Auschwit...Pilecki did much more than his 3 years in Auschwitz.Unfortunately he was murdered by polish communists... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-1012399397315298212017-07-13T14:57:15.504+01:002017-07-13T14:57:15.504+01:00Sounds good!I thought the title sounded rather twe...Sounds good!I thought the title sounded rather twee, but your description is much more tempting.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-86762063083514147582017-06-15T18:15:45.766+01:002017-06-15T18:15:45.766+01:00I too have never read ZMM, and for just the reason...I too have never read ZMM, and for just the reasons you mention, and so am most intrigued by this! I'm not sure I can face it yet, but I will certainly bear it in mind. And now am off to look up The Portable Veblen...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-41379937641634384292017-06-04T22:37:02.034+01:002017-06-04T22:37:02.034+01:00Oh I love Dancers in Mourning, now you've real...Oh I love Dancers in Mourning, now you've really made me want to read it again.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-58022384987804766242017-04-30T13:53:36.461+01:002017-04-30T13:53:36.461+01:00Ha! Your final para is of great interest to me. Wh...Ha! Your final para is of great interest to me. When I started to read this review I thought 'I'm sure I wanted to read this book before, in fact I'm pretty sure I ordered it, so why did I never read it?' So I looked up my records and found I did order it, and did read it. And apparently have no memory of it... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-82724888531080331332017-04-30T13:48:42.778+01:002017-04-30T13:48:42.778+01:00I love Agatha Christie, and there are few of her b...I love Agatha Christie, and there are few of her books that I don't re-read, but this is one of them - I don't get on with it at all. And at the same time I don't remember much about it. Well done for givng it a go...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com