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Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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A Night of Errors by Michael Innes
The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
Knitting Heartland by Jo Sharp
The Heritage of Hastur by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
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About meI simply enjoy reading. Where I like an author I tend to read all the works written by that author. I particularly enjoy reading crime fiction and twentieth century british female authors. As well as reading, my other interests can be determined from my books - cooking, knitting and gardening - but I also enjoy listening to and playing music (I have not yet felt the need to put my music (neither sheet nor CD) into librarything...). And then there are the two cats (grown up versions of the one in the picture). I also enjoy spending time in bookshops - just looking for that odd book or three, which may have something to do with the increasing size of my library...
About my libraryMy library only shows books that are actually currently on my bookshelves (well, to be truthful, some are in piles waiting to go on a bookshelf...), perhaps I should have said - books that I own. I do not show the books that I used to own - as I decided that they did not hold enough interest for me to keep them, nor do I show my 'wish list' which sits in my head until I enter a bookshop - preferably a second hand bookshop, and if I am lucky... Every now and again I try and permanently remove some books to make space for new ones but usually end up getting a new book shelf (which means working out where another book shelf can actually fit in the house). Whilst there may be some books that have not yet been read, in general if a book is in the library it has been read.
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Restrained book buying is not going too well so far - there are several excellent book stalls on the market (which I can see from my bedroom window) and a few very good second hand shops 2 mins walk away. Today I have already spent £6 on 5 old Penguins, and yesterday there was a David Gentleman Design book I just had to get... Oh dear!
posted by ladycassilis at 5:38 am (EST) on Sep 29, 2009
Rosa
posted by ladycassilis at 11:31 am (EST) on Sep 27, 2009
Good to hear from you.
Benson is a great writer both with his 'Mapp & Lucia' stories and also with his Ghost stories (although the latter may not be to your taste) I also agree that the DVD's capture the stories very well indeed.I don't know if you are aware of an additional book called 'Fine Feathers and Other Stories',selected by Jack Adrian and published by Oxford University Press. The interesting thing about this volume is that in addition to a 'rare' Mapp & Lucia tale,there are a couple of earlier Lucia- type characters.
Catherine Shaw is of particular interest to me as the stories are largely set in Victorian Cambridge(one of my favorite places to visit). The one you mention that I have just entered,is also strongly tied in with Heffers Bookshop. (again my very favorite shop) The only book of Shaw's I haven't read in fact is the one that you have read.
Jim Kelly is good isn't he. I like it that he writes about the Fens and Ely,which is close to Cambridge of course. he attended a book-signing which I attended just last week.
Regards
posted by devenish at 1:31 pm (EST) on Jul 27, 2009
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/2009...
FYI
posted by ryn_books at 10:32 am (EST) on Jun 13, 2009
Sadly his ratting days are over as he has broken all but one of his canine teeth so he has taken to gardening instead and either sits on the weeds I am trying to pull out or he bites my hand because he wants his chin scratched.
His sister nags ... enough said! But they are getting old and need reassurance which I am happy to give them - just not ALL of the time.
posted by pinkozcat at 2:22 am (EST) on Jun 12, 2009
Then one day I came home from work and found a whole bowl of bananas had been thrown onto the floor and all with killer bites just below the stems. From then on the rats were always very dead when he brought them home. He had obviously been practising.
posted by pinkozcat at 8:45 am (EST) on May 16, 2009
Yours,
Messpots (John Buchan fan)
posted by messpots at 4:12 am (EST) on Apr 16, 2009
posted by pinkozcat at 2:54 am (EST) on Apr 3, 2009
Letting you know that I really enjoyed the Arthur Upfield book "Death of a Lake". Quite powerful stuff, particularly in how the wildlife responded to the water going.
It's a shame only 2 titles appear to be in print (and then at order-in). Am looking forward to finding more in 2nd hand stores and ebay. It's nice to have a new author to collect 2nd hand as it lessens the budget guilt.
The tagging looks like it's taking off :-)
posted by ryn_books at 8:57 pm (EST) on Mar 30, 2009
posted by pinkozcat at 3:18 am (EST) on Mar 29, 2009
I bought my first Arthur Upfield today. The only one in Reader's Feast Bookstore. I suspect others will take a while to track down.
That's fine as it's always good to add challenges when I 2nd hand book shop :-).
I got Death of a Lake which I started on the train home. Am enjoying it. Very nice use of language and the landscape evoked is so topical. Thanks for the find!
posted by ryn_books at 7:25 am (EST) on Mar 17, 2009
posted by ryn_books at 3:58 am (EST) on Mar 15, 2009
Isn't it funny how we have 230 books in common, and that's not enough for us to be on either of our "Members With... " lists? :-)
posted by ryn_books at 3:55 am (EST) on Mar 15, 2009
The fires are heartbreaking. What terrible news every day. We're in a part of NSW that is at low risk from those fire-storms because there isn't any fuel load where we live. So we're fine. Do you have that choking smoke where you are? It's spread 400km north-west leaving a pall on the landscape.
Cheers
Meg
posted by merry10 at 3:27 pm (EST) on Feb 10, 2009
I'm looking forward to browsing through your library. I think we have similar tastes - oh no...more recommendations! :-)
posted by katylit at 7:52 pm (EST) on Sep 23, 2008
Thanks for the info on A.L.Barker.
Don't worry about the 'proof reading', I've just had to go back to one of my friends on the web and send my regrets that I have given him some book details that I had already sent to him a couple of messages ago! Both things are very easy to do.
Speak to you soon.
posted by devenish at 7:47 am (EST) on May 25, 2008
Nice to hear from you again. and also glad that you have managed to enter all of your books. It's quite surprising just how many seem to lurk in odd and forgotten places.
With regard to your question about "online books",now that is difficult and one that I have not come across before.My immediate feeling would be -yes,enter them,as otherwise you will not have the authors complete works. However if you want a more complete answer,perhaps you would let me know the author you mean (and their books both actual and online)and I will try to help more.
I was interested to hear about A.L. Barker,a name not previously known to me. I'll have to give them a try.
All the best
posted by devenish at 6:07 am (EST) on May 25, 2008
I look forward to having a look at yours.
posted by parmaviolet at 1:11 pm (EST) on Apr 9, 2008
It was a pleasure browsing through your library. It's much more interesting when all the books have covers...I wish more people did it. Particularly like your vintage juvenile and mystery editions.
Cheers.
posted by abealy at 9:34 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2008
Thanks for the list of Australian authors which I shall find very useful. They are all new to me apart from Paul Temple.
Regarding British writers,on looking through your Library,you seem to have quite a fair selection already,however here goes.☞ Edmund Crispin is a 'classic' writer,best known for "The Moving Toyshop" (this takes place in Oxford),Andrew Taylor with his two (main)series of English murder mysteries, Jill Paton Walsh whose latest (and I think best) book is called "The Bad Quarto",Sarah Cauldwell who wrote only four books (but what a four) before her premature death.The books are funny without being silly if you know what I mean,and feature a team of young barristers.I don't know if you like Historical mysteries,but if you do then I can recommend "THe Meaning of Night"by Michael Cox,and The Matthew Shardlake series by C.J.Sansom (three books so far)
Hope that helps,but if you need any more do let me know.
Best wishes.
posted by devenish at 3:44 pm (EST) on Mar 24, 2008
Nice to hear from you again and to be able to view your excellent library. Thanks for deciding to make it public so that other members can see your collection. As you so rightly say,we seem to share quite a large number of books,622 at the moment.
Now I have had a chance to have a look at your books,I can see a load of them are of interest to me and so I hope you will not mind if I return the compliment of adding you to my list of 'Interesting Libraries' too.
I note that one of your tags is 'Books about Books' and you may in turn be interested to see mine tagged in the same way.
If you can recommend any Australian Crime Fiction apart from Arthur Upfield,who I know well and collect,although not always easy to get hold of here,I would be grateful to you.
Best wishes and do keep in touch.
posted by devenish at 10:31 am (EST) on Mar 23, 2008
posted by merry10 at 6:44 am (EST) on Mar 23, 2008
Thank you! So did you check out the author cloud. Often a good way to get a quick overview!
We have been a bit over-the-top buying children's books these last eight years!! I have 3 children, 14, 11 and 8 and our last child is a reluctant reader, so we throw books at her!! I also started LT straight after being a little bit obsessive about the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge, printing out lists, ticking off what books we had as it were, so that explains the rather intensive tagging. We are far away from convenient libraries, so we purchase rather a lot.
Your library is increasing by the day, I see! Good work!
posted by merry10 at 1:22 am (EST) on Mar 23, 2008
Have fun.
posted by merry10 at 6:15 am (EST) on Mar 21, 2008
I'm just dropping in to say you've appeared on my top50 similar libraries, and how much fun I've had zooming through you're collection. My library doesn't include my more youthful reading obsessions, but you have plenty authors I remember reading but no longer have! You also have some authors I've never read, but look veerrry interesting! What a busy post Christmas time you had!
Thanks!
posted by merry10 at 5:53 am (EST) on Mar 21, 2008