Member: Eurydice

Congratulations to you both. Like I told Oakes, I wish you time together - lots and lots of it. Mary Lou

posted by MerryMary at 1:14 am (EST) on Oct 30, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS to you and Oakes!!!

posted by Carnophile at 9:34 am (EST) on Oct 28, 2009

Julie,
I see you added Hindoo Holiday. I loved it. Hope you enjoy it as much.
Pam

posted by pamelad at 1:23 am (EST) on Jul 17, 2009

Great see you then.

posted by Marensr at 12:40 pm (EST) on May 7, 2009

I don't know is 1:00 PM fine? There is the Intelligentsia close to my work on State street. Is that cutting it too close for you to get here?

posted by Marensr at 12:24 pm (EST) on May 7, 2009

I congratulate you on your youthful perspicacity in choosing Saul! (I'd never have gotten past the Archie-glitz.) And Halleluiah for Health!
Peggy

posted by LizzieD at 9:34 am (EST) on Apr 24, 2009

Dear Julie,
I'm so glad that you had a birthday (and I hope that it was a happy one, and that your year will be equally satisfying) becuase I saw your name on the Virago list and came to visit. Please don't be embarrassed by a richness of mysteries! They make my library explosive, and I haven't catalogued a huge number of them - not even my precious collection of tattered Nero Wolfs. What other genre gives such an immediate, accurate look at its cultural milieu? (--- if we need justification for the pleasure they give) I have in the past few years taken more interest in science fiction, but I always have a mystery in the current reading pile.
So - belated Happy Birthday! I look forward to seeing you here from time to time.
Peggy

posted by LizzieD at 9:32 am (EST) on Apr 22, 2009

I have read a few culinary mysteries, will recommend some next time.

posted by frdiamond at 5:08 am (EST) on Mar 4, 2009

Hello all "LG" members! To try to spur us all on to do a bit more on our LG site, I thought I'd write each of you a note.
I have a renewed interest in LG due to the horrid (13degrees) weather here. I was bored & perused my lost generation books where I came upon "Found Meals of the Lost Generation", by Suzanne Rodriguez-Hunter. When I purchased the book, I must admit I looked at the recipes & ignored the accompanying text. In reading it through, I am finding it a delight. Neat little thumbnail sketches of the time with recipes for foods they served/may have served in Paris. The book is dotted with post-its & my Amazon cart has some new things to read, e.g., "Nightwood" by Djuna Barnes.
Am looking forward to some news from our members as to what new relevant books you've read or really, anything to do with the time. Thanks, Judie

posted by passy at 11:08 am (EST) on Mar 1, 2009

Finishing "The As"cent" of money" do you read gourmet mysteries?

posted by frdiamond at 5:49 am (EST) on Feb 26, 2009

Late last night, I finished Nicholas Blake's The Corpse in the Snowman. I love these tightly plotted "vintage mysteries." Years ago, I read his End of Chapter but now need to track down more of these.

I think vintage mysteries would make a great 10th category for 2010.

posted by lindapanzo at 12:55 pm (EST) on Feb 19, 2009

What 999 are you reading?

posted by frdiamond at 5:58 am (EST) on Feb 14, 2009

Never too many Appleby!
Except I don't like death in the presidents house

posted by frdiamond at 5:57 am (EST) on Feb 14, 2009

A large percentage of what we share is mysteries.

posted by frdiamond at 4:58 am (EST) on Feb 13, 2009

...after abruptly ending that last note, I have a couple of spare minutes now !

As regards writing, I will do it, though just at present, it does seem now may not be the best time - with demands of business and small child, we`re both suffering from a bad case of TATT (Tired All The Time). Still, we`re bearing up. We have a holiday coming up soon, so that might be a good time - we`re off to the Heart of England (I thought we were already in the Heart of England !)(Worcestershire/The Cotswolds) to stay in a holiday cottage there.

I doubt if anyone stays on LT consistently - I think almost by definition it`s something people drop in and out of. For me, I think for a time it was one of the things that kept me sane during my father`s final illness (he died March 2008) and I must admit it doesn`t seem quite so relevant now. Still, I`ve been trying to drop into LT when I can.

By the way, I seem to recall that your Anglophile tendencies ran to culinary matters - have you tried bread and butter pudding ?

Must go,

Nick

posted by nickhoonaloon at 3:26 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2009

Thanks for the belated Xmas greetings. Yes, young Adam did enjoy Xmas - but generally he enjoys life, so it was just another day in fun city as far as he`s concerned. It`s a source of great pride to us that he`s such a good-natured, happy little boy.

Haveing started off in that positive note, he`s just woken up and started crying, so I`ll break off and get back to you later !

Best,

Nick

posted by nickhoonaloon at 9:24 am (EST) on Jan 29, 2009

Thanks for adding me to the honored you have selected as those with interesting libraries. If your profile is "embarrassingly full" of mysteries, then what is mine? THe product of a obsessive collector - but I'm not embarrassed to admit my mania for fictional crime and mayhem. What I find interesting (intriguing is a better word choice, I think) is that a Texas woman has listed three of Chicago's top used book stores as her favorites. How did that happen? And how did you miss Ogara & Wilson in Hyde Park -- a stone's throw from Seminary Co-op? I'd give it my award as the finest antiquarian bookstore in the city.

How did you enjoy Bourgeois Pig? A favorite lunchtime haunt of mine. I work right across the street at the children's hospital.

Cheers,
John

posted by prettysinister at 7:51 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2009

Thank you so much for the beautiful Virginia Woolf card! I've sent it to a friend before but never received on myself - I'm going to use it as a bookmark! Perfect, a Virginia of one's own. It makes me happy that you enjoyed your gift; that's why I give gifts, for the pleasure they give in themselves. Happy reading! Claire xx

posted by bunnyb at 2:00 pm (EST) on Dec 29, 2008

Have been explorinbg the offline world for a while, so haven`t LT`d much in ages. Was wondering how the writing`s coming along ?

I am thinking of trying my hand at a bit of writing myself. Obviously I am ancient and left education a very long time ago. Like the Wilde character I disapprove of anything that interferes with natural ignorance ! Do you think creative writing classes are a good thing ? Not that i really have much spare time for such things.

More importantly, I noticed someone`s posted a message sending `congratulations`. Are congratulations in order ?

Best,

Nick

posted by nickhoonaloon at 6:00 am (EST) on Dec 22, 2008

I'm glad to find interesting libraries. Your food and drink tag is rather complete, and inviting. Also, I was sort of surprised to find "The seven-per-cent solution" in "Books you share".. I thought that was a sort of obscure book. Kind of like a Sherlock Holmes apocryphal works sort of thing :) But now that I looked, apparently a lot of LTers have it!

posted by markusnenadovus at 11:18 pm (EST) on Dec 18, 2008

I'm writing because I noticed you have a book by Andrew Dornenburg in your library. I wanted to let you know that he'll be on LibraryThing for a few weeks (until December 5th), participating in an Author Chat. So stop on by and ask Andrew a question:

Andrew Dornenburg Author Chat

posted by sonyagreen at 11:04 am (EST) on Nov 24, 2008

As Joe Biden might say:

Two words: Congratulations!

posted by oakesspalding at 2:52 am (EST) on Nov 17, 2008

Great I'll meet you downstairs at 5:30. We have a nice lobby and I'll wait there for you. We are next to the Plymouth Grill which has a big sign. Then we can wander. See you then.

Maren

posted by Marensr at 4:04 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2008

Not to worry. Poking around some old buildings would be splendid. I can meet tonight or on Friday if that is easier. Or I could leave for lunch today or Friday. Thursday might be tricky for me.

I get off work at 5:30 and I am at 321 S Plymouth court which is just south of Jackson and a block west of State. We could just me there or somewhere else in the loop. Just let me know what you prefer.

Looking forward to seeing you again soon,

Maren

posted by Marensr at 12:25 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2008

Well I don't know what part of town you are coming from and I hate to take you too far out of your way. Just off the Fullerton el stop there is the Bourgeois Pig which has a good tea selection and crumpets and is close to several used book stores but there are many good tea spots in town. I haven't actually been to their store but I have been given the tea as gifts and Tea Geschwender is is supposed to be good. I am not sure exactly where they are but we could look it up. I really don't mind letting you choose as I am here all the time.

Just let me know what piques your interest.

Soon to be drinking tea with at least one cat, Maren

posted by Marensr at 10:33 pm (EST) on Oct 26, 2008

Julie,

I am sorry I failed to notice your note. How would next Wednesday evening suit you? I am generally off at 5:30 and could meet you somewhere by 6:00ish or you and Oakes if he wants to join us.

I hope you are having a good visit it would be lovely to see you.

Fondly, Maren

posted by Marensr at 12:32 pm (EST) on Oct 22, 2008

Hey! Glad you made it through in one piece, and that you are safe & sound. What surgery?

Things here are just about back to normal. Going to have to knock out a wall in my LR and replace the sheet rock, but I rent so it's the landlord's job. Power came back last Friday, though I still have a few friends & co-workers without.

Take care!
Dani

posted by philosojerk at 6:16 pm (EST) on Sep 26, 2008

Hi Julie,
Haven't noticed your name on any postings since the hurricane, and am wondering if all is okay for you.

Mike

posted by WholeHouseLibrary at 8:26 pm (EST) on Sep 20, 2008

Hi, thanks for the well-wishes. How did you make it through? I live inside the loop & we're still without power, but my place had minimal damage. Parts of Montrose are back up and there's some businesses opening. Kroger in my neighborhood has been open on a generator, and seem to be getting more supplies in by the day. Mostly having a hard time finding ice but there's supposed to be some at a church nearby at 10am.

Hope you survived and that all are safe & well. If you find internet somewhere drop a line and let us know you're OK.

Dani

posted by philosojerk at 10:08 am (EST) on Sep 16, 2008

Julie, keeping one eye on that hurricane and thinking of you. Hope you will be safe (you're in the Houston area, right?). - Lois

posted by avaland at 7:41 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2008

Thanks for the reply. I will plan to go ahead and start that thread but it will now be a little while before I have time to do it--I'm no longer on vacation--back in the harness this week! Things will settle down by the end of next week so I will start it soon after that. Glad you are back to LT.

posted by MusicMom41 at 12:13 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2008

Hi Julie

So sorry to hear you have been poorly. I do hope you are feeling better?

Best wishes

Louise

posted by framheim at 2:36 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

Hi, Eurydice

You are near the top of my Top Libraries list and now I find out you are the moderator of the Nero Wolfe group. I just joined a few days ago and I would like to start a new thread if you don't mind (and if I can figure out how--I'm very new at this). I am currently reading--and in many cases re-reading--the entire series in order. I'd like to start a thread that will discuss the books one at a time in order--probably allowing about two weeks between adding new books. I'll be asking for no spoilers before the next book is introduced--and then spoilers should be identified. I've got a few already read so I know I can keep up that pace for a while anyway. Would this meet with your approval?

I'm going out of town this weekend, but I'll have my computer with me. I will also, hopefully if my family doesn't keep me too busy, to get started on this project if I hear from you. If you okay it do you have any suggestions? I've only been doing the "Group" thing for about a week so I could use advice. Thanks.

posted by MusicMom41 at 5:41 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2008

Dear Julie,

Loving Without Tears arrived safely. Lovely book. Thank you so much for sending it to me.

Best wishes
Valerie

posted by englishrose60 at 8:01 am (EST) on Aug 20, 2008

now i feel doubly bad since i joined Book Mooch this past Sunday...and the Megan Abbott was the first of my books to be 'snapped up" , as it were...so i go to join Book Mooching on LT ..and you (!) started the Group!..now i feel triple-crappy...but maybe i can make it up by being a good BookMooching person...maybe?...so far i have had no prolems with BM but i started SMALL.....duh...talk to you later

posted by jdthloue at 2:11 pm (EST) on Aug 12, 2008

Hey -stay safe during the deluge.

posted by AsYouKnow_Bob at 7:29 pm (EST) on Aug 4, 2008

You're welcome to help with WilliamCongreve. The thread is http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.ph... ; books 1-200 in the bibliography are taken, but feel free to post about what you're willing to take. If you want, I can email you a plain text transcription of the book, but the scans (in DjVu format) are linked from the thread.

posted by prosfilaes at 9:33 pm (EST) on Jul 31, 2008

Thanks, I`ve joined your group. I would`ve replied sooner, but haven`t been on LT for a while.

posted by nickhoonaloon at 5:01 am (EST) on Jul 17, 2008

Ha ha. My book acquisitions are also supposed to be on hiatus, however, at last glance, I am waiting to receive an embarrassing 17 books from BookMooch. As soon as I resolved to stop being so greedy, the most amazing things came available on my wishlist. Is there a 12-step program?

posted by RidgewayGirl at 4:53 pm (EST) on Jul 16, 2008

Hi Julie,

I'm very glad you've accepted my invitation, it's always nice to have some friends on the internet, especially here on Librarything!

Kind regards, Esther.

posted by EstherD at 11:41 am (EST) on Jul 16, 2008

A very belated to Crescent City Connection. I'm malik a.k.a. nautilus_library, and under my previous LT name of smellthecoffee i started Crescent City Connection because to my surprise i couldnt find any NO-related group on LT. I havent been visiting it myself lately but a group is more than one person anyway, right? In any event -- cheers!

posted by nautilus_library at 4:04 pm (EST) on Jul 14, 2008

Julie, I had somehow missed your comment on my profile page. Yes, it would be fun to see you and Christina the next time I am in the Houston area. At this point that would likely be in the Winter but I'll keep you posted. I suspect I will see you in Chicago before then.

Interwar period. I suppose I define it broadly to encompass works that are experiences of the two wars as well. Poets Sigfried Sasson and Wilfred Owen, Patrick Leigh Fermor walking across Europe before WWII breaks out in [A Time of Gifts], [A Month in the Country], [The Slaves of Solitude] and [In the Heat of the Day] both focus on the lives of women on the homefront during WWII. I am sure I will think of others but those are the most recent ones I've read.

Maren

posted by Marensr at 11:30 am (EST) on Jun 29, 2008

Julie, are you collecting ALL Viragos or just specific ones? I have another you do not have, so was wondering:-) Best, Lois

posted by avaland at 8:21 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2008

Julie, Got it, thanks! The book will probably go out on Tuesday. The artist is Carl Holsoe, a Danish artist. He also did the previous picture I had up on my profile page. - Lois

posted by avaland at 8:03 pm (EST) on Jun 21, 2008

PS (again): I just changed my profile page picture yesterday! Yes, I like this artist's work; it's very calming (in contrast to the riot of colors in the posted book covers!). - L

posted by avaland at 5:31 pm (EST) on Jun 21, 2008

Thanks! I agonised over the etiquette but decided it would be taken as a compliment. I'm very slowly adding books, but I have a long way to go.

posted by bencritchley at 8:48 pm (EST) on Jun 20, 2008

No need to apologise for the delay in replying. With one thing and another, I find I`m more and more reluctant to spend my time in front of a computer screen. We didn`t move from the big bad city to the Derbyshire countryside to stay indoors !

A couple of books you might like -

Julian Symons - Bloody Murder (Mortal Consequences in the US) - an idiosyncratic trundle through the annals of crime fiction. One of those books that`s good because of it`s defects, not despite them.

Olney - The Authentic World of Sherlock Holmes (Victorian London)

There was another, but my memory`s not what it was. Adam-related sleep deprivation, no doubt !

Best,

Nick

posted by nickhoonaloon at 11:30 am (EST) on Jun 15, 2008

Hello Eurydice, I am delighted you think I have an interesting library and am happy to return the compliment because you do have an interesting library. The kind that I can peruse for more books when the stacks I have seem uninteresting. I didn't take it as a slight at all. Maren

posted by Marensr at 11:40 am (EST) on Jun 6, 2008

He Eurydice
Thank you for your information

Well i really don´t understand how i can share my books with you if you are so far away (by mail or maybe you mean e_books or only i share my experiences with the books?????

Yes i am still loose (sorry my English is not quite good enough to understand all the things in a web page), if you can please explain me more i will be very grateful

Sandra

posted by DANNIELTANNA at 3:49 pm (EST) on May 26, 2008

Just a quick note to return your greetings !

Since we last encountered each other I`ve become a dad for the first time (a son, Adam, currently just over six months old). As you can imagine, we`ve been very busy and many things (including LT) have had to take a back seat.

I`m planning to keep up the LT interest, but confine it to just one or two groups that I contribute to regularly, rather than `spreading myself too thinly`.

How`s the writing going along ?

Nick

posted by nickhoonaloon at 4:39 am (EST) on May 14, 2008

Thanks for your welcome comment. What drew me to the Liberatarian Cooking group?? Well, of course, the prospect of great recipes from great minds! :) Thanks for the pointers to the "real" Libertarian groups--I'll definitely check those out. It's great to be here.

-Brian

posted by bhouser at 10:41 pm (EST) on Apr 15, 2008

Elephants was great. I'm still not sure what is meant by a "cozy". (The back blurb implies that it is one.) How can felony and mayhem-or "Felony and Mayhem"--be cozy? There were no old women sleuths. No cats. Does "cozy" imply a certain lack of realism? Or is it sort of the opposite of a "noir"?

--Still Kind of a Newbie

posted by oakesspalding at 7:47 pm (EST) on Apr 6, 2008

Eurydice: what an excellent choice of names!

posted by criels at 5:42 pm (EST) on Apr 1, 2008

"Felony and Mayhem"--excellent!

posted by oakesspalding at 2:28 am (EST) on Mar 21, 2008

You're welcome. :) I don't go to events at MBTB frequently, but I find it a comfort to know that there is always something. (Just like it's kind of nice to look and see libraries and bookstores everywhere across the country/world--strangely reassuring).

posted by christiguc at 3:55 pm (EST) on Mar 16, 2008

I chose From London Far because you rated it high and a nice copy was available on Bookmooch--I'm halfway through Wives and Daughters, but the Innes is next! Thanks--

posted by Sarahsponda at 11:16 am (EST) on Feb 24, 2008

Hey Kiddo,

That's a Hillman Books PB edition of the 1936 novel THE RUBBER BAND which I bet you have heard of. Hillman was a kind of sleazy PB house that had the habit of re-titling things (often without asking the author) so as to fool people into re-purchasing things they already had. It's not even a Christie American/British title thing. Just random stuff to make you crazy. Stout is one of those authors where I collect variant editions and you have certainly spotted one. Hope all is well with you.

- Barney

ps. - the new photo is from a Burns night where I performed the Address to a Haggis.

p.p.s. - check out my Sherlock Holmes tag.

posted by Dannelke at 4:39 pm (EST) on Feb 23, 2008

Hi.

I know your inquiry re: Charles & Mary Lamb is over a year old. But I thought I'd mention that www.daedalusbooks.com has The Devil Kissed Her for $3.98...which is a really great price (assuming, of course, you buy multiple books to offset the shipping costs).

Anyway, thought I'd throw that out there. Take care and be well!

Lori

posted by extrajoker at 3:38 pm (EST) on Feb 6, 2008

Thanks for a heads up about the author favorites. That makes things much tidier!

posted by Oklahoma at 9:02 pm (EST) on Jan 26, 2008

Hi - Thanks for the comment. I loved One Good Knight and when I read that bit to my husband he immediately posted it on our profile page. I had seen her books in a lot of LT libraries so when I spied that one at the public library I couldn't resist. Since then I have read several others by Lackey and enjoyed them all.

Tricia

posted by hailelib at 9:01 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2008

Hello Eurydice, you have a nice collection of mysteries; I am curious about the titles you have tagged Golden Age. Do you recommend one title or author in particular? I read Double Indemnity last year and generally try to purchase anything published in the Black Lizard series. If you have never read the short noir novels of David Goodis, give'em a whirl.
Also I noticed you own The Western Canon. Since the book came out in 1994, I have tried to read many of the books listed by Bloom in the appendix and have stockpiled many more for the future. How has the book influenced your reading or purchases if at all? Just curious. Last year I started trying to find some of the lesser known titles that I have overlooked for several years. On alibris.com I purchased a translation of Natural History by the Catalonian author, Joan Perucho. It is a slim historical vampire novel somewhat reminiscent of Italo Calvino's novels and very excellent overall. I'm hoping you have a review of Chatterton. I just picked it up used a few weeks ago and it looks promising. Check out my collection of Viking Portable Readers. I have nearly every one that was ever printed in the mass market size with the wraparound color photo covers- the design used in the eighties. Happy reading and happier collecting, Floyd de Burbank

posted by floyd_dangle at 11:24 pm (EST) on Jan 16, 2008

Julie,

Thank you for pointing me toward the vegetarian group. I think I looked once for a group such as this that first day when I found the Kindle group, but must not have looked in the full group listing. I'm happy to know there is one. The topics look interesting. Thanks again.

posted by bereader at 9:22 pm (EST) on Dec 28, 2007

Hello Julie, I hope you're enjoying the holidays!

Quick question ... when you have a chance to read your new book, The Way of Tea by Rand Castile (as mentioned in the Tea! forum), can you kindly drop me a quick line to let me know what you think? I've never heard of this text before (it seems to date from 1971 or 1972). As a collector of books about tea ceremony in general, I'm intensely curious about it!

I didn't score any tea-related items from Santa, but no matter... a friend who just returned from a trip to Japan brought back some thick-tea matcha for me. So that's just about as good :-)

posted by chamekke at 9:08 pm (EST) on Dec 26, 2007

Hi, Julie ~ Just wanted to stop by for a quick minute to wish you happy holidays!

posted by Storeetllr at 1:02 am (EST) on Dec 26, 2007

Julie,

Thank you for the nice welcome message on my profile page. Maybe this is a friendly place after all.

Bonnie

posted by bereader at 12:57 am (EST) on Dec 24, 2007

I owe you an email! This means I am flaky x2. :)

posted by williamc at 5:37 pm (EST) on Dec 6, 2007

It's good to know that there are others out there who still seek out a lot of the Golden Age detective stuff. I was crazy into Crispin and after a long search managed to pick up all the Fen stuff. Then I regretted it because I had nothing to look forward to! Moved over to Innes, who I still think pales in comparison. A few sites online steered me to some other (hard to find) but satisfying stuff- I guess I really prefer the Donnish School overall. The only ones that didn't wow me were Carr and Allingham (admittedly, they only got one shot a piece, which might not have been fair). Any authors you could point me towards, seeing as you've got quite a lot of good ones in your catalog?

Thanks,
TwaCorbies

posted by twacorbies at 8:23 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2007

Hi Julie,
Not rude at all.
Lately I have seen Fellini's I Vitelloni, autobiographical, about the lives of Fellini and his friends in an Italian seaside town after WWII. Very good.

The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, a German silent. Conrad Veidt is the somnambulist. It's worth seeing just for the sets.

Pam

posted by pamelad at 5:41 am (EST) on Oct 28, 2007

Hi Julie,
Spirit of the Beehive was excellent.The main character was played by Ana Torrent, about 6 years old at the time, a tiny, serious child with enormous dark eyes. Most of the story is viewed from Ana's perspective. Ana's sister, not much older, was also very good in her part and a little sinister. The film looked beautiful, the isolated villa in the plain, the gentle autumn colours, the little girls trotting off to the stone schoolhouse in the middle of nowhere, clutching their school cases, walking across the empty windswept plain. Very little dialogue, msot of it whispered. Definitely worth seeking out - it's a film that stays with you.

Also saw North West Frontier - Kenneth More and Lauren Bacall careering across northern India to save an Indian princeling. Cliched characters, but brilliant scenery, millions of extras and lots of excitement.

Have you watched von Stroheim in Children of the Paradise yet? Very interested to hear what it's like. Hope your sister and the baby are going well. How did the tests come out?
Pam

posted by pamelad at 5:23 am (EST) on Oct 9, 2007

Oops! Faux-ami. Remembrance day? but for an individual.

posted by krishh at 10:54 am (EST) on Oct 7, 2007

Powell's First of the Month Sale--this time at Powell's Lincoln Park. Powell's tote bag required. Average price before taxes: $2 per book.

posted by oakesspalding at 2:18 am (EST) on Oct 2, 2007

Tell your sister that a complete stranger said "have a happy healthy baby!"

- Barney

posted by Dannelke at 8:33 am (EST) on Sep 27, 2007

Hi Julie,

I have seen The Wedding March, I think, but not Foolish Wives. Long running, cynical and perverse sounds like von Stroheim. Will look out for it - there is a video shop close by that has an enormous range, including Queen Kelly.

A fascinating man. As you say, as a director he did not know when to stop. I saw him in La Grande Illusion, an excellent film. Just looked him up on IMDB and found that he acted in quite a few films - had not realised that he had such an extensive acting career. Will keep an eye out for those too. Have you seen him in any other films?

Tonight I am seeing The Spirit of the Beehive, a Spanish classic of the seventies.

How did you get on with Buster Keaton?

So good to talk to a fellow fan of classic films, Julie.
Pam

posted by pamelad at 11:29 pm (EST) on Sep 26, 2007

Hey kiddo,

I'm glad you enjoyed that Ellison and that it's held up so well over the years. I was with him and his wife this weekend in Cleveland and he would have loved your remarks - even though I think that story is safely over the posterity transom.

Since you have a separate 19th century tag you REALLY need to get some Twain in you. I think you will really enjoy ROUGHING IT and THE INNOCENTS ABROAD. Also LETTERS FROM THE EARTH. Twain is just short of God-like. Only Swift and Voltaire are in the same league - and Twain wrote more, about more topics.

- Barney

ps. - Wait'll you see my Arthur Conan Doyle & Holmes tags. A project for next month. - b

posted by Dannelke at 8:11 pm (EST) on Sep 26, 2007

No. Entering mistake.

posted by oakesspalding at 12:49 am (EST) on Sep 20, 2007

Thanks for the return compliment. Indeed, it was the Tea! group that lead me to your library, it's very interesting. Of course, I found that we currently share 12 books and that was it...."Interesting library" it became.

posted by laurenisrad at 9:24 pm (EST) on Sep 19, 2007

Eurydice,

No problems on any fronts whatsoever. Thanks for the comment on the library. 4,000 down, 15,000 to go. Tonight I'll knock off some of the pre-Raphaelite art books and some architecture as I move through part of the living room.

As for the Ellison tag being so insanely huge, I have one of the three or four largest collections in the country. I've known him since 1978 and have been working on a biography of him for years. So that tag has come to represent more than books. It also includes magazine articles and the kind of ephemera that only someone hip-deep could possibly care about. Madness. ;-)

His strongest collections are STRANGE WINE, SHATTERDAY and ANGRY CANDY and SLIPPAGE. There is a new TPB edition of SHATTERDAY out this month with a great Arthur Suydham cover. Like Bradbury, his major strength is as a short story writer. His most famous stories are probably "Jeffty Is Five" and "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" which is one of the most reprinted stories and anthologized stories of the 20th century.

The Mark Twain tag is also huge but everyone should have a long ton of Twain - in my book. ;-)

- Barney Dannelke

posted by Dannelke at 12:56 am (EST) on Sep 19, 2007

Gingerbread recipe launched!

posted by desideo at 5:15 pm (EST) on Sep 18, 2007

Oh! Thank you for your so kind comment!
Since I have discovered BetterWorld.com, I have gone on a bookbuying binge (literally). I keep discovering authors and books I simply MUST have....oh dear my poor wallet!!
Your library has always fascinated me, by the way. So, we are even!

:-))

posted by aluvalibri at 12:19 pm (EST) on Sep 13, 2007

Eurydice, haven't seen Love Letters. Saw Jennifer Jones in Pictures of Jenny, which makes me wonder if she was always other worldly in her films (conclusion based on all of two films here.) Have recently seen a few silent films. Two with Buster Keaton: Sherlock Jnr and The Frozen North. In the Frozen North he's the bad guy. Very funny. Also saw him in Film, a short film by Beckett. Could not tell you what it was about, but I think Keaton might have been Death. Or perhaps not.

Keaton popped up in Sunset Boulevard too. I saw SB and part of Queen Kelly at the Cinemateque. Queen Kelly is the film that Norma Desmond was watching in SB. It's silent, made in 1927, directed by Erich von Stroheim and never finished. Gloria Swanson, a well-travelled thirty, is playing the 18 year-old Patricia Kelly, a convent-raised orphan. Kelly is abducted by Prince Wolfram, who is engaged to the mad queen. He seduces Kelly in the queen's palace.

The mad queen makes her first appearance naked, drunkenly wandering the palace wearing only a stragetically placed white cat. It was late, and I had to go to work the next day, so I stayed just long enough to see the mad queen grab a whip from Wolfram's bedroom wall, and, foaming at the mouth, whip Kelly out of the palace. Apparently Swanson pulled the plug because she thought it would never pass the censors. I've located the DVD, so am planning to watch the rest of it. Insanely extravagent sets and costumes - a lot to look at. I recommend it as an eccentric piece of film history.

posted by pamelad at 3:12 am (EST) on Sep 8, 2007

No problem on "interesting library" versus "friends". Was pretty much just thrashing out the functionality of various apps here and you library had a fair amount of commonalities. I'm "friends" with Joe Hill for instance, but we're not trying to hook up or anything. Good luck with the computer maintenance. - Barney

History is a vast early warning system. -Norman Cousins (1915-1990)

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.
-Peter De Vries, novelist (1910-1993)

The crucial disadvantage of aggression, competitiveness, and skepticism as national characteristics is that these qualities cannot be turned off at five o'clock. -Margaret Halsey (1910-1997)

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. -Madeleine L'Engle (1918- )

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. -Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

Whenever people say 'We mustn't be sentimental,' you can take it they are about to do something cruel. And if they add 'We must be realistic,' they mean they are going to make money out of it. - Brigid Brophy (1929-1995)

"Call on God, but row AWAY from the rocks." - Hunter S. Thompson

posted by Dannelke at 12:19 pm (EST) on Sep 7, 2007

You like calligraphy and origami too? May I suggest "Dame de lotus"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OWjZd3Dy...
as an enjoyable clip?
All the best
Kris

posted by krishh at 9:22 am (EST) on Aug 9, 2007

Hi Eurydice - another favourite P&P film is 'A Matter of Life and Death' with David Niven as a fighter pilot who should have died (or did he?) Heaven is in black and white and earth in colour. It's brilliant. I also saw "Gone to Earth", which was very peculiar, with Jennifer Jones as a naive, free spirit who marries the wrong man. She is very attached to a fox. Didn't see Tales of Hoffmann because it didn't seem like my cup of tea. Not yours either it seems. Watched some of "Age of Consent" - nice scenery, and it's Helen Mirren's first film (plays another free spirit) but James Mason is a bit of a ham in it (usually I am very keen on James Mason). Liked 'A Canterbury Tale'.

Going to see Buster Keaton next week - Sherlock Jr.

Happy film watching.
Pam

posted by pamelad at 3:05 am (EST) on Jul 12, 2007

Hi Eurydice,

How are you going with the Powell and Pressburger? I think my favourites would be I know where I'm Going (have you seen it yet?) and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.

Saw Sabotage many years ago, and would like to see it again. Just saw Easy Living and The Big Broadcast of 1937 - not great, but worth the effort to see Jean Arthur, George Burns and Gracie Allen. It's a random selection - depends on what revivals the local cinemas are showing. Hope you get to see the Powell and Pressburgers on the big screen - they deserve it.

Pam

posted by pamelad at 6:07 am (EST) on Jul 1, 2007

Thank you for the very warm welcome. What did you think of Chykin as Wolfe?

posted by wormread at 1:17 pm (EST) on May 25, 2007

A very impressive library. Nice to see another Nero Wolfe fan.

posted by wormread at 12:04 pm (EST) on May 21, 2007

Hi Eurydice,
Love those old British films with everyone behaving very, very well. Have you watched any of the early Hitchcocks? The original 39 Steps, The Man Who Knew too Much and The Secret Agent. The last two with Peter Lorre as the villain (completely over the top in The Secret Agent). And of course Rebecca and The Lady Vanishes.
Happy film watching.
Pam

posted by pamelad at 4:27 pm (EST) on May 18, 2007

Plato and I did not agree, either. I much preferred Aristotle's practical approach, even though I do have a number of mystical bones in my body. I think one can be empirical about mysticism, too. Mystical practices like meditation, chanting, etc. can be experimented with to see what kind of effects they produce. But I didn't like the Platonic business about the physical world being an illusion to be turned away from with contempt. I do believe we're here for a reason and the physical world, with all its frustrations and limitations, has great value.

I'm glad you're enjoying Books Compared. I started it on a whim, and it has been far more successful than I expected. There seems to be a magic in considering books in comparison that brings out richer insights than just contemplating one book at a time.

posted by margad at 8:26 pm (EST) on Apr 14, 2007

Thanks! Nice to know that some of the things I write actually end up making sense to others. Impressive catalog, by the way!

posted by the_terrible_trivium at 2:36 am (EST) on Apr 12, 2007

Yes, now I remember our discussion about St. John's. Now that I think of it, Books Compared is a very St. Johnsy group. I think perhaps the main benefit I got out of St. John's was feeling entitled to the audacity of forming and sharing my own opinions on all the Great Books of Western Culture. I had some harsh criticism for Plato, who offended my sense of pragmatism. And I was only a freshman that year! Lots of nonsense in seminar about the great ashtray in the sky. (It was the '70s - people were allowed to smoke in class.)

posted by margad at 4:06 pm (EST) on Apr 2, 2007

You only have 13 minutes, Ms. L. Grad. :)

posted by oakesspalding at 12:47 am (EST) on Apr 2, 2007

Welcome to Books Compared. I hope you'll share a comparison review with us soon. I especially enjoyed your reviews of Persuasian and Tristram Shandy. Hmmm ... two very different books, but might they be compared? Don't let me put notions in your head, though. Whatever you feel most inspired to contribute will please us best!

posted by margad at 3:47 pm (EST) on Mar 31, 2007

Thanks for joining the Political Conservatives group. Welcome!

posted by ggchickapee at 3:53 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2007

Wait, you got me with Adventure Classics. But where are YOU in that group? I would call that the old "bait and switch."

posted by oakesspalding at 1:00 am (EST) on Mar 1, 2007

Thank you so much for joining Anglophiles. I am impressed by your catalogue. You've read some fantastic books! Looking at yoru author cloud is inspiring!

posted by Doulton at 3:47 pm (EST) on Feb 27, 2007

Hey, thanks for joining Czechbooks! :)

posted by colllapse at 5:48 am (EST) on Feb 25, 2007

Hi, Julie ~ Thanks for your Valentine's Day wishes. It was good ~ I had a tutoring session that night, and I brought some little gifts for my student. One of them was a pink fortune cookie, which she opened to read the fortune. That was fun! She gave me a tiny little book of humorous quotes titled "All Good Things Begin With M." We read it together and had a few laughs. Anyway, hope yours was special and fun, too.

When I first started cataloguing my collection, I thought about using LT library to keep track of library books I've read, but I just couldn't figure out a consistent way to segregate them from the ones I own. I read so many library books, too, that unless I have a different place to put them, I might get them mixed up with the others.

posted by Storeetllr at 10:48 pm (EST) on Feb 16, 2007

Julie -

Thanks for the update, and I'm glad you're enjoying your time with Number Ten Ox - let me know what you think when you're finished!

Things are going well for me - all the contracts for 'The Spiraling Worm' have been signed and we're hoping to see the book in stores in just a few short months; it'll be exciting to see my name on the spine of a real, honest-to-God book! Champagne time...

I'm also neck-deep in various other writing projects - I've finished several of the stories I was contracted for, and am working on three novellas for various anthologies, in a variety of interesting themes; still no luck finding an agent for the first novel, but one of these folks is bound to bite eventually.

Hoping things have settled down a bit since the holidays, I remain

Yours,

John

posted by john_sunseri at 10:50 pm (EST) on Feb 2, 2007

Well, heck, I should have read my last post to you. How many times can a person use the same "great minds" line and get away with it? Sheesh.

posted by Storeetllr at 10:41 pm (EST) on Feb 1, 2007

Good to hear from you, Julie, and hope you're feeling better with every day that passes! Yes, I thought our shared book list was interesting too. You know what they say about "great minds." :) And oh it does feel good to have almost all my library catalogued! About my NaNo novel, I haven't written one new word but I'm fighting not to allow myself the luxury (and excuse) of feeling ashamed because it does no good and actually might prevent me from going on with it in the future. I posted some of the early scenes on a romance writing group I belong to online & garnered some positive comments, so I guess it's worth going forward with it. I'll write more when (& if) it's time, and I imagine that'll hold true for you too. In the meantime, there are books to be read (almost finished with "The Book Thief" which is brilliant) and my tutoring which I do two nights a week at the library's adult literacy center and of course there's always work and social commitments and housework to keep me busy when I'm not reading. lol

posted by Storeetllr at 10:40 pm (EST) on Feb 1, 2007

Hi, Julie ~ Just a quick note to let you know that I'm pretty much finished cataloging my books on LT, and I think you'll find there are a few more Crispins and Teys (and Stouts) than were there when last you checked in. Also a few Sayers, though I've read all the Lord Peters/Harriet Vanes she wrote. We share quite a few titles. Great minds, and all that. :)

Hope all is well with you.

Mary

posted by Storeetllr at 12:54 am (EST) on Jan 23, 2007

Hello Eurydice, have you looked at The Green Dragon group yet? I just joined. They are very friendly Tolkien, fantasy, sci-fi people. There is a lot of online drinking going on there, but everyone stays quite nice. No drunken quarrels or anything like that. :)

posted by MrsLee at 4:27 am (EST) on Jan 19, 2007

Yes, that's fantastic. Thankyou for your help. :D

posted by literary.elitist at 9:01 am (EST) on Jan 17, 2007

How does one search for people with Oscar Wilde in their libraries? I tried but it kept only searching my library.

posted by literary.elitist at 11:39 am (EST) on Jan 16, 2007

Glad you're enjoying "Three Men in a Boat" - I liked it as well, but the sequel "Three Men on a Bummel" was rather disappointing. You might try "Diary of a Nobody" by George and Weedon Grossmith instead.

posted by Seajack at 9:17 pm (EST) on Jan 6, 2007

Would you like me to remove your "pink champagne" post, Eurydice?

posted by localpeanut at 8:24 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2007

Hello humour heeder. Eye blayme that basket Chawcer four mie atrocus atrowshuh ahtrochuss bad speeling. I wos gonna draw a rebus of the grate vole & it's tsunami (all hale him) butt mi droaring is worse then mi ritting.

posted by uffishread at 11:08 am (EST) on Jan 5, 2007

Welcome to Reading Resolutions! Look forward to 'talking' with you :)

posted by parelle at 2:58 pm (EST) on Dec 20, 2006

'Bridge of Birds', in my opinion, is the best fantasy novel ever written. Devour it!

And just let me know on the novel - I enjoy reading stuff by people I know (even if I only know them online).

Best of the season to you and yours, as well.

posted by john_sunseri at 8:02 pm (EST) on Dec 14, 2006

Congratulations on finishing your novel, Eurydice! Now the fun part - line edits!

Let me know if you ever want a reader for it.

Be well.

posted by john_sunseri at 7:22 pm (EST) on Dec 14, 2006

Hi, Julie ~ Hope all is well. Have you recovered yet from NaNo (both the writing and the winning)? I'm just coming down from my cloud. :)

I added a couple of Crispins to my library tonight. Just thought you might like to know. Also a Nero Wolfe, some Christies, a lot of Ngaio Marsh (sorry about that), and a few really really good Swedish mysteries set in Stockholm (one is titled, "The Abominable Man"). I was inspired to add the books after reading the posts in the British crime group, which I've joined but have yet to post to.

posted by Storeetllr at 11:53 pm (EST) on Dec 13, 2006

Which isn't to say there aren't other good books about self-editing out there. I just happen to have this one and like it a lot! :)

posted by Storeetllr at 11:54 pm (EST) on Dec 11, 2006

Hi, Eurydice ~ Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. The answer to your question about "Self Editing for Fiction Writers" is a definite "yes."

I think every writer should have it on their shelf and that it should be de rigeur for beginning writers; even for established writers, it's a good reference book when rewriting and you can't decide whether something works.

It's clear and concise and contains lots of examples covering all the important things such as dialogue mechanisms, pov, interior monologue, "show and tell," characterization and exposition, etc. that often get ignored by beginners and even, sometimes, by pros. It has exercises at the end of each chapter ~ a few pages of prose that can be edited according to the lesson in the chapter. I find it very helpful and sometimes just read a chapter for "fun."

posted by Storeetllr at 11:53 pm (EST) on Dec 11, 2006

Hey Julie, no worries about seeing my invite belatedly.

Please feel free to join us in the conversations, because regardless of whether you're in a book club or not, it's great to share thoughts with others who love books - and it's a great way to meet new friends.

If you're ever interested in cross-posting any Houston book club readings, let me know - we have 500 people in Houston on our MyPeopleConnection.com mailing list for that area - but as yet have had only one event a while ago.

Cheers,
Jen

posted by mypcjen at 4:12 am (EST) on Dec 8, 2006

I see you have Cassell's companion to eighteenth-century Britain by Stephen Brumwell as well as other reference books about the 18th c. in your library. We seem to have a few similar interests. Wish we lived nearer to each other so we could visit each other's libraries. :)

posted by Storeetllr at 11:59 pm (EST) on Dec 6, 2006

Lots more Crispin and Tey as well as Christie, Ngaio Marsh, and others of the genre. Nero Wolfe, too, and Also lots of sci-fi and fantasy (swords & sorcery) and romance. Back in the 80s, I was a real afficionado of these genres, and I had the room and $$ to buy most of my books. Anyway, love the CueCat; unfortunately, since most of my books are pre-barcode, I'm having to input them manually. Luckily, I'm obsessive once I get going on a project. :)

posted by Storeetllr at 11:00 pm (EST) on Dec 6, 2006

Check out my library now, Julie! Once I started, I couldn't seem to stop adding books! :)

posted by Storeetllr at 12:58 am (EST) on Dec 5, 2006

I'm missing you in the groups. I guess it's O.K. if you have a life beyond librarything...but someone has taken Saul's name in vain in Black Orchids and I don't feel adequate to uphold his honor, since I haven't read the books recently. I was hoping you would defend him :) Hope all is well with you. Lee

posted by MrsLee at 1:07 am (EST) on Dec 4, 2006

Hi, Julie! Congrats again on your spectacular purple bar. :)

I sent for a CueCat but it arrived in November, and we all know what I was doing in November. heh heh Anyway, I started using it today on a few of my trillions (OK, thousands) of books. I'm so impressed by it! Makes cataloguing so much easier than doing it manually. Unfortunately, about 90% of my library consists of either really old books or books without a barcode that can be read, so I'll be manually inputting those. I just wanted to get a few of my books in my library right away.

BTW, I hadn't checked my profile for months so had no idea I had so many messages! Not as many as you have, of course, but more than I expected! I'm so excited! :)

Cheers!

posted by Storeetllr at 8:25 pm (EST) on Dec 2, 2006

OMG! You know about the Murakami, well I contacted the user after you and before me, and he had the same experience, 'cept they said they were going to send it and didn't. Well he got my email, and saw LibraryThing in my signature, and I just heard from him and he's totally addicted now! LMAO! Too funny!

posted by Opinicus at 10:39 am (EST) on Nov 30, 2006

Forgive me, I've been stalking your groups...so many of them are ones I am interested in, it is easier to follow you around than to go to groups home and read through them :)

posted by MrsLee at 3:27 pm (EST) on Nov 24, 2006

Thanks, not so much given up as snowed under with a deluge of coursework, sadly essay writing comes before novel.

posted by Telute at 4:34 pm (EST) on Nov 22, 2006

Hello, I'm new to the "Christian" group and was just reading your post from July in which you said something to the effect that words cannot be interpreted differently by everyone,they have meaning. I've said it poorly, and you stated it so well. When I read your post I thought, this person reads well. Sure enough I find authors in your catalog such as Lewis, Chesterton and Sayers. Well done.

posted by MrsLee at 6:58 am (EST) on Nov 18, 2006

Julie -

Congratulations on your first 40K - the thing's starting to look like a book, isn't it?

Advice noted as to the Lethem, and I'll hunt it down the next time I'm at the bookstore. If it's better than MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, I'm in for a treat.

Keep plugging away on the novel, and keep updating me; I'm thrilled for you.

John

posted by john_sunseri at 7:24 pm (EST) on Nov 16, 2006

Hi, Julie,

Trust the writing is up to speed, sounds like a great challenge. And, the month is only half over!

Yes, my father's family is Welsh. My full name, however, is Bronwen Fitzugh. The "fitzhugh" is English so there is always a pleasant sense of conflict. It is interesting to follow the path of surnames as they came to this country. I enjoy looking up the various names in my family and watching how they landed and spread over the continent. Fitzhugh is one of the earliest of American surnames, and in fact, my aunts were members of the DAR!

posted by haylan at 11:48 am (EST) on Nov 15, 2006

Julie, thanks for your quick response! Being on the West Coast, I am usually not 'live' on these discussions...I just pick up the pieces when I can. From your groups and other things, it appears we have a lot in common. It will be great to get to know your mind better.

posted by haylan at 12:55 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2006

Hi, Nick wanted me to let you know that I started a new thread for the purposes of discussing the individual and society. I hope you join in, I personally want to hear what others are experiencing and concluding.

posted by haylan at 12:48 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2006

Hi

Re : The Individual and Society

Unbelieveable- we`re now up to message twentysomething and still we`re not back to the matter in hand ! It`s a good job I`ve got a sense of humour.

Thanks for your support and hope the writing is going well.

Best,

Nick

posted by nickhoonaloon at 8:51 am (EST) on Nov 12, 2006

Oh - and I hope you enjoy the Lethem. I've read 'Motherless Brooklyn' and found it spectacular, and am curious to hear about anything else by him before I go out and buy his catalogue.

posted by john_sunseri at 9:46 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2006

Thanks for your wishes - the zombie movie went well, as did the pizza. And my very best wishes go to your novel-writing experiment! It took me two years to finish mine, but when you finish yours in a month I'll be damned impressed and excited for you!

Received my new Anderson novel, and am looking forward to reading it, but I've got the new Stephen King to finish, in addition to Lehane's 'Mystic River' (which I stupidly started knowing I was going to have a King to read before I could finish - but DAMN that Lehane guy can write!).

Keep in touch.

John Sunseri

posted by john_sunseri at 9:44 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2006

"Hoping you do as well in the book trade..."

Thanks for the kind thought. We are doing OK - we`re far from rich, but we are happy.

One of the best things is actually the people you come across.

One customer was the daughter in law of a Sexton Blake writer, the late Wilfred McNeilly, who was murdered when her husband was quite young. She was secretly puuting together a collection of her late father-in-law`s books as a surprise gift for her husband. The grandchildren of another Blake writer Rex Hardinge - who was a real-life spy in WW2 - bought some of his titles after their own copies became damaged - they also supplied copy photos and correspondence to the Blakiana site, including some from his wartime activities. We`ve also sold books by historian David Hay-Fleming and theologian C F Garbett to family members.

Anyway, I`ll leave you in peace now, as you have some writing to get on with I notice.

Good luck !

Nick (& Ann-Marie)
Hoonaloon Books and Bits

posted by nickhoonaloon at 4:11 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2006

My copy of EH has an introduction by Stanley Baldwin, then subjects are The English Character - (quotes Santayana and others), Clowns & Comedians (Shakespeare, contemporary accounts of comic actors from diff centuries), Comic art (Hazlitt, Hogarth, cartoonists and caricaturists etc), Two chapters headed A Gallop and a Gossip ("a gallop through english literature and a gossip about it`s humour"), Fielding, Sterne, Austen, Lamb, Dickens, Shakespeare.

I haven`t remotely done Priestley justice here but hopefully that should give you a feel for it.

As regards `Shadows`, do you like Guy Boothby ? One story of his is in that anthology, very good it is too. When I was younger, I collected a series called the Ward Lock Sevenpenny Novels - circa World war One, pocket-sized hardback reprints of popular books of the day - you could pick them up cheaply (still can), they`re very enjoyable. Anyway, my point was, I developed a taste for Boothby through them, particularly the Doctor Nikola stories. you might like them.

Anyway, got to go,

Best,

Nick

posted by nickhoonaloon at 6:22 am (EST) on Nov 4, 2006

I admire your enthusiasm and sentence structure equally !

As regards English Humour, that`s a funny one. I loved it, as you can probably tell, but it does touch on some quite obscure areas. I would guess that most English readers would find it hard to relate to, so not sure how it would work for you.

Still, you seem to have a better grounding in Eng Lit than most English people, so it might appeal.

I hope you enjoy Shadows after all this. I`ve been trying to remember who the anonymous author of the Sexton Blake story was - I used to know. I was going to look on the Blakiana web site, but it`s temporarily `missing` as Mark Haddon who runs it is low on funds and spare time - I know just how he feels ! I think he may be Mark Haddon the novelist as he referred to himself as a freelance writer in a recent e-mail.

Anyway, I`m rambling on a bit, so I`ll shut up now.

Nick

posted by nickhoonaloon at 4:03 pm (EST) on Oct 31, 2006

Easier than I thought - there are at least two copies of Shadows of sherlock on Abe from UK for under £1 - postage within UK looks a buit high, I don`t know if they might overcharge for postage to the US.

I`ve read many collections of old detective stories, I don`t know if you have ? I have one book with the selections made by Dorothy L Sayers and I was surprised she`d picked one or two quite poor stories - it`s all subjective though.

As regards Priestley/English Humour, I think it is quite hard to find even in the UK, but my own copy (Longmans, 1930)wasn`t particularly expensive, so you might find an affordable second hand copy, you never know.

posted by nickhoonaloon at 12:49 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2006

I've got all the Crispin, but they're in those whiskey cases I haven't collected yet. As for Iles, I've got 'Malice Aforethought' and 'After the Fact' (I think they're called...). And you're aware, of course, that Iles is a pseudonym for the Anthony Berkley I mentioned above, right?

I always thought Gervase Fen was a rather dim translation of Gideon Fell, but some of the books were great. 'The Moving Toyshop' is deservedly a classic, and 'Love Lies Bleeding' was very good, and Crispin's sense of humor is wonderful, so they're good reads and re-reads - but nowhere near as amusing as Fell or Sir Henry.

Now, if you're interested in DIFFERENT kinds of mysteries, you ought to give Asimov's R. Daneel Olivaw novels a try. 'The Caves of Steel', 'The Naked Sun', 'The Robots of Dawn' are all classic mysteries in a futuristic setting, and with a robot/human detective team.

The 'Dream Park' novels by Niven and Barnes are also mysteries, these ones a little more realistic, and they're incredible sf reads as well.

Sorry - I'm rambling. Just finished a story, and I'm winding down while my wife and I wait for pizza to show up so we can watch zombie movies...

But I've got nothing against Fen.

posted by john_sunseri at 11:11 pm (EST) on Oct 28, 2006

Start with 'Banking on Death', then move on to the rest...

But since you seem to be a fan of cosies, I think I'd recommend that you read Anderson's wonderful pastiches of the genre next - 'The Affair of the Blood Stained Tea Cosy' and 'The Affair of the Mutiliated Mink Coat' are superb, hilarious treatments of the Christie-style mystery, composed with love and skill and laughter. He's got a third one out that I'm ordering from Amazon next week (I just discovered it! It's been out there for MONTHS and I didn't know about it!).

Also, Leo Bruce's 'Case For Three Detectives' is a fun romp through Mayhem Parva.

And I haven't checked your library yet, but if you haven't read EC Bentley's 'Trent's Last Case' or Berkeley's 'The Poisoned Chocolates Case', you're missing some of the amazing cornerstones of the genre that tweak its conventions with amazing skill.

Lathen's not my favorite, by the way, but I'm a completist - once I read one, I tend to read them all.

And you're right about the yellow badge requirements, but I think I'm gonna have to wait until the book is published before I apply for the honor; my short stories weren't qualification enough.

Take care, and enjoy that balmy Texas fall - our autumn's just starting its frigid blast, and it's nice and warm in here on the computer...

posted by john_sunseri at 10:40 pm (EST) on Oct 28, 2006

Oh, and by the way...

If you're interested in a contemporary take on your namesake, give 'The Ground Beneath Her Feet' by Salman Rushdie a try. Fascinating treatment of the Orpheus/Eurydice myth, and possibly his most accessible novel.

posted by john_sunseri at 10:28 pm (EST) on Oct 28, 2006

Eurydice,

Thank you for your kind wishes - and I think that yellow badge is going to happen sooner rather than later (a collection of stories by me and a fellow named David Conyers just got picked up by a publisher and will appear next July, so my plans for world domination are coming along nicely...)

The 'Gentle Age' of detective fiction? That's a wonderful title for it. I love the classics (and I'm making another trip to the book depository next week to collect another twelve liquor cases full of my books, so you'll see more Erle Stanley Gardner and Margery Allingham and Josephine Tey and Emma Lathen and...well, you get the idea) on my library pretty soon.

Thanks for being my first comment!

John Sunseri

posted by john_sunseri at 10:14 pm (EST) on Oct 28, 2006

Hi

Just seen your reply re: Shadows of Sherlock.

If I notice any cheap copies on the market in UK or US, I`ll drop you a note with the sellers details - am in book trade so may have more chance of coming accross one than you.

Glad someone else likes Futrelle, Hornung etc. As you say, some people don`t like the old stuff - my best friend never reads anything but modern novels, usually by trendy Londoners. I always feel there are all these books from different times and places to choose from, and I like to select a variety.

Best,

Nick

posted by nickhoonaloon at 5:08 am (EST) on Oct 28, 2006

Thank you! I too thought it appropriate for Fahrenheit 451 to stand out somehow.

posted by ellen.w at 9:39 am (EST) on Oct 3, 2006

Thanks for your comment, Eurydice. I can certainly recommend it as a book.

Best wishes
John

posted by john257hopper at 7:46 am (EST) on Oct 2, 2006

Hi Julie,
thank you for joining Virago Modern Classics group!

Paola :-))

posted by aluvalibri at 8:07 am (EST) on Sep 20, 2006

Oh good! (I worry too much.) Do let me know what you think. I need to order that last P.L. book.

posted by Sarahsponda at 4:51 pm (EST) on Sep 18, 2006

Thanks for the tip -- I was just on eBay and there are a lot of the Penguins available, esp. from the UK. Extra shipping costs, but I think it is worth it!

posted by Sarahsponda at 10:29 pm (EST) on Sep 17, 2006

I am so sorry I didn't check Clarissa closely enough to see that it was abridged. I never would have bought it myself if I'd realized -- I have only the highest standards, even for books I don't really intend to read :) Thanks for the positive feedback anyhow, but I feel just awful especially after reading all your thoughts on Richardson.

posted by afinpassing at 7:55 pm (EST) on Sep 15, 2006

Thank you so much for the idea of searching users and inviting. Done, done, and I can't believe I hadn't thought of it.

I really appreciate the hint.

posted by HippieLunatic at 8:50 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2006

Hi there,

Thanks for the searching tips! :)

Bill

posted by williamc at 1:36 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2006

Thanks. But I will probably be redoing my tagging for the next five years!

posted by oakesspalding at 5:38 pm (EST) on Sep 10, 2006

Hi,

Thanks for the invite to the Houston group. Will take you up on it.

posted by vikk at 6:59 pm (EST) on Sep 7, 2006

I'm not sure why St. John's de-emphasized writing. Maybe there was so much talking, it crowded out the other major form of communication. Or maybe the reading demands the program made on the tutors precluded their spending much time reading student writing. We did have to write a big paper during our sophomore year and a bigger one during our senior year. The application form depended heavily on essay questions, which probably weeded out anyone unable to write at a basic level of competence.

posted by margad at 3:00 am (EST) on Sep 2, 2006

Julie,

Thanks for the invitation to join your Nero Wolfe group. I have thoroughly enjoyed Stout's work, though it's been some years since I read any. In fact, I put together a complete paperback run of Stout, in anticipation of reading through the entire canon, but haven't got to it yet (but my daughter and son-in-law read through the whole lot a few years ago). Soon, maybe, if other projects and reading don't intervene.

By the way, I once met Rex Stout (at an MWA awards banquet)...interesting experience!

Best wishes,

Al Hubin

posted by AllenJHubin at 6:21 pm (EST) on Aug 31, 2006

Hi Eurydice,

--thank you very much for the very nice comment on my birthday bookpile photo! :-)

posted by Rachael at 1:09 am (EST) on Aug 30, 2006

Well, you learn something new everyday. Touchstones only work in "group message board or talk" postings. Whodathunk it? I forgot the brackets for John Lawton, anyway, so double egg on my face.

posted by bookstothesky at 12:55 am (EST) on Aug 12, 2006

Hello, Eurydice,

I read a post from you asking about [[Philip Kerr]]'s [Berlin Noir] trilogy. I can't really recommend it highly enough to any lover of noir detective fiction. The fact that it's set in Germany pre- and post-WWII is the icing on the cake, especially the third novel when Berlin's split into 4 parts, each controlled by a different allied power. There are some pretty interesting descriptions of 1945 Berlin, as well as life therein.

Also check out UK author John Lawton for some more great period mysteries. He writes police procedurals involving a Scotland Yard (SGT./Inspector/maybe Chief Inspector, depending on the period) named Frederick Troy; not noir, but a good series anyway. The first book is [Black Out].

Later,

bookstothesky, but most people call me... bookstothesky.;) [with apologies to Mel Brooks].

posted by bookstothesky at 12:49 am (EST) on Aug 12, 2006

How did you know I'm a libertarian? It can't be psychic powers, 'cause I'm a skeptic too! Anyway, thanks for the invite. I'm looking forward to learning more about the group.

posted by teeps29 at 1:54 am (EST) on Aug 9, 2006

Eurydice,

Oops, I forgot! Thanks for the kind words regarding my profile.

posted by bookstothesky at 1:06 am (EST) on Aug 9, 2006

Hello, Eurydice,

Thank you for the invitation to join the Libertarian Science Fiction group; it looks to be thought-provoking, so I think I will accept.

posted by bookstothesky at 12:04 am (EST) on Aug 9, 2006

You know, that picture (me) is funny, everyone thinks I look mad... it was intended to look "serious" and I think it does. With that lighting I felt a big grin would be very out of place. You know, big dramatic lighting, silly grin, doesn't work. :) Only thing I can figure is it's the more defined eye socket... it sort-of gives the illusion of glaring angrily maybe. Thanks for the invites!

posted by jeremey at 11:49 am (EST) on Aug 8, 2006

Thanks so much for the invitations! I joined both groups & am looking forward to hopefully contributing something. My British library is HUGE & my sci-fi library is growing as we speak!

nancy

posted by bcquinnsmom at 6:55 am (EST) on Aug 8, 2006

Hey, I signed up... woohoo! Now I just have to uncloud my brain enough to remember what books I have... :)

posted by jeremey at 3:03 pm (EST) on Aug 7, 2006

Thanks much for the invite. Just joined--will catch up on message board in a bit, here. :-)

posted by shamela at 12:00 am (EST) on Aug 7, 2006

Oh no apologies necessary. I wan't upset by your comments. Just trying to explain why I thought that a separate wishlist was necessary.

posted by Sodapop at 8:34 am (EST) on Aug 6, 2006

Whoa, you've got a lot of comments!

Thanks for the invite to the Tea! group - I was lucky enough to attend a tea cupping hosted by Mr. Pratt at my favorite local teahouse, Tea Rex, a few months back. He is quite a delightful man!

posted by Cinnamon-Girl at 12:15 am (EST) on Aug 3, 2006

Thanks for the invite to the Turks Head, as a virtual pub it has its benefits not least of which is that I can always leave sober! See ya there!

posted by xtofersdad at 1:55 pm (EST) on Aug 2, 2006

Thank you so much for the invite to the Tea! group.

There's an old joke among friends, or is it a joke among old friends? about what the Javacrucians say in the morning after stumbling blearily to the kitchen, making that pot o' coffee and taking their first sip: "Gods, I needed that!"

To which the Teasophists in our circle reponded, that their most common first words uttered after that first, civilized sip: "O, how nice."

Nice to be here.

posted by RuTemple at 1:42 am (EST) on Jul 31, 2006

What fun to get a note! I went to the Santa Fe campus. Sorry you missed out. My St. John's experience was many-faceted and certainly had an impact on me as a person. I think most of all, it helped me learn how to listen well and pursue a conversation. But I have felt some frustration since my graduation that we put so little emphasis on learning to write, on Eastern thought (a common complaint from St. Johnnies), and on various practical matters useful in making a living. As I grow older, though, I think my education plays a smaller and smaller role in having made me who I am today. I see we have many interests in common and 11 books (a number that will surely grow as I get more of my library catalogued).

posted by margad at 9:39 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

Thanks for the invite.

posted by jenniferb at 9:23 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

I used to watch a LOT of movies. My first real job was a video store. But you get to a point where you watch a movie, and you've seen eight just like it. I'm starting to mostly get into documentaries and foreign films, because they tend to be different or more interesting. This is not to say that I don't still watch bunches of mainstream flicks; I just don't get as into it.

Unless it involves pirates. I'm all about the pirate movies! Arg, matey!

posted by Eumenides at 8:11 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

The Landmark Greenway, off 59 and Buffalo Speedway. I'm a projectionist, so I typically sit up there and read. And then I have to stay up till 3 to finish whatever I started that day....

posted by Eumenides at 4:51 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

Thanks for the invite to the hardboiled group!

-Wylie

posted by WylieMaercklein at 4:43 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

Thanks for the invite! Modern Noir, I Love Charle Huston's Hank Thompson books, Caught Stealing, Sixbadthings and the soon to be published A Dangerous Man. Also Robert Campbell's La-La Land books. (RIP).

Mike H.

posted by mhatchett at 1:23 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

Thanks for the tip on posting, I wondered what I was doing wrong....

I don't wear the hats. I finally had to give in and accept that hats don't suit me. Fortunately the suits do. Best place to find them? one word - Ebay.

posted by quartzite at 12:14 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

Thanks for the invitation to the Hard Boiled Fiction group. It sounds interesting.

posted by archangelsbooks at 8:04 am (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

I was up late reading, naturally. That, and I work late.

posted by Eumenides at 4:33 am (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

Thanks for the invite to the Houston group!

posted by Eumenides at 4:28 am (EST) on Jul 26, 2006

Thanks for the invite to the Tea! group. I've just taken you up on it!

posted by lilithcat at 10:55 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2006

Very glad you send an invite to Tea! to other folks.

I'm not incredibly knowledgeable about tea... I just enjoy it, especially the afternoon ritual of it.

posted by MindfulOne at 7:47 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2006

Thanks for the invite, Eurydice. I joined! R.

posted by WilliamDorr at 2:14 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2006

Noticed we share some good stuff. Always happy to see other P.G. Wodehouse fans roaming about. Most of my mysteries are currently in storage and out of reach for cataloging, otherwise we would share even more. Happy cataloging.

posted by coffeezombie at 2:27 pm (EST) on Jul 22, 2006

I commented without even noticing your lovely picture on your profile and was shocked to turn back to the computer and see it there! I haven't seen anyone post their photo on their library.

As lovely as your comments!

Ok--the kid just called me creepy.
We're up late, taking off for the Florida Keys tomorrow. I'm getting a bit punchy. But it IS a lovely picture.
14yo-Eww Mom!
Too funny.
Thanks Again
Kelly (opinicus)

posted by Opinicus at 1:45 am (EST) on Jul 7, 2006

Thanks for the comment. We're like rubber. Our comments were posted with an incredulous tongue in cheek attitude. We were amused, shocked, slightly urk, and still able to laugh it off. Of course...while in the thick of it, our cable guy showed up to install a new modem, and we were offline, so any venting we needed went undone, and by this morning reallly didn't matter. I'm still slightly irked. The whole idea wouldn't be intrusive on anyone's LT experiance unless they CHOSE to look at it. But it was shocking to see people's "Old School" attitudes regarding actors. What would they say to Jodie Foster, who has an excellent education background? Or would they dismiss her for being an actress? To quote Jim Morrison (should I do that here? Did he write anything more worthy than lyrics? :-) ) "People are strange."

Thanks though for caring to comment. I do appreciate it! The 14yo is an actress, she was only outraged long enough for dramatic value, and experiance, than changed her personality again! :-)

Kelly

posted by Opinicus at 1:40 am (EST) on Jul 7, 2006

Thanks for the words of welcome, Eurydice.
BTW, I was many years ago a big Nero Wolfe fan. Have read nearly all of them. My favorite by far was "Too Many Cooks."

posted by pechmerle at 4:07 am (EST) on Jun 28, 2006

Sorry for the late response Julie

Like the character in Kafka's Hunger Artist, I list gluttony last because I really haven't found any food to gorge yself on -- if there was a good Indian restaurant in the city I'd need to re-arrange my Deadly Sins...I need to update with an opposing column of Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Fortitude, Charity, Justice, Temperance, Hope, Faith in descending order...

666 is happenstance, soon to be changed as I log in some more...

Yours

Paul

posted by burgess at 7:05 am (EST) on Mar 7, 2006

Help, I'm surrounded!

posted by oakesspalding at 12:59 am (EST) on Mar 7, 2006

Dear Eurydice -- Julie,

I see we do share a number of tastes: Austen, women's novels, Johnson, DuMaurier, _Little Women_, Burney, 18th century and novels too. I like Graham Greene :)

Chava (Ellen)

posted by ellenandjim at 2:58 pm (EST) on Feb 12, 2006

Thanks for your comment! I've read quite a number of old-fashioned crime novels (for example all the Sherlock Holmes stuff), but a lot of them I got from the library, so they're not in my collection.

posted by evareads at 3:01 am (EST) on Jan 27, 2006

Hi, Eurydice. Yes, I read Laura, the book, many years ago after seeing the film adaptation several times. I like both a lot.

The particular book edition in my catalog, with the cover photo of Gene Tierney, is one I happened to find in a secondhand shop, so naturally I grabbed it. I particularly enjoy vintage mysteries. I noticed, while browsing your catalog, that you do, too.

posted by carminowe at 9:02 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2006

Thank you for recommending The Man Who was Thursday. I have never read Chesterton. I will let you know how I like it once I have it read.
Mrs. Siegel

posted by MrsSiegel at 9:23 am (EST) on Nov 1, 2005

Re: Thursday: Thanks. It's one of those weird books I would probably never have read on my own if one of my occasionally perceptive acquaintances hadn't pointed it out to me.

I'm particularly fond of the "annotated" edition I have, which includes all sorts of nifty notes, images, etc. fleshing out the historical context of the book.

posted by kukkurovaca at 1:22 am (EST) on Oct 22, 2005

Well, you saved me, Julie! Another book I have been carrying around is The Devil In Velvet-I assume that's the one you were referring to-but back on the shelf it goes!

I'm glad you liked The Three Coffins!

Oakes

posted by oakesspalding at 3:15 am (EST) on Oct 6, 2005

I think another reason I run into Wolfe fans here is that they often share about 20 - 30 books with my library. So they do well in the "similar library" ratings.

You're right about Fritz's library. That would be great, too.

-- Keith

posted by Wombat at 9:58 pm (EST) on Oct 4, 2005

Keith, Hey Presto!
Wolfe's Reading List.

posted by Linkmeister at 1:34 am (EST) on Oct 3, 2005

Thanks Julie!

It's great to meet another Nero Wolfe fan. It's funny---the people I meet in the real world have seldom read Rex Stout. Here on LibraryThing, lots of people have.

I hope you enjoy The Red Box. I haven't read it in years, but I remember it being a fun one. My parents have (had?) an ancient beat-up paperback copy that always felt like it was disintegrating as you read it. Just talking about it makes me want to go back and reread it!

It would be great to see Wolfe's library here on LibraryThing!

-- Keith

posted by Wombat at 9:56 am (EST) on Oct 1, 2005

I love it, especially the funny relationship between Fen and Cadogan-though I like Dostoevsky and his "good" characters. More later after I come to the end. How could that setup POSSIBLY be resolved?!

Oakes

posted by oakesspalding at 3:54 pm (EST) on Sep 30, 2005

Come to Chicago and you are welcome to as many as you can carry-it would give me more wall space.

I haven't actually read The Moving Toyshop, though I've taken it with me on a number of trips, in anticipation. I have a wonderful dusty and yellowing old Penguin paperback edition that savors of mystery. Seeing that it is one of your favorites-out of so many good ones-it will be read within the week.

My recommendation to you, though I don't really consider myself an expert in mysteries-I can never solve them-is The Three Coffins, by John Dickson Carr. People say that it is the best "locked-room" story, and it features Dr. Gideon Fell, a sort of fictionalized Chesterton. Perhaps you have read it but haven't catalogued it yet.

Cheers Julie! I hope all is well.

Oakes

posted by oakesspalding at 12:29 am (EST) on Sep 28, 2005

Hey, Wolfe fans: Have you seen"Merely a Genius," a fansite? Full disclosure: I had a hand in a very small part of the "What's Wolfe Reading" section.

posted by Linkmeister at 1:49 pm (EST) on Sep 26, 2005

Hi, Replying to your comment. I was grateful for the Nero Wolfe tv series if only because some titles were republished and I could snag some I didn't have.

I've read and reread all my Wolfe books many times. They're my 'comfort books'.

posted by zandra at 11:34 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2005

Thanks for the comment at my place. Have you read the Stout biography by John MacAleer (sp?)

posted by Linkmeister at 3:59 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2005

nice to see someone else who loves agatha christie as much as i do.

posted by mcorcoran at 9:10 pm (EST) on Sep 24, 2005

Hi Eurydice,
I presume, from your query about Roy Moxham's book, that you are curious about tea beyond its taste. I've just added URL of a very good review, better than what I could write.
Kris

posted by krishh at 8:32 am (EST) on Sep 21, 2005