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Naturalist in Western China by E. H. Wilson

The Wreck of the Golden Mary by Charles Dickens

Lempriere's Dictionary by Lawrence Norfolk

Hermit of Peking: The Hidden Life of Sir Edmund Backhouse by Hugh Trevor-Roper

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Spring Miscellany and London Essays by Soseki Natsume

Dickens' London

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CollectionsHong Kong collection (451), Edinburgh collection (189), Crewe collection (2), Your library (1,118), Currently reading (1), To read (307), All collections (1,125)

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Tags19th century literature (185), History (127), Folio Society (120), Japan (105), Biography (89), Dickensiana (52), China (50), Travel (47), Scotland (45), Egypt (42) — see all tags

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Favorite authorsJames Boswell, Albert Camus, Joseph Conrad, Dazai Osamu, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, George Gissing, Robin Jenkins, Yasunari Kawabata, Natsume Sōseki, Henry Roth, J.D. Salinger, Jean-Paul Sartre, W. G. Sebald, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Moritz Thomsen, Xingjian Gao (Shared favorites)

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Currently readingCharles Dickens by Michael Slater

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Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind by Henry Hobhouse

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Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

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The West Pier by Patrick Hamilton

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Charles Dickens's England by David Nicholas Wilkinson

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Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

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Book of Mercy by Leonard Cohen

Hi
I notice that we share a lot of interests in common, especially Dickens and Victorian literature. Your collection of Dickensiana is very impressive, and I am intrigued by several of your recent additions, notably the Forster biography and the miscellaneous papers.
Nice picture of your library too!
Murr.

posted by tomcatMurr at 4:36 am (EST) on Aug 25, 2008

Hello, I'd like to invite you to check out LibraryThing Local Hong Kong. I've posted a number of bookstore, library and event venues and would love for more local members to add their favourite book-related spaces or upcoming events. Any favourites you'd like to add or comment on? Regards, Christine.

posted by betterthanchocolate at 8:57 pm (EST) on Apr 25, 2008

The Beautiful Plants of Seychelles

Looked up this book on Amazon.com - a single copy available at $178! Looking at the books we share it seems surprising that most of it is literature. I will look up some of your plant exploration titles - just hope that they do not come with the same extravagant price tags!

Gerald

posted by botanica at 6:27 am (EST) on Sep 16, 2007

Gosh, I wish my covers were as up to date as yours! We have a respectable number of titles in common, but obviously I was looking for your books on plants and gardens. Have you seen the little government booklets that I have on Hong Kong trees?

posted by botanica at 2:30 pm (EST) on Sep 14, 2007

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