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CollectionsYour library (1,201), Currently reading (2), Read but unowned (7), All collections (1,208)

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Tagschildren's/young adult (255), poetry (239), fantasy (213), read 2010 (149), read 2011 (138), Richard Aldington (133), history (89), criticism (81), medieval literature (78), read 2008 (76) — see all tags

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Favorite authorsRichard Aldington, Lloyd Alexander, Jorge Luis Borges, Peter Dickinson, Catherine Fisher, Leon Garfield, Elizabeth Gaskell, Louise Glück, Ursula K. Le Guin, Georgette Heyer, Diana Wynne Jones, Una McCormack, Garth Nix, Thomas Love Peacock, Terry Pratchett, Rosemary Sutcliff, J. R. R. Tolkien (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBooks for Amnesty, G. David, Heffers Cambridge, Octagon Books, Oxfam Bookshop - Cambridge, Plurabelle Books, Topping & Company

About meTechnical writer, history/English graduate, enjoys most things written for readers of 9 and above.

About my libraryMostly secondhand. Housed in mismatched cases (also secondhand) and in various piles dubbed, after Hodgson, the Black Mounds. So far, I've catalogued almost everything at home except my vast to-read pile, which I'm adding as I tackle it. A lot of older books stored at the family home are awaiting more shelving before they can rejoin the library.

The books tagged 'Richard Aldington' are my serious 'collection', containing the only valuable stuff and a few unique items. The others are the fruits of bargain hunting. (At least, I convinced myself that they were bargains.)

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Real nameGemma Bristow

LocationEly, Cambridgeshire, UK

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Member sinceJan 30, 2008

Currently readingDown and Out in Eighteenth-Century London by Tim Hitchcock
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature by C. S. Lewis

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Regency England: The Great Age of the Colour Print by Reay Tannahill

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The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature by C. S. Lewis

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Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer

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Over the Frontier by Stevie Smith

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The Sound of Coaches by Leon Garfield

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Lady in Waiting by Rosemary Sutcliff

Thanks for the interesting library add! I'm curious, how did you bump into me? :)

posted by wisewoman at 4:14 pm (EST) on Jan 31, 2012

Thanks! I love the eighteenth century and collecting books. If you have questions about any of the books, I'm happy to help.

posted by cherlee at 10:58 pm (EST) on Jun 20, 2011

Thank you for your comments. The Dickinson books you recommend are among those I have not read, so I may try them; likewise the Oracle series.

posted by antiquary at 8:02 pm (EST) on Jan 23, 2011

I am glad you found my library interesting. I think we will have more in common when I have time to catalog more of my fantasy/sf books.
I haven't had time to explore your library much, but looking at your recent additions, I greatly enjoyed T. H. White's The Age i=of Scandal years ago, and it is currently on my rereading pile, though so are a lot of other books, so I don't get to it very often.
I have not read the Oracle series, but it sounds interesting. The reviews remind me of Peter Dickinson's The Blue Hawk, which I like very much --also set in a quasi-ancient Egyptian/ancient Mesopotamian fantasy civilization.
I see you list Dickinson as a favorite author, so I expect you have read it. My own feelings on Dickinson are mixed --I am very fond of Blue Hawk and Tulku, but did not much enjoy some of his others.

posted by antiquary at 9:38 pm (EST) on Jan 18, 2011

I'm about halfway through Sabriel now (my 'update when read' rule is a bit flaky *g*). But like I said on LJ, I'm really liking it: his narrative style reminds me of Rosemary Sutcliff's.

posted by Altariel at 11:01 am (EST) on Jun 6, 2008

Hi Gemma -it's always good to meet people with whom you can exchange Frasier quotes! Fascinating poetry collection you have there.

posted by brunhilde at 9:56 am (EST) on Mar 18, 2008

I'm going to be here for ALL TIME. It'll be like The Nine Billion Names of God. When I finish cataloguing, the stars will start going out.

posted by Altariel at 3:17 pm (EST) on Feb 6, 2008