tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post9200260515168203393..comments2023-11-01T04:04:20.969+11:00Comments on eleanorfromthecommentbox: Mail-order libraryEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12175077340357907202noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-20601616376493805772013-01-23T22:47:57.247+11:002013-01-23T22:47:57.247+11:00I agree that I have lost books along the way, but ...I agree that I have lost books along the way, but they remain with me always.<br /><br />Books are merely things .. if you burn them, the stories are still there .. xLBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-31324456623974114512009-03-19T14:11:00.000+11:002009-03-19T14:11:00.000+11:00What an amazing gift and collection. Sorry to hea...What an amazing gift and collection. Sorry to hear about the death of your grandfather. He sounds like an amazing man.Cathy {tinniegirl}https://www.blogger.com/profile/08186441308733450681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-48486027017894179372008-10-06T00:36:00.000+11:002008-10-06T00:36:00.000+11:00Oh my...I drool in the general direction of your l...Oh my...I drool in the general direction of your library. One of my treasured books is a 1954 translation of The Long Ships (one of my fav books)which my dad found at a sale of a Norwegian man's library.<BR/><BR/>I have been peeking at your blog and enjoying seeing your books :)Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831936165024410678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-80753412077750087782008-09-27T05:24:00.000+10:002008-09-27T05:24:00.000+10:00I vote for Simplicissimus because I want to see if...I vote for Simplicissimus because I want to see if you can get to the end of the post without using the cut and paste feature.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-16954383484951004612008-09-26T00:50:00.000+10:002008-09-26T00:50:00.000+10:00I'm a Bronte fan too, but I also love Jane Austen....I'm a Bronte fan too, but I also love Jane Austen. I'd vote for Northanger Abbey - it is her funniest book and one I'm very fond of when I'm feeling all gloomy and gothic (looming European winters bring this on). An illustration would be particularly fun!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381204473168533313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-66696571861955876312008-09-26T00:01:00.000+10:002008-09-26T00:01:00.000+10:00Dude, we have GOT to get our grandpas together for...Dude, we have GOT to get our grandpas together for that playdate one of these days.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08612452005428621885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-26763572866947088932008-09-25T11:05:00.000+10:002008-09-25T11:05:00.000+10:00I LOVE your grandpa! I can just picture him in the...I LOVE your grandpa! <BR/>I can just picture him in the back of the movie theater, organizing an uprising.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see all of these:<BR/>White Fang, Little Women, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights.<BR/><BR/>What an amazing collection. I agree with our sister Eurolush - you should showcase a handful of books each week and show us up close how fabulous they are.<BR/><BR/><BR/>B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-15420034666312130502008-09-25T10:43:00.000+10:002008-09-25T10:43:00.000+10:00A streetcar named desire, please.Is this going to ...A streetcar named desire, please.<BR/><BR/>Is this going to be a regular weekly feature then? How fabulous.<BR/><BR/>I love your grandpa.Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-74353154981057797972008-09-25T10:14:00.000+10:002008-09-25T10:14:00.000+10:00I adore your Grandpa.I adore your Grandpa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-54649524155881852982008-09-25T07:13:00.000+10:002008-09-25T07:13:00.000+10:00My vote is for "Little Women" - always a favourite...My vote is for "Little Women" - always a favourite of mine.<BR/><BR/>Your grandfather singing show tunes with the bus driver has entered my heart.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-50874962642081324492008-09-25T01:47:00.000+10:002008-09-25T01:47:00.000+10:00I recently picked up an old library copy of Winnie...I recently picked up an old library copy of Winnie the Pooh because I've never read it. As a little girl, Christopher Robin and Pooh somehow missed my bookshelf and I think my imagination is the poorer all for it. Anyway, my copy has gorgeous illustrations. I'm hoping your version of Peter Pan has similar gorgeous illustrations. <BR/><BR/>So I vote for Pan.That Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765235570000493668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-40888549608840730772008-09-25T00:32:00.000+10:002008-09-25T00:32:00.000+10:00I love hearing about your well-traveled (and well-...I love hearing about your well-traveled (and well-read) grandfather. His library is a treasure chest and an amazing gift for you. Being able to peek in to your world see it is fun.<BR/><BR/>As I just finished reading, "The Brontes: A Life in Letters," I vote for Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights--both favorites of mine.<BR/><BR/>Last night, while lying in bed, I got to the end of the book of letters and read the last of Charlotte's correspondences to her close friends. Though I knew it was coming, when I read she had died three weeks before her 39th birthday, I couldn't help shedding a tear. After reading so many of her personal letters, I'd really grown to like her a lot. <BR/><BR/>I'm currently reading, "The Professor," Charlotte Bronte's first novel, which was rejected by publishers no less than nine times. Nine times! Next will be "Shirley" and then "Villette." It's kind of a phase right now...<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for sharing your library, dearest E...I hope this will be a regular feature...weekly even.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-74467630319737308392008-09-25T00:18:00.000+10:002008-09-25T00:18:00.000+10:00I would like to see The NibelungenlidWhat an absol...I would like to see <BR/>The Nibelungenlid<BR/><BR/>What an absolute treasure you have received! Knowing that the books have been treasured before you - and are well loved. <BR/><BR/>I quite like your Grandpa.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-76302087629542278742008-09-25T00:14:00.000+10:002008-09-25T00:14:00.000+10:00No paper jackets on those books? Nicely done Grand...No paper jackets on those books? Nicely done Grandpa.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.com