The Book Trunk

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  • Farewell Victoria

    My vintage Penguin waspublished in 1945, and hasa dancing Penguin logo,used for a short period. Farewell Victoria, by TH White is a paean to bygone era and must, I think, have been something of a curiosity, even when it was first… Continue reading

  • Magical Finnish Stories – With Not a Moomin in Sight

    Tove Jansson Writer and artist Tove Jansson is best known for her children’s books about the Moomins, which I have never read, but she also wrote for adults, and The Summer Book and A Winter Book are both utterly enchanting.… Continue reading

  • Parisian Pictures Take Two!

    This week’s Saturday Snapshots don’t need many words, because they’re a collection of some of my favourite views of Paris, taken over the last two or three years. My parents were very fond of the city, and planned to celebrate… Continue reading

  • The Provincial Lady in a Floral Cover

    I picked this up in the Oxfam shop (again), but I think it looks like abook on needlework, or a notebook,or drawliners, or writing paper. I started reading EM Delafield’s The Diary of a Provincial Lady online at Project Gutenberg… Continue reading

  • My Perfect Library

    A wall full of books. This morning I have been at the Oxfam bookshop, then I met some friends for tea and a chat, so I spent the afternoon relaxing with EM Delafield’s ‘The Diary of a Provincial Lady’ whilst… Continue reading