The Book Trunk

Virago Modern Classic

  • Frost in May

    Virago Modern Classic Number 1: This is the 1991 edition, with an introduction by Elizabeth Bowen. The cover shows a detail from Girl and Flowers by Dod Procter.  Antonia White’s Frost in May, as I’m sure everyone knows, was the very first Virago Modern Classic,… Continue reading

  • Tears, Lies – and Ice Cream!

     My 1990 edition of A Little Love, A little Learning. The cover shows Weisse Vase Mit Heidekraut by Oskar Moll. The year Aunt Hat came to us, my main ambition – apart from rescuing someone from drowning, or winning… Continue reading

  • More Oxfam Goodies

    Just look what I found in the Oxfam shop! This…  And this… I do love book hunting, especially when I strike literary gold! I’ve been looking out for a copy of Nicola Beauman’s A Very Great Professionfor quite some time,… Continue reading

  • The Dud Avocado

    I had high hopes of The Dud Avocado, by Elaine Dundy, which I bought because it is a Virago Modern Classic, and because the blurb on the back made it sound so enticing: Sally Jay Gorce, is a woman with… Continue reading