Emma - Fragment of a Story by Charlotte Bronte
With an introduction by William Makepeace Thackeray
First published in Cornhill Magazine, Volume I, 1860
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
The Last Chronicle of Barset - Barchester Chronicles #6
Friday, January 28, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Jane Austen - Her Homes and Her Friends
Jane Austen - Her Homes and Her Friends
by Constance Hill
London and New York: John Lane, 1902
Two sisters visit places associated with Jane Austen. A delightful travel book.
by Constance Hill
London and New York: John Lane, 1902
Two sisters visit places associated with Jane Austen. A delightful travel book.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Appletons' Town and Country Library
Yesterday I discovered that from 1881 to about 1900 Appletons published a series of novels semi-monthly in a series they called Appletons' Town and Country Library. The novels are mostly, if not all, reprints and are by American and English and European authors. Of course my initial reaction was, as I'm sure the publisher hoped, I want them all! According to what information I've been able to find (and surprisingly I haven't found much), each novel was printed in both paperback and cloth editions. I downloaded two from Google Books and began reading one, The Silence of Dean Maitland by Maxwell Gray, No. 9 in the series. This is one of the country novels, set in the English countryside. It begins on a winter evening with Alma Lee trudging up a steep hill laden with parcels. The atmosphere is wonderfully drawn. What I've read so far I like. As I've said before, whether I finish reading a book depends on whether I care about what happens to the characters. To this point I do care about what happens to Alma. And I want to know what Dean Maitland is silent about; and why is he silent?
For those of you who are interested, here is a link to a list of 280 titles in the Town and Country Library. I have found another seven titles which do not appear on this list, and then it seems the series was ended. I think it was a brilliant market ploy and one that I was surprised to find in the 19th century book trade. I wish I knew more about the series, such as whose idea was it and why did it end.
For those of you who are interested, here is a link to a list of 280 titles in the Town and Country Library. I have found another seven titles which do not appear on this list, and then it seems the series was ended. I think it was a brilliant market ploy and one that I was surprised to find in the 19th century book trade. I wish I knew more about the series, such as whose idea was it and why did it end.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Ellen Glasgow Photo
I have not seen this photo of Ellen Glasgow before. I found it in Literary News, Volume 23, 1902, page 165.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Map of Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire
Map of Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire - wonderful for all fans of the Barchester Chronicles.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Miss Austen and Miss Mitford by Mrs. Oliphant
Miss Austen and Miss Mitford
by Margaret Oliphant
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 107, March 1870, pages 290-313
by Margaret Oliphant
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 107, March 1870, pages 290-313
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Phoebe Junior - Chronicles of Carlingford
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Miss Marjoriebanks - Chronicles of Carlingford
Miss Marjoriebanks
by Mrs. Oliphant
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1867
Book 6 in the Chronicles of Carlingford
First published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, February 1865 to May 1866
by Mrs. Oliphant
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1867
Book 6 in the Chronicles of Carlingford
First published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, February 1865 to May 1866
Saturday, January 1, 2011
The Perputual Curate - Chronicles of Carlingford
The Perpetual Curate
by Mrs. Oliphant
New York: Harris & Brothers, 1865
Book 5 in the Chronicles of Carlingford
First published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, June 1863 to September 1864.
by Mrs. Oliphant
New York: Harris & Brothers, 1865
Book 5 in the Chronicles of Carlingford
First published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, June 1863 to September 1864.
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