tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post1547812199107111396..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Collecting but not readinglynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-71253737097165526822013-05-19T11:34:09.503+10:002013-05-19T11:34:09.503+10:00I think she'd been out of print for some time ...I think she'd been out of print for some time but she may be due for a revival.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-37670535234979774562013-05-18T20:42:37.743+10:002013-05-18T20:42:37.743+10:00Elizabeth Goudge has been recommended to me a numb...Elizabeth Goudge has been recommended to me a number of times, but I have neither read her or bought her books! There's still time!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-31779640873536093432013-05-18T12:19:56.929+10:002013-05-18T12:19:56.929+10:00Even worse is my habit of buying books I've al...Even worse is my habit of buying books I've already read when they're reprinted in lovely new editions & I'm sure I'll reread them "one day". I also have a collection of 6 books by Rebecca Shaw (I bought them as a set, they were remaindered) just because she seems to be like Miss Read but, of course, I haven't read any of them yet.We'll all have to live a very long time, won't we?lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-31144006528007884752013-05-18T12:11:00.836+10:002013-05-18T12:11:00.836+10:00I'm glad I am not the only 'collector'...I'm glad I am not the only 'collector'. I tend to buy on the assumption I am going to like an author's work or will read one and really like it then have a desire to buy everything else they have written. Love those Maugham covers--can't get them over here (they show OS on TBD). I must check out Elizabeth Goudge, too, she looks right up my alley.Daniellehttp://www.danitorres.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-62704358092002570082013-05-18T11:43:47.083+10:002013-05-18T11:43:47.083+10:00Oh no, that's too much pressure! I'm leani...Oh no, that's too much pressure! I'm leaning towards The Scent of Water as my first Goudge but when I'll actually get to it - or High Rising - is anyone's guess.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-2026504280222434652013-05-18T02:37:19.660+10:002013-05-18T02:37:19.660+10:00I recently picked up Elizabeth Goudge's The Ca...I recently picked up Elizabeth Goudge's The Cathedral Trilogy, which includes The Dean's Watch, to see what she is like and because Lichfield is a cathedral city. I'll make a start on it if you read one of your's!<br /><br />Meanwhile, I can recommend High Rising - I really enjoyed it.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-91752264971715678802013-05-17T07:56:24.966+10:002013-05-17T07:56:24.966+10:00I hope Hendrickson or someone publishes more of he...I hope Hendrickson or someone publishes more of her books. She seems to me to be an author who would be very popular.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-1047379318415471872013-05-17T06:02:10.150+10:002013-05-17T06:02:10.150+10:00So glad to know Goudge is back in print. I recomme...So glad to know Goudge is back in print. I recommend her all the time. My copies of her books are tattered ones I bought through used book sites.hopeinbrazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842290165385823751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-32903824523388201232013-05-16T15:46:55.221+10:002013-05-16T15:46:55.221+10:00It is a comfort, isn't it? It would be awful t...It is a comfort, isn't it? It would be awful to have nothing to read. I love the Text Classics too although I don't read much Australian fiction. I love the fact that they've brought all these books back into print at such a reasonable price. Allen & Unwin have recently reprinted the classics they own the rights to like Come In Spinner by Dymphna Cusack & Timeless Land by Eleanor Dark. I can remember several cover changes for these over the years because every time they reprint them, I buy them up again for my library. Happy reading to you too, Pam!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-51643604146760071622013-05-16T15:43:57.345+10:002013-05-16T15:43:57.345+10:00Yes, I can always be seduced by a lovely cover or ...Yes, I can always be seduced by a lovely cover or a rave review! Then there are the publishers I collect like Persephone & Greyladies because I know I'll like the books & I know they won't be in print forever. I couldn't bear to miss out!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-83766560781356575842013-05-16T15:02:50.523+10:002013-05-16T15:02:50.523+10:00Having a chuckle here. Buying up authors and letti...Having a chuckle here. Buying up authors and letting them set on the shelves unread but comfort in knowing they are there. I love the Vintage covers and now also love looking at the covers of Text Australian classics in the bookshop everytime I visit. Happy reading. Travellin Penguin - Pamhttp://www.travellinpenguin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-63814612997652285032013-05-16T12:45:32.586+10:002013-05-16T12:45:32.586+10:00I love those Vintage Somerset Maugham covers too, ...I love those Vintage Somerset Maugham covers too, and I think they were the reason (at least, initially) I took notice of Maugham's works. And yes, reading blogs are dangerous. I have been collecting books by authors whom I have yet to try but seem to be convinced that I will love them, simply because of the enthusiasm of passionate bloggers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-33183553015141687652013-05-16T08:02:02.765+10:002013-05-16T08:02:02.765+10:00I think lots of us have a similar habit. I still h...I think lots of us have a similar habit. I still have a couple of the Winifred Holtby & Stella Gibbons reprints from a couple of years ago sitting unread on the tbr shelves. One day I'll get to them all.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-46137761182734329362013-05-16T08:01:02.966+10:002013-05-16T08:01:02.966+10:00I think we should be banned from reading each othe...I think we should be banned from reading each other's blogs, Audrey! We just seem to enable each other's book addiction. The Vintage Classics are one of my favourite series & I couldn't resist picking up the remaindered editions. I just need to plan for a very long retirement to be able to read them all.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-83472483254932852792013-05-16T07:59:22.247+10:002013-05-16T07:59:22.247+10:00I'm really pleased with the Goudge reprints as...I'm really pleased with the Goudge reprints as I've read so many enthusiastic reviews of her work. I have a vague feeling that I read High Rising years ago but if the recollection is that tenuous I obviously need to read it again. I will get there one day. lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-30319349374396553862013-05-16T07:11:21.131+10:002013-05-16T07:11:21.131+10:00I have the same habit, and many of the same books....I have the same habit, and many of the same books. I tell myself that one day I'll just batten the hatches and read! I hadn't noticed that Elizabeth Goudge was back in print and I'm so pleased - thank you for the link!FleurFisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096222149445024649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-50962413638913131342013-05-16T06:28:41.479+10:002013-05-16T06:28:41.479+10:00Angela Thirkel1! I feel like she's been a hid...Angela Thirkel1! I feel like she's been a hidden treasure for a long long time and I'm so glad she's being rediscovered. I have a motley collection of her books (but I have all of them now) but I still want those new editions. I've never read Somerset Maugham but those covers make me want to (or at least to collect him for a rainy day!)Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-39628660587897447652013-05-16T01:42:17.392+10:002013-05-16T01:42:17.392+10:00I'm excited to hear that the Elizabeth Goudge ...I'm excited to hear that the Elizabeth Goudge books are being reprinted. So many readers and bloggers have recommended her to me over the years but I've had trouble finding copies of her books both in the libraries and used bookstores. Doesn't sound like I'll have that problem any more!<br /><br />And as a very passionate advocate of Thirkell, I can't wait to hear what you think of her once you start reading through your stockpile! <i>High Rising</i> is a great place to start, though I prefer <i>Wild Strawberries</i>.Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.com