tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post8924448609655202339..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: A Persephone Collectionlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-38371442688369213312011-03-12T11:11:56.128+11:002011-03-12T11:11:56.128+11:00Lovely post. Stunning images.Lovely post. Stunning images.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-83900127188624681942011-03-04T19:52:36.499+11:002011-03-04T19:52:36.499+11:00I'm so sorry to use this space to contact you ...I'm so sorry to use this space to contact you but I can't find an email contact on your site. I wanted to ask if you would like a proof copy of my new novel BUT I TOLD YOU LAST YEAR THAT I LOVED YOU to review. If you would, please will you contact me at sue.hepworth@gmail.comSue Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-49792395409440288292011-03-02T00:32:23.729+11:002011-03-02T00:32:23.729+11:00I'm sorry, I've just fallen off my chair. ...I'm sorry, I've just fallen off my chair. Wowowowowow!!! What a treat to have the entire set of Persephones!! You need to take more pictures of your shelves! :-)Maehttp://madbibliophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-31082146623094794012011-03-01T08:16:09.557+11:002011-03-01T08:16:09.557+11:00Thank you everyone for all your comments. Persepho...Thank you everyone for all your comments. Persephones are definitely addictive. I agree that it's like belonging to a very special bookgroup where someone carefully chooses the books just for you. I've enjoyed all the Persephones, loved some, I'm a bit lukewarm about the cookbooks, too pretty to use,not really the sort of book I enjoy reading but I love flicking through them for the bits of social history. Their books are always a wonderful discovery & if I had more time, I'd go back & reread my favourites more often.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-25238264438101541122011-03-01T03:33:10.377+11:002011-03-01T03:33:10.377+11:00Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! You lucky thing! ...Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! You lucky thing! I loved getting the chance to look at those early Quarterlies, thank you for showing them to us. I sadly didn't find Persephone until a few years after they started but I'm doing my best to make up for lost time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-45948282674893161552011-02-28T10:20:25.550+11:002011-02-28T10:20:25.550+11:00What a totally enviable collection! I love the bi...What a totally enviable collection! I love the biannual and my catalogue is full of sticky notes and annotations. It's VERY well-thumbed...<br /><br />Did you enjoy the short story in the last biannual? About the wee boy with two, totally different grannies? I can't wait for them to bring out that book. I read the story aloud to John and he loved it too.<br /><br />Glad Abby is well! :)Pennyhttp://svh2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-14395654006804476992011-02-28T08:42:45.827+11:002011-02-28T08:42:45.827+11:00Ohhhh I love the coloured editions. Im so jealous!...Ohhhh I love the coloured editions. Im so jealous! I actually dont have any persephones yet. I hadnt heard of them or Viragos until I discovered your blog and hence a few others.<br />And hang on.....theres a website????I need to track this down!Gypsy Rose Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385390388598410541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-91199039559928019012011-02-28T08:02:18.132+11:002011-02-28T08:02:18.132+11:00You can't see me but I am genuflecting! The w...You can't see me but I am genuflecting! The whole collection...you lucky woman, you.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-85270547828799120792011-02-28T04:34:51.437+11:002011-02-28T04:34:51.437+11:00I have just one Persephone so am quite jealous of ...I have just one Persephone so am quite jealous of your gorgeous collection. They are really beautiful.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-65631095729592923222011-02-28T04:08:01.644+11:002011-02-28T04:08:01.644+11:00Lovely, Lyn!
I too have all the PQs and PBs, and t...Lovely, Lyn!<br />I too have all the PQs and PBs, and they're fun to go through - especially when I read one of their choices from ten years ago or something, and can look back and see what was said at the time.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-73391658848910684252011-02-28T03:14:28.677+11:002011-02-28T03:14:28.677+11:00I didn't discover Persephone until 2009; my ob...I didn't discover Persephone until 2009; my obsession with it began that fall with a trip to England and the shop itself. But I always look forward to the arrival of the PQ. Currently I've got about 25 Persephones in my collection--they're so expensive to send to the US!Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108897586586146730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-39856537150961438902011-02-28T01:05:48.693+11:002011-02-28T01:05:48.693+11:00I have 21 so far, plus the diary, about equally sp...I have 21 so far, plus the diary, about equally split between dove-grey and classics, which are much easier to acquire here in the U.S. I keep rearranging them on the shelf -- I usually split between grey and classics and but sometimes I shelve them alphabetically by author, sometimes by number. Sometimes I separate the ones I haven't read yet (that section keeps getting smaller). I can't help it, I like to play librarian at home!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-91607652367439692022011-02-27T23:37:03.903+11:002011-02-27T23:37:03.903+11:00Must not be jealous. Must not be jealous. Must not...Must not be jealous. Must not be jealous. Must not be jealous.<br /><br />What a delightful post. I've managed to collect 20 over the last couple years, but I still have such a long way to go.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-34780744891342711022011-02-27T22:48:29.341+11:002011-02-27T22:48:29.341+11:00What a lovely post...What a lovely post...Joan Hunter Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652041203134127783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-27500448773399657632011-02-27T22:13:36.048+11:002011-02-27T22:13:36.048+11:00So envious - I have a nearly complete collection b...So envious - I have a nearly complete collection but quite a lot of mine are seconds. Agree with Hayley about the quality.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-44832728647713889572011-02-27T21:37:44.151+11:002011-02-27T21:37:44.151+11:00I loved the grey covers when I first saw them but ...I loved the grey covers when I first saw them but have to admit that now the Classics covers appeal a little bit more. One of the nicest things about Persephone books is the quality - such a pleasure to read. I really like how personal the choice of books feels as well.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-42649850935600873442011-02-27T20:41:20.580+11:002011-02-27T20:41:20.580+11:00That is such a stunning collection! And I envy yo...That is such a stunning collection! And I envy your complete collection of Quarterlies too :-)<br />The Classics covers are so beautiful that it is hard to choose between a grey or a Classics edition when selecting one of the few that are printed in both forms.<br />Thank you so much for sharing :-)Cristina (Rochester Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11157196972931051576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-53101780868425636572011-02-27T19:11:09.686+11:002011-02-27T19:11:09.686+11:00What lovely photos.
My only book looks quite lone...What lovely photos.<br /><br />My only book looks quite lonely on my shelf!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-7550702294154983342011-02-27T19:02:40.095+11:002011-02-27T19:02:40.095+11:00Beautiful! And like you I love the PQs and catalog...Beautiful! And like you I love the PQs and catalogues! What's more I enjoy the Persephone Post every morning - it starts the day off right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-58260373449936005712011-02-27T17:32:07.818+11:002011-02-27T17:32:07.818+11:00I do feel very lucky to have discovered Persephone...I do feel very lucky to have discovered Persephone so early & to have been able to collect them all as well as the catalogues & PQs. Karen, they're in Persephone number order. I've always shelved them this way, I love seeing all those cream & grey spines together.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-80497656257115038732011-02-27T15:16:40.244+11:002011-02-27T15:16:40.244+11:00A complete set! I am jealous! Don't they loo...A complete set! I am jealous! Don't they look nice on your bookshelves. Do you alphabetize by author, or are they in numerical order?Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-25179557297475039642011-02-27T15:10:58.355+11:002011-02-27T15:10:58.355+11:00Gosh, those books do look stylish on the shelf! :)...Gosh, those books do look stylish on the shelf! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-469117971522593372011-02-27T12:45:48.014+11:002011-02-27T12:45:48.014+11:00What a lovely sight, to see all those Persephone b...What a lovely sight, to see all those Persephone books! I went to London last summer and visited their shop. I was thrilled to discover how beautiful these books are. Enjoy your collection!Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-58697303257751239922011-02-27T11:44:16.437+11:002011-02-27T11:44:16.437+11:00Oh, Lyn, I am so envious of your complete and stun...Oh, Lyn, I am so envious of your complete and stunning collection! I aspire to that (although missed out on the full collection of Quarterlies).Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.com