I’m not a planned reading person. I tend to pick up books as I go–as the mood strikes. But last Fall, I had a plan, and by george I was going to stick to it! New books I plan to … Continue reading
17 May, 2010
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
14 May, 2010
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Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883)
Speaking of Robin Hood, you can find a Very Good copy of the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons MDCCCLXXXIII) from Aleph-Bet Books. It would be a bea-u-tiful edition to your library, non?!
12 May, 2010
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Robin Hood
Much like King Arthur, the exploits of Robin Hood have long facinated people. We find the first literary mention of Robin Hood in the medieval manuscript of Piers Plowman, by William Langland {1360-87}: ‘I kan noght parfitly my Paternoster as … Continue reading
10 May, 2010
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Medieval gluttons
It was a weekend of mothers–a weekend of gluttony. As a matter of fact, as I sit here typing, I’m feeling a bit like Chaucer’s Monk in the Canterbury Tales–“…ful fat and in good point” (line 200). Speaking of which, … Continue reading
7 May, 2010
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Little Women
With Mother’s Day right around the corner, thoughts turn to all my mom has brought to my life … books included. The first work of literary fiction she introduced me to was Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Wouldn’t this copy … Continue reading