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POPULAR ENGLISH ART, 1945.
Murders and puppet shows… apparently the English have very eclectic tastes.
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Peter Pan, 1949.
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it”.
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Come over, have a drink with us, and join author David Nicholls for a chat in our shop! All proceeds go to Oxfam.
And if that doesn’t appeal, here’s a reminder that we also host a monthly book club, and a knitting club. There will be tea. And biscuits. And books, we have lots of those. You can’t say we don’t spoil you.
Lots of love,
Your friendly neighbourhood Oxfam bookshop.
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She is not handsome enough to tempt me…
Really? Not even bound in deep purple leather, with gilt letters and sweet illustrations?
Pride and Prejudice, 1930s edition.
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You know we just can’t resist an elaborate, themed window display… so this time we’ve decked out our entire shop to properly showcase our love affair with books.
The puppets were passionately made by Commediapuppets, and the crafts were affectionately put together by our volunteers. Happy Valentine’s day lovebugs!
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The Whole Earth Catalog was a counterculture magazine focused on ecology and self sufficiency.
Steve Jobs called it Google before Google, because of the way it shared information between hippies and survivalists.
‘We are as Gods and might as well get good at it’.
1971.
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Hand knitted pumpkins and ghosts, and a splash of custom paintwork. Our volunteers really put their talent to work for this one.
Happy Halloween, guys and ghouls.
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Another teeny, tiny, two hundred year old book.
CONVERSATIONS ON THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS, 1809.
‘Fontenelle addresses female readers and suggests that the offered explanation should be easily understood even by those without scientific knowledge. This move has been praised by some modern feminist critics as admitting women’s intelligence in scientific matters’.
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We’re celebrating women authors in the shop today!
Of course, we celebrate them every day in the book shop, but today they get a little bit extra attention with a window display.
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“It is good to renew one’s wonder,” said the philosopher. “Space travel has again made children of us all.”
1946
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No one knows what she can do till she tries ; and though she looks so weakly, I believe there is some spirit in her.
52 Stories of Courage & Endeavour for Girls,
1901
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