#passion for books
Ermyntrude and Esmeralda: An Entertainment. A fictional exchange of letters between two 17-year-old girls intent on the conquest of men, written for the private amusement of the Bloomsbury Group in 1913.
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The Great Chicago Fire by Robert Cromie
Published in 1958, this book recounts the true story of the fire in Chicago in October 1871 that burned for two days and left a third of the city homeless.
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Photos by Walter Spies, renowned German painter who moved to Indonesia in 1923 and settled in Bali in 1927.
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I came across the lovely little library down a country lane in Victoria, BC. The equine curators had all sorts of good literary suggestions for me.
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We can’t get enough of this dust jacket from Contract Null & Void by Joe Gores. This first edition was published in 1996.
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Nancy Mitford was an English novelist, she is best remembered for her novels about upper-class life in England and France and for her sharp and often provocative wit. She also established a reputation for herself as a writer of popular historical biographies.
Have you read any of her work? We just love these reissued copies published by Penguin in 2015.
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This Place Has No Atmosphere by Paula Danziger
80s YA sci fi at its best!
It’s the year 2057 and students take classes in ESP, people live in malls, there aren’t any parks left, and thanks to an airtight dome, there is a colony on the moon. Fourteen-year-old Aurora couldn’t be happier—she’s part of the “in” crowd, her best friend is a celebrity, and Matthew has asked her to Homecoming.
But Aurora’s parents have new jobs on the moon, and she and her little sister must leave their friends and schools to go with them. Aurora is sure she will hate life on the moon, because there are only 750 people in the whole colony. What if none of them is a boy her age?
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March 1940: Le Jardin des Modes
Le Jardin des Modes was a French language women’s fashion magazine published monthly in France between 1922 and 1997.
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This week we continue to spotlight neighborhood book exchanges across our city, here is one situated at the entrance to a children’s play park.
“You’re never too old, too wacky, to wild, to pick up a book and read to a child” - Dr. Seuss
Check our feed for more unique little libraries.
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Another magical neighbourhood book exchange in Victoria, BC, Canada.
“Books are a uniquely portable magic” - Stephen King
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Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
A collection of irreverent rhymes featuring characters from fairy tales, fables and nursery rhymes - as you’ve never seen them before.
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