tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post3675628741361952136..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day and Miss Buncle's BookKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-89826791797067893552015-01-11T23:09:00.254-05:002015-01-11T23:09:00.254-05:00Miss Buncle's Book is already on my wish list;...Miss Buncle's Book is already on my wish list; you are reminding me to move it up to a higher spot. Do you read Barbara Pym? I greatly enjoyed her Excellent Women.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-21295545732782869472011-12-16T15:43:08.093-05:002011-12-16T15:43:08.093-05:00Thank you!!Thank you!!Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-65192995990664725862010-08-17T21:31:52.258-04:002010-08-17T21:31:52.258-04:00Katrina -- I'm sorry it took me so long to res...Katrina -- I'm sorry it took me so long to respond to your comment, but I was thinking about how it's so great that some of these forgotten classics are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. I didn't know Heyer had fallen out of favor. I read one of her mysteries for the Classics Circuit this spring. <br /><br />Lyn -- I'm having such a hard time choosing my next Persephone. I'm going to see what I can ILL from my library. A lot of Persephone fans seem to love Marghanita Laski so I'll definitely look for those.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-8854024100713052772010-08-07T00:16:13.571-04:002010-08-07T00:16:13.571-04:00I'm glad you've enjoyed your introduction ...I'm glad you've enjoyed your introduction to Persephone. I think you'd enjoy Dorothy Whipple, especially High Wages & Marghanita Laski's Little Boy Lost. I'm glad they're going to reprint the sequel to Miss Buncle next year, I'll look forward to it.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-51415560076073436852010-08-03T17:18:39.195-04:002010-08-03T17:18:39.195-04:00The public library which I worked in (Scotland) al...The public library which I worked in (Scotland) also had a lot of avid D E Stevenson readers. They tended to be quite old ladies,and that put me off, so I've never read any. It seems they knew a thing or too though. It was the same with Georgette Heyer who is now so popular.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-36468525851551009412010-08-03T08:43:00.758-04:002010-08-03T08:43:00.758-04:00Christine -- it's so good to hear that D.E. St...Christine -- it's so good to hear that D.E. Stevenson had a following -- I'd never even heard of her until I started looking at the Persephone list. She needs to be rediscovered! Luckily my library has quite a few of her books, though they're all out of print here in the U.S. <br /><br />Nymeth -- which are your favorites so far? I have so many I want to read!<br /><br />Verity -- I have been reading all your blog postings about the Persephone week back in May. So sorry to have missed it! I'm sure I'll be participating the next time around and that I'll have lots of titles on my shelf in anticipation.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-87486748486142998042010-08-03T03:42:50.157-04:002010-08-03T03:42:50.157-04:00Miss Buncle's book has to be one of my favouri...Miss Buncle's book has to be one of my favourite Persephones - I'm a big fan and have read ALL of them! (see my blog for previous Persephone reading weeks back in May and last September/August...)verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-16962491062399807642010-08-03T03:35:54.425-04:002010-08-03T03:35:54.425-04:00Welcome to the wonderful world of Persephone! I ha...Welcome to the wonderful world of Persephone! I haven't read these two yet, but I've no doubt I'll love them as much as you did :)Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-64061165444688475162010-08-03T02:15:40.377-04:002010-08-03T02:15:40.377-04:00I worked in public libraries here in the UK for ye...I worked in public libraries here in the UK for years. I remember D E Stevenson having a devoted following. Thanks for sharing these reviews. I had meant to read Miss Pettigrew, having heard the book reviewed on the radio. You have reminded me, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-25154334327940296622010-08-02T23:27:32.211-04:002010-08-02T23:27:32.211-04:00Jenny, that's really funny! I was just thinki...Jenny, that's really funny! I was just thinking how much my mother would love this book. I think she needs her own copy. I'm probably going to buy one for myself and she'd probably end up borrowing it anyway.Karenlibrarianhttp://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-4802309057880717702010-08-02T23:15:20.976-04:002010-08-02T23:15:20.976-04:00My mother loves DE Stevenson and owns all of her b...My mother loves DE Stevenson and owns all of her books, but for some reason I've never read them. I read part of Miss Buncle's Book, and then my mother demanded it back because seeing me read it made her want to read it too. :p Hopefully I will get another crack at it later this year!Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-25317262133462764352010-08-02T15:50:16.253-04:002010-08-02T15:50:16.253-04:00Amanda -- let me know if it's any good. I don...Amanda -- let me know if it's any good. I don't know anything about LW, just Virginia. I also have a copy Flush by VW, but not the Persephone edition.<br /><br />Eva -- they have a whole bunch of books by D. E. Stevenson, including the sequel to Miss Buncle! You will have plenty to choose from. When are you moving?Karenlibrarianhttp://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-35551693319871431382010-08-02T11:01:53.949-04:002010-08-02T11:01:53.949-04:00Miss Buncle's Book sounds so neat, and since I...Miss Buncle's Book sounds so neat, and since I'm moving to San Antonio later this year I'll be able to get my hands on it. ;)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-11968752220376745292010-08-02T09:23:45.071-04:002010-08-02T09:23:45.071-04:00I've never read a Persephone book, though I d...I've never read a Persephone book, though I do own one that I know is put out by Persephone. My copy is not the Persephone copy, and ironically, the book is written by a man (Leonard Woolf).Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com